Ang pagkakaalam ko kasi when he was playing his Signature RK Strat after the Sau Paolo gig, dumating yung point na parang he was not inspired with the sound that he was getting from his playing with the pick. Dun na rin siguro nadetermine yung preference nya for the RK tele as his main axe. Kaya nung nagtry na siyang magfingerpick parang naging a whole new world for him (parang mga usual chords lang na we play, tapos pag sawa ka na, put a capo at something fresh na yung sound nya). Still there are some songs from his old albums like Remember na I think sounds better with the Strat rather than the Tele (napanood ko yung mga videos nya using either one). Although to be honest kahit I prefer Strats, whenever I play a Tele, iba talaga rin ang ganda ng sound ng Tele (hindi ko lang maget over yung cool looks ng Strat over a Tele, pero sana dumating din ako doon).
Still one of the great players who smokes whether on pick or the fingerstyle method. Pero if there's one thing that makes him the best player for me is kaya nyang may vocal performance kahit nagsosolo na sa guitar. i don't know how he can do that. And that he is also a great rhythm player. Kahit minsan gusto ko na magquit sa guitar, he inspires me to play more pag naririnig ko syang tumugtog.
I'm No Angel and Desire of the Winery Dogs, grabe. Pero yung live ng Regret, astig for me, kasi he plays on the piano with some cool blues shredding on the solo guitar (if there's such a term) plus it's a classy song. Galing ng bandmates din nya. Ginagawa na yata yung second album for next year, but until then maglalabas yata si RK ng compilation ng songs nya of old para dun sa mga young listeners na ngayon lang siya nakikilala because of the Winery Dogs. Truly a Supergroup, pero I still want more of the 80's 90's rock sound and blues sa second album kasi medyo classic rock pa yung unang album.
