The Tom Thread

Hentaiman · Post by **Hentaiman** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:48 am

On the same point, My Les Paul look a lot smaller when i play it XD

But i think Les Paul fits more Sum 41's style.
Do you guys remember the first shows? Deryck was always with Les Paul and Dave also played in some shows back at 2001 with a Les Paul.
Plus, Telecaster and Les Paul together is exactly the perfect sound for Sum 41.

Ibanez will never fit their style, although Fender Stratocaster is pretty awesome, i also learned to love the Telecaster, thanks to Deryck, his Telecaster is awesome.

Phili · Post by **Phili** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:45 pm

They really don't seem to like Ibanez at all...

Byzzy · Post by **Byzzy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:47 am

Pull_The_Curtis wrote:i hate his hair, its bullshit. sorry, but im a lover of hair as wierd as it sounds.....and so if he played with a bag on his head or a hat or a showercap i would like him to an extent.

that's stupid

Phili · Post by **Phili** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:12 am

I hate his hair too, lol.

cool kids · Post by **cool kids** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:36 am

yeah i don't like it either. hes an ok guitar player but i think tom and dave have totally different styles so its hard to compare

Hentaiman · Post by **Hentaiman** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:54 am

cool kids wrote:yeah i don't like it either. hes an ok guitar player but i think tom and dave have totally different styles so its hard to compare

Nobody said you should compare them... cuz they ARE very different and playing very different.

tanguyen · Post by **tanguyen** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:55 am

It's always tough being the new guy, especially when the old guy had so much presence.

http://www.last.fm/user/cbar05 · Post by **Bobbyjames** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:47 pm

Hentaiman wrote:
cool kids wrote:yeah i don't like it either. hes an ok guitar player but i think tom and dave have totally different styles so its hard to compare
Nobody said you should compare them... cuz they ARE very different and playing very different.

true, as i said before, he isnt trying to replace Dave

Hentaiman · Post by **Hentaiman** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:26 pm

exactly, and i think everyone who tries to compare them is just wrong and shouldn't do that , cuz there's nothing to compare. (as Tom isn't even a permanent member).

patenttiftw · Post by **patenttiftw** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:12 pm

once tom had hair like that

cool kids · Post by **cool kids** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:19 pm

im not saying im comparing them. and i know hes not replacing dave. i was just saying hes an ok guitar player and he definatly doesn't have the same presence as dave. but im not comparing them its just an observation

Post by **Gebirgskuchen** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:26 pm

At the beginning, looking at his outward apperance I thought: "Holy fuck, this guy could be my dad, how old is he?!"
But all in all, and after seeing him on the concert here in Germany: He's nice, can play the guitar pretty well - although he fucks up the Hell Song Solo every time - AND I really like his voice. He sings more than Dave did.
The only thing I dislike is that he just plays the songs, as they're written in a Tab book. He never improvises something or plays a song a little bit differently, allowing his skills full bent. This is one thing I loved about Dave. I know, you can't compare this 2 guys.
One thing I'm wondering is if Tom will really belong now to Sum 41 or will he just be the "tour guitar player". Reading some Sum 41 Interviews it seemed that he could soon really join and belong to Sum 41 as a real member. But until know, I just see him as the "tour guitar player" of Sum 41. :)

Byzzy · Post by **Byzzy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:35 pm

^^he's got a band called Gob

Hentaiman · Post by **Hentaiman** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:36 pm

Yeah i agree, i liked how Dave added stuff and improvised and extended solos on some songs live.
I remember a show he improvised some cool part to No Brains.

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:43 pm

if tom improvised all the fans would go 'why is he fucking up the songs?'

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:21 pm

Jonny wrote:if tom improvised all the fans would go 'why is he fucking up the songs?'

thats true.

Hentaiman · Post by **Hentaiman** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:42 pm

sad to say it is. :(

n4txO! · Post by **n4txO!** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:24 pm

It will take a long time before fans start to accept Tom as part of the band...

Hentaiman · Post by **Hentaiman** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:47 pm

stupid fans ... :?

oh wait a sec, i'm one of the fans too :D

Hentaiman · Post by **Hentaiman** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:51 pm

The Only time i remember Deryck playing a Flying V was then when they played the medley of Fat Lip, No Sleep Til Brooklyn, Shout at the Devil and You've Got Another Thing Comin' , with Rob Halford.

And yeah, Deryck and Dave played on variety of guitars but the Telecaster kinda fits Sum's style the best, the Les Paul too, that's why even though playing with many different guitars in many shows, Deryck locked on a Les Paul in their early days and now with his own signature Telecaster.