My Babies!

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:55 am

Sweet.

On VH1 Classic they are showing History of Rock and Roll, and they featured one episode on guitars.

Les Paul was featured with his first big-body prototype, and his baby....(Probably) the oldest LP in existence....

Made in 1947 (or 8 I can't remember), it was immaculate. I could be wrong on the dates, but it was still butt old.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:05 pm

Les certainly has changed the world, hasn't he?

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:10 pm

awip2062 wrote:Les certainly has changed the world, hasn't he?

First Les (electric guitar) Pete Towshend (The Marshall stack) Jimi Hendrix (the wahwah as an expressive device, not just to keep time) Jimmy Page (violin bow), Tony Levin (the first really versatile player of "The Stick")...I could go on...

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:14 pm

*listens*

Go on.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:15 pm

I did a lengthy report on Les Paul in college. I was surprised to learn how many other things he innovated along with guitar design.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:23 pm

I just lost everything I had written.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:27 pm

YYZ30 wrote:
awip2062 wrote:Les certainly has changed the world, hasn't he?
First Les (electric guitar) Pete Towshend (The Marshall stack) Jimi Hendrix (the wahwah as an expressive device, not just to keep time) Jimmy Page (violin bow), Tony Levin (the first really versatile player of "The Stick")...I could go on...

Jimi was also famous for putting woefully over-powered speakers in his cabs, creating his wicked distortions.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:28 pm

Bogus!

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:32 pm

CygnusX1 wrote:
YYZ30 wrote:
awip2062 wrote:Les certainly has changed the world, hasn't he?
First Les (electric guitar) Pete Towshend (The Marshall stack) Jimi Hendrix (the wahwah as an expressive device, not just to keep time) Jimmy Page (violin bow), Tony Levin (the first really versatile player of "The Stick")...I could go on...
Jimi was also famous for putting woefully over-powered speakers in his cabs, creating his wicked distortions.

and he used a bad pickup at Monterey to make "Wild Thing" sound even wilder...

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:56 pm

YYZ30 wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:
YYZ30 wrote: First Les (electric guitar) Pete Towshend (The Marshall stack) Jimi Hendrix (the wahwah as an expressive device, not just to keep time) Jimmy Page (violin bow), Tony Levin (the first really versatile player of "The Stick")...I could go on...
Jimi was also famous for putting woefully over-powered speakers in his cabs, creating his wicked distortions.
and he used a bad pickup at Monterey to make "Wild Thing" sound even wilder...

Cool. I use bad pickups all the time.

'cept on the PRS.

PRS customs baby. let 'er rip. Hey....I hear Alex now, and I'm not tripping.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:11 pm

CygnusX1 wrote:
Cool. I use bad pickups all the time. 'cept on the PRS.

I used to...
*thinks of his current guitars' pickups*

Carvin, Carvin, Carvin, Carvin, DiMarzio, Burns Tri-Sonic...

Nope, no bad pickups these days.