With 13 full-length albums released – and great success with his own publishing company, credited with signing John Kilzer to Geffen Records and the discovery of Todd Snider – Keith Sykes has proven to be nothing short of prolific. To date, recordings of Keith’s songs have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. He would join Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, tour the country and record the Volcano album – the title track which he co-wrote with Jimmy. He would tour every corner of America and play in just about every conceivable kind of venue, appear on Saturday Night Live and Austin City Limits, and host songwriter nights on Memphis’ legendary Beale Street with many of music’s most talented songwriters. Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Keith would become a massively successful songwriter with more than 100 songs recorded by artists as diverse as Rosanne Cash and George Thorogood. Get one, but be forewarned, it will not just be a commercial transaction, it will be a pivotal moment in your musical destiny. I play country, rock, blues, and something loosely resembling jazz and I can traverse these styles with relative ease with my 35P. If I were king, I’d mandate that everyone pay tribute to these magnificent amps with a World Wide de Lisle Amp Appreciation Day. Surely such an admission would be an act of musical treason psychic vandalism if you will. I would question the sanity of any guitarist that doesn’t fall head over heels for one of these delectable masterpieces upon first exposure.
Every hair and pore will anticipate that next volume laden assault of pure unadulterated tone. When you play that giant open E chord, your hair will stand at full attention. I would be surprised if I dropped it and it didn’t bleed because tone so pure must have a heart. It’s hard to imagine or accept that such a living breathing sound can come from wires and capacitors. Every note rings out with a serene beauty that can only be attributed to some kind of mystical force.
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