Many of you know that Ryan has decided to pursue other interests including school and he has started his own band... Well RT has finally found the proper replacement for good ol' Ryan.... So we stumbled across Matt Rooney.... his dad "Brian Rooney" happens to be one of the most in demand bass players in town, and it is very evident that good musicianship is in the genes.... Ragtop is back in the studio currently finishing up writing, and rough cuts....

peace out peeps

It is interesting when Jeremy talks about guitar gear with people because he has owned so many guitars, amps and pedals in the 14 years he has been playing guitar.... Jeremy has described himself as a gear whore and claims to have G.A.S. (gear acquisition syndrome) alot... Kathleen Turk thought it would be interesting to post a blog of all of Jeremy's guitars and amps.... although it is rather long it is not as long as we all thought.... below is a list of the guitars and amps that Jeremy has owned including a link to his acoustic guitar being built RIGHT NOW by Vince Pawless.... Jeremy loves old guitars and amps and he would rather buy used than new.... some of the guitars had names which are in the description.... For the record Jeremy is a huge fan of Telecasters, they are his primary guitars, he also thinks you can't go wrong with Takamine acoustics they are durable guitars for the road, sound great on stage and worth the money, and he regrets getting rid of his 90's Tele thinline, G&L Asat, 1997 Strat Plus, U.S.A. Tele 2003, and his Silver Sparkle Duesenberg, Jeremy also encourages you to call him if you find a good deal on a guitar and recomends hitting Pawn shops, craigs list, and garage sales to find GREAT deals, or you can possibly even find your dream amp hidden behind a coke machine in an antique mall (right Eric...) The current guitars that he owns are in bold letters Enjoy the List!!!!   

Guitars

1. Dixon

2. Harmony (first electric)

3. Sigma (Martin Copy)

4. Samick (strat copy)

5. Takamine maroon (G series)

6. Martin D-37K2

7. Ovation (limited edition)

8. Fender 12 (with martin thinline pickup)

9. Martin JC-40 (L.R. Baggs)"Chuck"

10. Breedlove (1994 before the china crap!!)

11. Mexican Stratocaster Sunburst

12. USA Stratocaster Plus (1997) "Phil"

13. G&L Asat Leo Fender Sig.

14. Fender California Telecaster Black

15. 1976 Gibson Les Paul Standard

16. Paul Reed Smith McCarty Model "Amber"

17. Taylor (John Cephus Sig. Model) "John"

18. Collings (D2H)

19. Telecaster Deluxe Sunburst (U.S.A.)"Ambree"

20. 1982 52 RI Telecaster "Chloe"

21. Blue Stratocaster MIJ 62 "Brittany"

22. Black Stratocaster MIJ Contemporary

23. Fender 90'sTelecaster Thinline  Natural U.S.A.

24. USA Tele Natural (2003) "Aubrie"

25. 50's RI Telecaster white (MIM 2002) "Gloria"

26. Duesenberg Sparkle(2006) "Chris"

27. 75 Jazz Bass Nat.

28. 62 Jazz Bass Red

29. Black P-Bass Mex

30. Gibson J-45

31. Warwick Corvette bass

32. Nashville Tele Deluxe USA

33. Takamine ND15C

34. Epiphone John Lennon (J-160 copy)

35. Takamine EF-341C

36. Takamine EAN-10C (dad's guitar)

37. Dad's Washburn (white ugly as sin)

38. Mitch's Martin (HD-2832 now Eric's)

39. Peavey Fury Bass

40. Peavey T-60

41. Alvarez Mandolin

42.  POS Banjo

43. POS Fiddle

44. PAN (Gibson Dove Copy)

45. Silvertone  (1960's era paid $35 and sounded great!!!)

46. 2004 Vintage White Telecaster U.S.A "Andi"

47. Epiphone Sheraton "Steph"

48. Pawless Jeremy Bankhead model "Jack"

(currently in production)

www.pawless.com/jeremy.html

49. MIJ 62 RI Stratocaster Red

50. MIM sunburst Fender Tele Custom

51. 1968 Gibson J-50

52. Alhambra classical

Amps

1. POS (grey carpet amp)
2. Peavey Classic (2x12)
3. Marshal JCM 800 (2x12)
4. Ampeg Reverberocket (2x12)
5. Fender Blues Deville (tweed 2x12)
6. Peavey TKO
7. White Vox AC-30 limited edition
8. Rivera Quiana 4x10
9. Fender Twin 74 (BF mod)
10. Mesa F-100
11. Mesa Maverick (white 2x12)
12. Fender Vibrolux (2x10)
13. Vox AC30 CC2
14. Fender Champ
15. Esteban (found in my dad's closet and took it as a practice amp)
16. Peavey TNT (cleaned Eric's room and he gave it to me)

Alright Guys and Gals, This Friday at the Corner Pub in Beautiful Downtown Conroe...... The original Ragtop (Eric, Ryan "retard" and Jeremy) with possibly a special guest will be making their first appearance TOGETHER since march... We are gearing up for some upcoming shows and POSSIBLY going back in the studio to bring out some new material that we are very excited about....  This will also be the first show together for RT since the heads of the band have been clear of unnecessary chaotic bull shit....  We are very exctited about bringing the chemistry back together minus the BS and maybe just maybe the Patron brothers will stop by... you spend almost four years of your life living and playing music together with the same group of guys and magic starts to happen..... Come out on Friday night and enjoy the magic with us... the show starts around 9:00 pm... hope everyone makes it for this special night..... I am getting a little too emotional and now it is time to stop.....  by the way we will have cds at the show and possibly be giving quite a few out sooooooo if you have not gotten the "Wheels Down" cd Friday would be a good oppurtunity to pick one up.... And there will not be a cover charge either....

Peace OUT

RT

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Not playing is absolutely killing us!!!

this break is enjoyable......

but check out the calendar.... new dates have been added..... RT can't stay down for long.....

You haven't seen the last of us....

Hey everyone, this is Eric.  Let me start by saying, Never say Never.  I quit RagTop back in November and thought I would never be writing one of these blogs again.  I also thought I would never take the stage with RagTop again and what do you know.  Saturday, RagTop will take the stage for the last time.  Not only will yours truly be playing bass but our original lead guitar player Joe Wells will be joining us also. 

The show will be at Gary’s Spot in Tomball which is very fitting.  We have a lot of good memories there and Gary has always been a great friend to us.  The show starts at 9 with Any Hughes and the Dirty Seven opening.  As some of you know, Joe plays guitar for them so come out and get a double dose of Joe.

As far as calling it quits, here is the scoop.  Tyler Kutter took over playing bass in November.  He is now in the police academy and that takes up a lot of his free time.  The reason I am playing bass is because he will be in training Saturday night.  Ryan Byrd took a great offer from his job which includes him going back to school this summer.  So as of now, it just seems like RagTop should call it quits for the forseable future.  But as I said, never say never.

So come on out Satirday and catch the original 4 at one of our favorite past times.  Funny how it all comes back around eventually.  I’m sure it will be a night of a few tears, lots of laughs.  It will definately be a night where you can see four guys who set out with big dreams three years ago playing there hearts out.  Oh, and most of those dreams came true.  Much love to all of you who helped make that happen. 

Hey everyone, the week is finally here.  2-1/2 years of RagTop and we will finally have a cd out this week.  Right now we are busy planning out Friday night and I promise you are in for an unforgettable night.  Some of you have asked what you can do to help out.  Well, a few of you have posted blogs inviting your friends out and we really appreciate that.  Please, call your friends or post blogs and help us turn this into the biggest night in RT history.  Friday night, Papa's on the Lake.  Josh Sandavol takes the stage at 8 and don't miss him.  He is by far one of my favorite performers and songwriters.  Peace, Eric

http://www.thebulletin.com/archives/2007/august/ragtop.htm

That is the link to the cover story The Bulletin did on us this week.  Thanks Mark Williams.