dubstar Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 to follow-up on uncle al's comments, from 1966 on Harrison barely if ever played any of the gretsches... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87yq372R4Ts&hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Really? Got pix? I mean I take your word for it' date=' but I'd be really interested in a pic of the 2 back to back(or side by side)[/quote'] Sorry, no pics.. maybe someone here has a nice EE '07 Plus Top and photos, I have seen at least two very nice examples of those with a nice deep contours on the top.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carverman Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Ah' date=' So that's why you've always been so keen on the old Rotomatics Spud ...and why you're upset that that they don't make 'em like they used to ;^)[/quote'] Hey Smoke..nice to see yer back! We all missed you and were wonderin.... I also seen George H. play some Rickenbacker..at least for a while. I guess they experimented with different tones like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Actually, there IS a Gibson version...with the offset top seam (as the gold-tops tended to have), and in that red color. Someone pointed it out, on the Sweetwater guitar store site. Don't think it's called a "Lucy," though...but, I'm not sure of that? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hey Smoke..nice to see yer back! We all missed you and were wonderin.... I also seen George H. play some Rickenbacker..at least for a while. I guess they experimented with different tones like everyone else. Carverman...he's not back...that was posted in March. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Carverman...he's not back...that was posted in March. CB I did the same thing at first. Started reading and thinking these are the people I hear mentioned and then I caught the dates posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I did the same thing at first. Started reading and thinking these are the people I hear mentioned and then I caught the dates posted. Yeah, I did the same thing, some time ago on a posting that "Spud" had made, back then. ;>p Found the "Lucy" type Les Paul, it's called a Custom '57 Les Paul with Offset Center Seam... and it's ONLY a mere $4,899.97! LOL! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 This one? I read it was Japan only. And also that it was issued for a very limited run last year. That would explain why the link to Sweetwater is a dead end. This is a pic of the 'original' "Lucy" The switchwasher dates the pic '69 or later . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Yeah' date=' I did the same thing, some time ago on a posting that "Spud" had made, back then. ;>p Found the "Lucy" type Les Paul, it's called a Custom '57 Les Paul with Offset Center Seam... and it's ONLY a mere $4,899.97! LOL! CB[/quote'] If it wasn't so close to Christmas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hey Smoke..nice to see yer back! We all missed you and were wonderin.... I also seen George H. play some Rickenbacker..at least for a while. I guess they experimented with different tones like everyone else. Talk about having a "senior" moment, Dan....sheeesh... but it's OK because I thought..."cool, Uncle Al's back too"...and then I thought "errmmm... he can't be...he's dead." Nelson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larkin38 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 People seem to forget George also played an SG Stanfard. But I also associate him more with Rickenbacker, Gretsch, and Fenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 People seem to forget George also played an SG Stanfard..... "Heyeeeee Bulldahug!" CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 The nicest thing about all these new Qingdao (EE) models is the carved top. Compared to them my Korean LP Custom looks almost flat ... I just compared my 2005 Unsung(U) LP with a 2007 QingDao(EE) LP side by side. I could be imagining it but the Korean Unsung looks slightly more carved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester35 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I don't think George's limited use of his Les Paul warrants a signature model... The Telecaster and the Country Gentleman top my list' date=' though. [/quote'] I'm with you on this...Some guitars are iconic and intrinsically linked to their owners...which I guess is the reason why Epiphone and Rickenbacker have made the effort to put out Lennon signature models, but Fender have never had cause to bother with a sonic blue Strat in honour of the man...! With George Harrison I immediately think of the early Gretches, the SG, 12 string Ricks, and the rosewood Telecaster. For some reason, for his solo career I do associate him with Strats, probably because of this white number he used in the Concert for Bangladesh. [by the way, if you want to see a killer version of Dylan performing "Just Like a Woman", check out the youtube clip from that same concert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQW-Xay5g7k - sublime - IMO the greatest songwriter the world has ever known, at the absolute top of his game...] Where was I?...oh yeah, George Harrison and Strats. Apparently "Rocky" ended up as his slide guitar. I guess he must have had the trem blocked off and screwed down hard. Personally, I hate Strats as slide guitars - if you must play slide on a Fender I'd go for a Tele anytime, but then who am I to argue?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 the fact is, george played many different guitars throughout his career...for certain people, the telecaster may be iconic, due to the fact that it appeared in "Let It Be"...however, the red Les Paul was actually used on many more recordings... george also had several strats during the dark horse years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester35 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 the fact is' date=' george played many different guitars throughout his career...for certain people, the telecaster may be iconic, due to the fact that it appeared in "Let It Be"...however, the red Les Paul was actually used on many more recordings...[/quote'] Well perhaps, in a way, that points to the futility of signature guitars, to some extent. If you turn up to a gig in the local boozer on a Saturday night with a cherry red Les Paul, I reckon 0% of the audience (apart from maybe absolute Beatles aficionados) are going to say - "Oh look, he must be influenced by George Harrison." Strap on a rosewood Tele, and I think more people will at least ask themselves where they saw a guitar like that before. Tonally...well I reckon if you got hold of a decent Epi Les Paul and stuck a set of Burstbuckers in it, you wouldn't be a million miles away from the tone of "Lucy." As for the Tele, I played a Japanese re-issue of a rosewood Telecaster back in 2003 (or thereabouts.) A little darker sounding that a vintage Telecaster perhaps, but nothing staggering. One of the Fender American Vintage Series reissues with a rosewood fretboard is going to get you more or less there... So perhaps that's a good question for whoever started this thread. Rather than waiting for a reissue...study the features of "Lucy" - (there's plenty of info on the web about it)- and then put your own version together! I guess I've just never 'got' the appeal of signature guitars for aesthetic purposes. I mean, some of them can be great instruments, so I understand why they are very desirable (I've never played one of the Epi John Lennon Casinos, but I bet it's a wonderful Casino in its own right, which is why, if I had the money, I'd buy one.) But the thought of turning up to a gig with a Stratocaster with "SRV" in big letters on the scratchplate...well, I'd just feel like an idiot, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I agree...I would like a George Harrison Lucy model that looked and sounded like his, but I would not at all want the TRC or pickguard to have his signature... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I Loved George's "slide" work. So melodic...and perfect, for the song, as always. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester35 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I Loved George's "slide" work. So melodic...and perfect' date=' for the song, as always. CB[/quote'] Which songs are you thinking of CB? Personally, I'd go for For You Blue - lovely piece of acoustic slide. I agree about his melodic qualities...a more restrained tone than the in-yer-face-blues slide of, say, Brian Jones or Ry Cooder, although they are probably more renowned slide players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 So perhaps that's a good question for whoever started this thread. Rather than waiting for a reissue...study the features of "Lucy" - (there's plenty of info on the web about it)- and then put your own version together! Tnx' date=' I'm well on my way... [img']http://epi.p3net.net/bbs/download/file.php?id=93&t=1[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester35 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Tnx' date=' I'm well on my way... [img']http://epi.p3net.net/bbs/download/file.php?id=93&t=1[/img] Lovely job!! You're making me envious. Which pups are you using in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ummmm, I guess I was thinking of the "Live In Japan" stuff, and a lot of what's on "All Things Must Pass" album. "Isn't it a Pity," and "Beware of Darkness," etc. I don't know...to me it just seemed so "natural" and much like his non-slide work, in some ways...but melodic, to be sure. I (recently) read a comment from some guy, who said he thought it was "sappy," compared to Daune Allman, or Ry Cooder, Derek Trucks (all fine slide players, for sure!)...but, to me, that guy missed the boat, entirely.... George's work was not of that style. It was(to me, anyway) unique, to George! His Style! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Which pups are you using in that? Schaller Super50's PAF-clones. They're not waxpotted just like the Burstbuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Which songs are you thinking of CB? Personally' date=' I'd go for [i']For You Blue[/i] - lovely piece of acoustic slide. I agree about his melodic qualities...a more restrained tone than the in-yer-face-blues slide of, say, Brian Jones or Ry Cooder, although they are probably more renowned slide players... I believe thats John soloing on For You Blue with George say" Go Johnny Go" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ummmm' date=' I guess I was thinking of the "Live In Japan" stuff, and a lot of what's on "All Things Must Pass" album. "Isn't it a Pity," and "Beware of Darkness," etc. I don't know...to me it just seemed so "natural" and much like his non-slide work, in some ways...but melodic, to be sure. I (recently) read a comment from some guy, who said he thought it was "sappy," compared to Daune Allman, or Ry Cooder, Derek Trucks (all fine slide players, for sure!)...but, to me, that guy missed the boat, entirely.... George's work was not of that style. It was(to me, anyway) unique, to George! His Style! CB[/quote'] I agree George leaned much more towards a hawaiian style of slide guitar work than the more traditional blues or southern blues style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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