... Why the fascination (for anyone) with rare guitars? What's the reason. Is it... 1. Simply owning one 2. Hoping you sound like (whoever) 3. Or is it status...
... There ... Hello group. This is my first post Over the years I've developed a collection of a few old (rare?) guitars. And in recent times have been drawn...
The reason that I asked the question is that a guitar to me is a working tool. I have only ever bought guitars from other musicians with only one exception, my...
... wrote: Obviously the New Yorker was not fitted with a CC pickup, perhaps it was the price (don't ask) that put me off ruining the carved top. It was the...
Ha! yes I know what you mean about the D'Angelico's price. A couple of years ago I thought long and hard about a Jim Trigg made D'Angelico New Yorker. But the...
I see them as contemporary art. I love old Fenders and Gibson archtops and solid bodies, just like an old Citroen or a '53 Buick or a '58 Chevrolet SS...
... <erviltnec1@...> wrote: I can sound like Charlie Christian on a nylon string - I don't want to sound like anybody unless it's called for in the tune,...
... <erviltnec1@...> wrote: Tal was not the fastest, but he was one of the very best. He was a good friend and I treasure his memory. ... the ... want to ... ...
If you want the fastest, check out American novelty guitarist Jimmy Bryant. He was technically adept as well as clean. But, his stylings remind me of another...
I don't want the fastest. The ability to articulate and run advanced harmony (at any tempo) is far more interesting. I have seen your page. Tal always did, and...
... wrote: And speaking of KR, for which I apologise, I love the piece on the Chuck Berry video (Live at the Roxy, is it?) where he gets a Chuck Berry intro...
Wasn't it the other way around, actually? There was a film made about Chuck Berry turning 60, and they put together an all-star band to play behind him... and...
Jimmy Bryant recorded some amazing stuff with Speedy West. I bought the box set some years back. But a little of it goes a long way- you can't listen to an...
From the Wikipedia: In 1986, Taylor Hackford made a documentary film, Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll, of a celebration concert for Berry's sixtieth birthday. Keith ...
The double neck was called a "Stratosphere", one six string neck and one 12-string neck. The courses on the 12-string neck were tuned in thirds, some major,...
Scotty Turner sent me some recordings he did with Bryant, Barney Kessel, Red Callender, Shelly Manne and Jim Horn back in the late '50's. He said Vox was...
... <dsadowski@...> wrote: I suggest that, with respect, you watch the video in question. ... about ... play ... tape- ... of ... point, ... him. ... with ... ...
My dear friend Jimmy passed away on the 7th December. He played an ES150 almost all of his life and was an admirer of CC and of course the late, lamented,...
For those of you who are technologically adept, and don't have qualms about downloading music, there is a 1986 Barney Kessel live set available via Bit Torrent...
Thanks for the heads up on this one! You can get a free safe adware free user friendly file converter program from MediaMonkey.com that will convert FLAC files...
I'm very sorry to hear about Jimmy Gourley's death; another member of the fifties "Cool School" bites the dust. For those interested, there are some wonderful...
I hate to open a Pandora's Box but I've been wanting to address this issue for a long time. Awhile back I believe that there was some controversy regarding...
... <moscastudent@...> wrote: I have a number of 'live' recordings of Jimmy on which he plays Chelsea Bridge, but my favourite version was recorded in my...
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