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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 974.1 | Imagination, Pt 2 | MOSAIC::WEBER | | Mon Nov 21 1988 17:37 | 7 |
| Of course, I was not surprised to see the December issue of Guitar
World mention that Kazumi Watanabe has a *1966* Les Paul. At least
this might have existed, if Gibson had restarted production earlier.
You think by now the editors at GW would know better, wouldn't you?
Danny W
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| 974.2 | The Dune Stick | RAINBO::WEBER | | Wed Nov 30 1988 09:09 | 16 |
| At one point in the movie "Dune", Duncan Idaho plays a Chapman Stick!
It's nice to know that in the distant future vintage instruments
will still be in vogue, but I can only assume that the Stick is so obscure
that the prop dept. thought no one would recognize one as being
a contemporary instrument.
They don't show the rest of the setup, but it sounds like it was
being played through a flanger-- and a tweed Bassman :-).
BTW, the end result sounds just like the stuff Uhura likes to play
on Star Trek. I guess future music will be basic blues with lots
of processing and glissandos. I hope they still have elevators to
play it in.
Danny W
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| 974.3 | No Anachronism, just dumb | MOSAIC::WEBER | | Fri Jan 13 1989 08:44 | 7 |
| The February '89 issue of downbeat claims that Steve Miller is playing
a "Jimmy" Smith guitar.
I was so surprised that Gibson named a guitar after an organ player
that I almost dropped my '59 Les McCann Sunburst!
Danny W
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| 974.4 | Ahead of his time | MOSAIC::WEBER | | Thu Feb 23 1989 11:28 | 13 |
| An ad for Zenith video equipment in the current issue of Stereo
Review shows a picture of (John Sebastion??) purportedly at Woodstock,
wielding a Gibson L-5S.
I have to admit that I am the only person of my generation who does
not claim to have actually attended this festival,
and I will also admit that I haven't seen the film in many years.
Still, it seems highly unlikely that this guitar, first manufactured
in 1971-72, could have been played at Woodstock without the help of
of either an alien civilization or much better stuff than I think
most of the Woodstockers were inhaling.
Danny W.
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| 974.5 | a small warp in the space-time continuum | ZYDECO::MCABEE | les haricots | Fri Feb 24 1989 09:22 | 4 |
| I seem to remember reading that the Gibson that John played at the
time was called a "Heritage" model. Don't remember a model number.
Bob_who_wasn't_there_either
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| 974.6 | What's so strange about "Smith"? | MOSAIC::WEBER | | Wed Sep 13 1989 18:20 | 9 |
| In this week's Want ADvertiser, someone is selling a Gibson "L2" (I
suspect it's an L-7) with a " Johnny Hodges " pickup.
Nice of Gibson to name this after one of my favorite sax players.
There are lots more names to try-Carson, Bench, Most,Rotten, Be Good,
Appleseed, On-the-spot...
Danny W.
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| 974.7 | another '66 LP! | TOOTER::WEBER | | Wed Jan 03 1990 10:51 | 8 |
| In this week's WantAd there is a "1966" Goldtop for sale for $2000. If
it really is as advertised, it would be worth much more than 2K, being
the only one in existence.
The seller was nice enough to print the serial #, which shows that the
guitar is actually a 1969, worth about half the asking price if mint.
Danny W.
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| 974.8 | As advertized in GP in '68 | LEDS::ORSI | Listen up now ya little booger machines | Wed Jan 03 1990 13:00 | 16 |
|
I saw that ad also. It sounds like it might be one of
the goldtops with P-90's offered between '67-'69, just
before the Deluxe reared it's ugly head. These guitars
were the same as the ones made in '56-'57, but didn't
have the humbucker option. A guy I used to jam with
back then bought one when he went to buy an SG and saw
the LP hanging on the wall. I was absolutely green with
envy. I've seen a few of these around, including some
which had refinished sunburst tops. I've seen them confused
with those '71-'72 Norlin/Gibson reissues also.
Danny, what would a '67 Goldtop in good shape be worth
nowadays?
Neal
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