Sgt. Pepper Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Well folks if this doesn't convince you Frank can play nothing will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 A very talented guy for sure. One of my long running pals and keyboard player whom I've played in many bands with, was a huge FZ fan (Wait, see what I did there??) he was always trying to pull me in,, just never happened. not my cup o' tea I guess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 58 minutes ago, kidblast said: A very talented guy for sure. One of my long running pals and keyboard player whom I've played in many bands with, was a huge FZ fan (Wait, see what I did there??) he was always trying to pull me in,, just never happened. not my cup o' tea I guess I understand people not getting him. I saw what you did sneaky man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 I don't know why Gibson did not try to sue Frank. He's playing a fake Gibson. It's nickname is Baby Snakes. A guy made it and sold it to Frank before a show in Arizona I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Had a Gibson logo and a nashville bridge...? He had his own language on guitar. I have a transcription of 'Rat Tomago' somewhere, great solo. So how come you've gone all acoustic as you like this guy (and Rush and all the rest) so much........you had a beautiful LP..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I’m a long-time FZ fan. He was a major influence on me taking up guitar. My biggest regret was never having seen him in concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, jdgm said: Had a Gibson logo and a nashville bridge...? He had his own language on guitar. I have a transcription of 'Rat Tomago' somewhere, great solo. So how come you've gone all acoustic as you like this guy (and Rush and all the rest) so much........you had a beautiful LP..... “Baby Snakes” Gibson SG. "The “Baby Snakes” SG was Zappa's main guitar for the latter part of the Seventies. The guitar is not actually a Gibson but rather the creation of “a guy in Phoenix,” who made his way backstage and sold the guitar to Zappa for $500. Franks Roxy SG guitar was a Gibson, and modded to death. Got sick of pedals, amps ect. I'd rather just tune and go. I have no issues playing an electric, I just no longer own them, except my Fender J bass. Saw Frank 3 times in '84. Dweez twice. Edited May 15, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) If you watch the clip Frank does hammering on and pulling off. Who got credit for that. Was VH's first album even out in Oct on '76? I thought it was '78. When I saw Dweez for the first time. During banter in between songs, he said Eddie was the first person to call the house after Frank died. Edited May 15, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Mac Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 If anyone has any doubts about Frank's guitar mastery, I would suggest a listen to Shut Up and Play Your Guitar...absolutely astounding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I always thought he was pretty good, just didn't like him. First tap/pull I ever saw was Forest Richard Betts, early 70's. Eddie just tore theass out of it. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, rct said: I always thought he was pretty good, just didn't like him. First tap/pull I ever saw was Forest Richard Betts, early 70's. Eddie just tore theass out of it. rct I'm sure some blues guy must have done it a long time ago. Like I said I get not digging him. I don't get U2, or Jimmy Buffet, or T-Rex and don't get me started on Garth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I'm sure some blues guy must have done it a long time ago. Like I said I get not digging him. I don't get U2, or Jimmy Buffet, or T-Rex and don't get me started on Garth. But all of them, Garth included, are really good at what they do. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, rct said: But all of them, Garth included, are really good at what they do. rct Agreed. So are strippers. Good is subjective though. The Edge is the world's greatest effects player that is a fact. Edited May 15, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 He is. Sometimes I fool around with U2 stuff, but I've never had a singer that could hack it. I'd love to do a few dozen of theirs. I often shoulder the Jazz and romp through some U2. Adam Clayton is a great bass player. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 I do like the War album. It's not New Wavey U2 or modern everything sounds exactly the same to U2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 That was a good one. A great one. Yes, they started to just sound like U2, but everybody ends up sounding like themselves over and over, it's natural. I think it depends on how many records it takes to get there. Joshua Tree was their 5th, and that's about it for me, after that they were pretty much U2 over and over, but I like the later records as well. Mrs gets all of them. Which is ok. I'd sound like me over and over to see those arenas full of mullets. Believe it or not, even Zappa sounds like Zappa after a record or two. Song or three maybe. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 minute ago, rct said: That was a good one. A great one. Yes, they started to just sound like U2, but everybody ends up sounding like themselves over and over, it's natural. I think it depends on how many records it takes to get there. Joshua Tree was their 5th, and that's about it for me, after that they were pretty much U2 over and over, but I like the later records as well. Mrs gets all of them. Which is ok. I'd sound like me over and over to see those arenas full of mullets. Believe it or not, even Zappa sounds like Zappa after a record or two. Song or three maybe. rct Sure but he just didn't do rawk 24/7. He's hard to pinpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Sgt. Pepper said: ...He's hard to pinpoint. Well that's one way to say it. lolz rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 There was some kind of rumor/urban legend that FZ went to my high school. I think he might have been born around Baltimore, but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, saturn said: There was some kind of rumor/urban legend that FZ went to my high school. I think he might have been born around Baltimore, but that's about it. He was born in B'more. He move to LA when his dad got a job transfer to Cali. I don't remember if he finished high school in Baltimore or California. Edited May 15, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 15 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I don't know why Gibson did not try to sue Frank. He's playing a fake Gibson. It's nickname is Baby Snakes. A guy made it and sold it to Frank before a show in Arizona I believe. he maybe had better lawyers, he wasn't dumb.. that's for sure 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, kidblast said: he maybe had better lawyers, he wasn't dumb.. that's for sure 🙂 Gibson wasn't sue happy back then. That was the new regimes thing. Every musician that played with and talks about him said he was one of the smartest people they ever met. Edited May 15, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 54 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Gibson wasn't sue happy back then. That was the new regimes thing. Every musician that played with and talks about him said he was one of the smartest people they ever met. I watched a few interviews and read a few more. he was an incredibly smart and gifted guy. gone way too soon,, dam cancer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, kidblast said: I watched a few interviews and read a few more. he was an incredibly smart and gifted guy. gone way too soon,, dam cancer.. Yep. He marched to his own drum. He started out as a drummer before he played guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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