Iconic guitars
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swarfrat said:
LP is the only guitar I know that has turned from a mans signature guitar to a lot of guys signature guitar. LP is also the first guitar (as far that I know) that was released with both single coils & humbuckers. Before Fender started putting humbuckers in their telecasters (late 60's) and strats (early 90's).
What I like in most of the guitars mentioned above is how their owners didn't give a damn about what others think and modified them. All these modifications make the vintage correct crowd sick...
As far as iconic... :icon_biggrin:
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Brian May's Red Special is totally unique. See it, and you know who's it is.
Same goes for Eddie's Frankenstrat.
Neil Young's Old Black & Eric Clapton's Blackie are kinda similar in their notoriety. Both mutts that had been modded or in Blackie's case, made from the sum of parts.
John Lennon's Rickenbacker Capri 325 is iconic and in a couple of ways. First & foremost, it was The Beatles Rickenbacker... and synonymous with Lennon's early Beatle career. But before that, it was a pre production 325 Capri that Rickenbacker would take from show to show to exhibit til it finally was sold to the music shop at Hamburg that Lennon bought it from. Because it was a prototype/pre production model, it has differences to the eventual production 325 Capri.
Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Strat, white, is iconic in that he closed the Festival. His performance was best described as rambling, bordering upon shambolic, (Hendrix himself said from the stage that they were just jammin man!) but he did pull out the de-constructed Star Spangled Banner with it. BTW, what happened to that Strat after the show? Did Jimi give it to someone?
Same goes for Eddie's Frankenstrat.
Neil Young's Old Black & Eric Clapton's Blackie are kinda similar in their notoriety. Both mutts that had been modded or in Blackie's case, made from the sum of parts.
John Lennon's Rickenbacker Capri 325 is iconic and in a couple of ways. First & foremost, it was The Beatles Rickenbacker... and synonymous with Lennon's early Beatle career. But before that, it was a pre production 325 Capri that Rickenbacker would take from show to show to exhibit til it finally was sold to the music shop at Hamburg that Lennon bought it from. Because it was a prototype/pre production model, it has differences to the eventual production 325 Capri.
Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Strat, white, is iconic in that he closed the Festival. His performance was best described as rambling, bordering upon shambolic, (Hendrix himself said from the stage that they were just jammin man!) but he did pull out the de-constructed Star Spangled Banner with it. BTW, what happened to that Strat after the show? Did Jimi give it to someone?
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Cagey said:
Frank got Jimi's Miami Strat that was burnt and tossed into the audience and retrieved by one of his roadies. Who later gave it to Frank who had it refurbished.
I googled Jimi's Woodstock Strat. It was given to Mitch Mitchell by Jimi, shortly before his death. Mitch had it auctioned years later,a private owner bought it and then onsold by private treaty to the Microsoft guy who founded the Hendrix Experience in Seattle, where it is exhibited. That white Strat was actually a favourite of Jimi's as he never 'sacrificed' it if he played live with it.
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Yngwie's yellow '72 Strat.
Of course #1 has to be the EVH "Frankenstein".
Of course #1 has to be the EVH "Frankenstein".
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Day-mun said:
.....actually, Mr. King's Lucille does not have F holes. :dontknow:
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It's an ES-355.
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Bagman67 said:Clarence White's original B-bendin' '54 Telecaster, now owned (and regularly played) by Marty Stuart, I believe:
In action here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q21BF38W3Gs#t
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:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:Mayfly said:
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Uhhh I wasn't around then, but ... are they dancing to the same song being played? I mean the beats match up, but the energy level of the song, and the one dude totally flipping out in frenetic spasms don't really match up.
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swarfrat said:
Uhhh I wasn't around then, but ... are they dancing to the same song being played? I mean the beats match up, but the energy level of the song, and the one dude totally flipping out in frenetic spasms don't really match up.
I'm pretty sure that's par for the course when hippies are involved.
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Mayfly said:Day-mun said:SustainerPlayer said:
Why does it say "Hank" on that picture of Buddy Holly? :icon_jokercolor:
That's Hank Marvin.
I guess Day-mun's use of the joker smiley implies that he knew that! :sign13: :binkybaby:
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BB is an interesting interview. There's more than one Lucille. I get the impression that he doesn't really know or care which one he's playing at any given moment. Something we could all probably learn from.
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