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Maybe I should know this but who's the bassist? He's playing a Hagstrom, of all things.
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Photo mystery RE Peter Buck
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Posted here about 10 years ago (it was a 2013 gig in Columbus GA) but merits inclusion with this thread -
Lotta times when a song is available on Youtube or a similar site, there's just a photo of an album cover or other some illustration on display while the song plays. This recording of Cream at Winterland has fair fidelity, but Bruce really wails on this. It's a "tom-tom-centric" song, an of course Ginger Baker is as precise as an atomic clock. But there's also a parade of Clapton photos throughout his entire tenure with Ceram, including some that I've not seen before. When Clapton played a one-pickup Firebird late in the band's history, he was usually seen with a pageboy hair style; he had shorn his past-the-shoulders shag and had shaved off his walrus mustache. But several photos here show him playing the Firebird before he got the haircut. I'd never seen that, um, combination before. But the real kick is found at the 3:35 mark---Cream is shown performing in font of a wall of Kustom tuck-and-roll amps and speaker cabs. Not sure if the band's plugged into 'em but it'll cause every longtime Cream fan to do a double take......like I did. Enjoy.
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Contract signed last week. Same format as Bakersfield Guitars, The Bass Space, etc. 8 1/2" X 11" softcover, estimated photo count = over 400....but this ain't no coffee table book; it's a history book with color pictures. Target price = $29.95 again but paper prices have gone up, so it may be a bit higher. My publisher uses American printers. And A LUTHIER'S LIFE: The Guitar Odyssey of Roger Fritz has the same format, and it'll be out in about a month. Premier book signing sponsored by the Mobile Arts Council on 20 OCT 23. Another signing at Page & Palette bookstore in Fairhope (Alabama) on 17 NOV. Roger's shop is located in that community, and there's still hippies to be found in Fairhope.
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Photo mystery RE Peter Buck
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Succinct profundity: Agree or disagree?
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Has he got a slide on his middle finger or is that just his finger??? I can't seem to suss it out; I thunk it was a slide but his index looks pretty long as well...in fact,, FWMOW if that's how long they are, his entire hand must look like the friggin' face hugger creature from Alien. So if that's all fingers in this photo, he's got the same manual advantage as Buckethead. Yeeesh!
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The owner of the company that's been publishing my books recently just said something (as an observer, not a collector or player) regarding the guitar market (and, I guess, his company's participation in it by publishing guitar hisory books): "The guitar business is an odd one where heritage plays a bigger part in the present appeal than innovation. Agree or disagree?
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That Ol' Familiar (Neck) Feeling
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As for the socks, er, what if I averred that I'm actually wearing pajammies? -
That Ol' Familiar (Neck) Feeling
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That Ol' Familiar (Neck) Feeling
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^^^Got it from a cousin's husband when I graduated from college, along with a tan tolex Concert amp and matching tan tolex reverb unit. Was a novice at the time, including how to get optimum performance and tone, and I couldn't get used to the back and forth switching of the Jazzmaster so I didn't keep it long. I should have made a point of forcing myself to woodshed (and that term probably didn't exist 50 years ago) to force myself to learn how to use that feature because I needed it back then. The electronics of the amp had been damaged, and the speaker had been replaced by the previous owner. It would crackle and pop , so I didn't keep it too long either. Never played the Jazzmaster or used the amp and reverb unit in a pro environment. I consider my decision to turn my first pro-grade outfit to have been attributable to simple inexperience and naivete, but I became a fast learner soon afterwards. Atnd that was over half a century ago ago. But to say that I now wish I had a time machine is an understatement. Note the date the photo was taken, stamped on the left edge. I started playing in a club band that fall. -
Back then, if you were in a weekend warrior band, "Love is Alive" was more complicated to learn than you might have thought going in. Always dug the bouncy, electronic keyboard intro to that one, and our bass player nailed that segment on his Rickenbacker. Wright was no Rick Wakeman, but he interpolated some memorable keyboard riffs back then Seems like what few hits (and longevity on the charts) Wright had were more potent enough to stay in the back of your mind. Type of nostalgia. I guess
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'Have You Seen Me?'...Macca's Lost Hofner Bass
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Read the story on CNN and was technically suckered in a bit by the title because almost Beatles fan would immediately think it was the more renowned bass with the Beatles set list taped to it. Not false information bit quickly clarified in the text. The setup of the project's website is nicely done, IMO -
In 1973 I was running the TV, Stereo and Record divisions at a department store and a rep of Buffet's (who I already knew) sent me a copy of A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean. The pun title of the album was enough of a hook of sorts to make a would-be listener check it out, so that's clever marketing. And IMO Buffett ultimately created his own custom-made musical genre of sorts---relatable Everyman lyrics, sly japes, sing-along sensibility; all set against a sunny Southern seacoast ...."Shrimp Rock', maybe? The ultimate iconic example of his songcraft is, of course, the, er, groundbreaking "What Don't We Get Drunk". Its very title insured it wouldn't get much airplay but Gawd knows how many millions of inebriated souls have bellowed a slurred version of it at frat parties, etc. One of the best songs for drunks ever recorded. I respected the fact that Buffett seemed to be a conscientious entrepreneur, as well. Saw him on Blue Bloods a while back and he did a decent job as a thespian, too. Buffett exemplified how to forge a diverse career with a musical foundation. I wonder how many other music stars (think they) did that.
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Back in 1999 I wrote a freelance piece for Guild Gallery about that company's new version of the S-100 Polara, considered by many folks (then and now) to be a copy of a Gibson SG. When I wrote the article, Fender owned Guild. And the S-100 was the first guitar I gigged with regularly (post college), so I got to know the feel of the neck, and got comfortable with it. The text of the article ain't no hype about a neck feeling familiar on the other two S-100s I've owned, and one wonders if it holds up for other players and other brands and models. With me, it was about a quarter century between the cherry one and the pawn shop natural guitar, and the brand new white one was pleasure to play as well. Here's the article; enjoy. Also posting a couple of 1973 pics. The primeval collection pic has been posted here before but it includes the '70 S-100 with the Hagstrom vibrato. Those were kinda rare. And that color performance photo was taken just before Christmas in '73....Jeezus, that was 50 years ago!
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IIRC (too sleepy to look it up), Sonni was the barefooted guitarist in the video for "Walk of Life". He attended a Dallas guitar show in the early '90s and jammed with the likes of James Burton and Rick Vito
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Willie still don't do social media but I managed to get examine a discussion about the resurgence of Robin guitars. One of the contributors posted a photo of himself with a guitar he noted as "My go-to". I zoomed in, and the "Mose markers" fretboard inlay confirmed that its original owner c'est moi. Current owner is Geo Sindelar; dunno where he's from, his playing style, etc. I sold the Savoy ca. 2004-05 in order to buy another custom Savoy, which was completed in 2006 and I still have it. I also don't know if it was Sindelar who purchased it from me back then (it was an eBay sale). I'm not particularly wistful about the present-day encounter since I ordered the same model (with more custom and practical features). But encountering a photo of a formerly-owned instrument (particular one that was custom-made) almost 20 years after you sold it makes for an unusual vibe. There's also the "in-person" variant: There have been a couple of times wherer I've encountered a guitar I'd previously owned in some store that I hadn't traded it to; someone else had traded it in. And such such encounters---in person or online---do seem to provoke a bit of fleeting nostalgia.