RowdyMoon Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Frank Zappa any thoughts on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtim Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Zappa was a kicking player. He modded his axes a bit though. I do not want one personally. I think the same about Derek Trucks model as well. I think it is over priced too but I am glad to see Zappa getting some recognition that is going to open up some curiousity to a younger group of players who have never heard of Zappa before. And that Zappa stuff is either going to scare the hell out of them or they will be instant fans!! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavestate Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Didn't he have an SG that was never "confirmed" as "real"? I love SG's because for many reasons. One being Zappa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallastx Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Didn't he have an SG that was never "confirmed" as "real"? I love SG's because for many reasons. One being Zappa. Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10K-DB Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Anything Zappa did,played,recorded,said,even looked at is "inspiring" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRS Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Zappa was a kicking player. He modded his axes a bit though. I do not want one personally. I think the same about Derek Trucks model as well. I think it is over priced too but I am glad to see Zappa getting some recognition that is going to open up some curiousity to a younger group of players who have never heard of Zappa before. And that Zappa stuff is either going to scare the hell out of them or they will be instant fans!! Tim Hey Tim,I just listened to Rainy day(The tennesee flood).Very tasteful playing.Simular in style to Corey Stevens.Are you playing a stat on that song?Thanks,WRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombiewolf Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Music is the Best 'Frank Zappa' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Yeah, I'm rarely into "signature" guitars. The 2 exceptions, I own, are Gibson's "Lucille" (which, at the time I bought it new, was 400 dollars less, than a 335, for some odd reason, hence the "no brainer" purchase, then), and more recently the "Captain Kirk Douglas" SG Custom. Again, a "no brainer" for a Gibson SG Custom (even without the ebony fingerboard)! In BOTH cases, I couldn't be more pleased, with my decisions. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 There are two exceptions here, too. First was and still is the Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess, and later two of the limited Frank Zappa "Roxy" SGs followed me home. Definitely incredible axes. OK, in case a Les Paul guitar is considered being a Signature instrument, there are some more. As somebody stated a few months ago, Alex Lifeson Les Paul, Peter Green Les Paul, Jimmy Page Les Paul and so on are "Signature Signature" guitars so to say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Yeah, LOL...good point capmaster...the "Les Paul" was the original "signature" guitar! So, with that in mind, I guess I do have several "signature" guitars, after all. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Anything Zappa did,played,recorded,said,even looked at is "inspiring" +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Didn't he have an SG that was never "confirmed" as "real"? I love SG's because for many reasons. One being Zappa. With an over-saturation of signautre models on the market it is nice to see one for a person who truly deserves to have one named after him. There will never be anyone like him in the music game ever again. Remakes of the "special" 23-frets "Phoenix" SG never confirmed as a real Gibson are offered on order by a German manufacturer at a very steep price. The neck pickup position is rather different but as exclusive as on the Gibson "Roxy" model, and they even use Honduran mahogany: http://www.phantom-guitars.de/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=115 Anyway, when thinking about Slash's Kris Derrig Les Paul copy later remade by Gibson, I think Gibson could do the like for Frank Zappa, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 With an over-saturation of signautre models on the market it is nice to see one for a person who truly deserves to have one named after him. There will never be anyone like him in the music game ever again. Absolutely. I miss him. Was listening to Roxy & Elsewhere on the way to work this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Great album. Have you heard Roxy By Proxy? I hope Gail gets off her arse and gets around to having the Roxy live concert footage released on DVD. I was lucky enough to see him 3 times in '84. no I haven't... would love to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 You know who's gotten really good is Dweezil. We caught him on the Roxy Turns 40 tour last year and they were just great. I miss seeing Frank but his son is doing him proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoworking Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Saw Dweez in 2012, Amazing. Can you imagine all the great gear and tapes and footage he must be able to get his hands on. Stuff we will never be able to see or hear. All of Frank's surviving guitars (including the Hendrix Strat) and amps, effects etc are stored in the Zappa house. There's a book titled Zappa's Gear by Mick Ekers due out very soon which will document it all. Meanwhile it's all here: http://www.zappasgear.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Great find! That's one book I'm going to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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