Jim weider's ProJECT PERCoLAToR
Godfrey Daniels
Bethlehem, PA
1/7/06

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disc one

Intro
The Maze
New day
Troll
Come Dancing *
Sliding Home **
Flight
Rain Daze

disc two

Man Cry
Caveman
Smooth Move
Air Blower *
The Weight ***
Bigfoot
Prayer
Twister

* Jeff Beck cover
** Chuck Berry cover
*** Band cover

Jim Weider - guitar
Jesse Gress - guitar
Randy Ciarlante - Drums
Daniel Grimsland - bass

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-- Master of the Telecaster…and the Tonelab!

By Kenny Kuehn



Jim Weider is a master of the Telecaster and the VOX Tonelab, which in fact came in very handy on his
latest release, Percolator. The Tonelab can be heard all over the album coupled with his ’52 and ’53
Telecasters, ’60 Guild Starfire, ’71 Marshall, Fender Blackface deluxe reverb and tube Echoplex.
Taking the stock sounds and customizing them to his liking, Jim mainly used the Tonelab for effects
purposes, plugging in directly to record. “I really like timing my echoes with the Tonelab,” said Jim.
“Being able to use tap tempo on everything – on the tremolo, on the echoes…it’s just fantastic!
You can get some really cool atmospheric tones as well.”
Percolator is Jim’s most recent recording, and it was produced primarily in his home studio in
Woodstock, New York. “All the guitar work was done in my studio where I recorded and engineered it,
” Jim commented. “I wrote the songs to loops – either I made one up or sampled it. I pretty much
did all the work here, crankin’ amps and using the Tonelab!”

An instrumental record, Percolator features John Medeski on keyboards, Tony Levin on bass, and Rodney
Holmes on drums. This all-star lineup created an album that combines rock, jazz, and blues, with
Jim leading the way with his ultra clean, and often fast, technique and touch. Live,
the Jim Weider Band consists of Randy Ciarlante (drums), Jesse Gress (guitar) and Daniel Grimsland
(bass).

Jim Weider earned great praise as lead guitar player for Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees,
The Band, from 1985 to 1999. Since then he has released three solo albums and has performed, produced,
and recorded with such artists as Mavis Staples, Kim Wilson, Tom Pacheco and Los Lobos. In fact,
Jim handled guitar duties on five tracks for Mavis Staples’ record, Have A Little Faith. He also
wrote her hit title track from that album, which won the award for Best Blues Song of the Year at
the 2005 W.C. Handy Awards.

The Jim Weider Band is currently on tour throughout the northeast in support of the Percolator album.
So go check them out, as they are one act not to be missed. For more information and tour dates
visit: www.jimweider.com