A friend pointed out to me something I hadn't thought of. Unlike many jazz artists, Christian wasn't a pathetic soul. We all know about Billie, Bud Powell, ...
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It was an honor to know this man for the short time I did. I feel very fortunate to have received some guitar pointers from one of Charles' elder brothers. He...
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Great letter Kevin Thanks ... From: kevin centlivre To: group Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 11:39 AM Subject: [CharlieChristian] What's good about Charlie...
at the Classic Long Island Guitar Show. Have to call it near mint, couple tiny dings, no checking, wrong knobs AND, the price? 6500. or as close to 6k as he...
Carmine Damico <guitaroholic@...> wrote: My name is CARMINE D'AMICO.I have been,since age 9 .in the studios recording as a studio guitarist.I have 16...
Ed: I've seen one that was geared for Fender products. The guys at Vintique apparently do one for Telecasters. They're a specialist in Tele parts and did...
The International Music Group (Germany) has just released a 20 CD box called "Benny Goodman - The King Of Swing". Price is £40 (less than $60) I quote from...
I have a few of the above mentioned recordings, and am surprised to see the difference in books by these bands and the Sextet. "Have You Met Miss Jones," ...
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I saw an old photo of Les Paul with what looks like a homemade custom job on a L model with two 150 pickups. The cuts are rather squared and the screws...
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... A local friend (who happens to be from Les Paul's hometown of Waukesha) lent me a book titled "Les Paul, An American Original" written by Mary Alice...
Thanks for an interesting post. I have always enjoyed Les Paul while recognising that he was, conmpared to CC, short of those ideas that combined the sound of...
Hey all, I was looking through the Feb 2002 issue of Vintage Guitar Mag and found this Q/A with an answer from Seymour Duncan. I thought you might be...
We went to see Les last summer at Iridium, or was it in 2000? Ah, middle ages. He plays with Frank Vignola-8&10PM shows. We wnet back in his cubicle between...
My friend from Waukesha just got back from a trip up there to go through the emotional process of helping his parents sell their long-time home. It was the...
No, this was an L50 or something. 20 frets, even, and white in B/w photo. ... a ... Anyone know the date of this contraption? ... ===== To deny the reality of...
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May 13, 2002 11:23 pm
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At one time LP took an Epiphone archtop,removed the neck, cut the body down the middle and attached the pieces to what he referred to as a 'railroad tie' with...
I have to agree with you. No one will appreciate him until he's dead. Whatever this thing was, it is the earliest concept of a bridge/nut pickup electric I've...
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May 14, 2002 3:16 pm
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Hi all I managed to buy a copy of Chester and Lester on a CD reissue in Australia about three months back. great fun!! John ===== Bird Lives!! So does Tom...
... ((Pretty Boy ???)) I agree completely. But jazz guitarists are in a different league. Most of them seem to live very long and productive lives - Les...
Dated May 14, the Legacy newsletter has announced for the first time the release of the 4CD box. It says: "Stay tuned for new releases by Laura Nyro, Aretha...
I remember the log having bridge/neck pickups too, but this was an attempt to make something like a 150 with 2 pickups. Only Les could tell you.--- JTF ... ...
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I guess I should clarify the 'Pretty Boy' thing. Pretty Boy Freud is the name of my band. If you are interested, more info and MP3's are available at...
I saw in the local paper (St.Petersburg Times) entertainment section a listing for a band named "Wholly Cats." Might have to go check them out! ... Visit...
