eor Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 don't see this so often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Salina Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I just saw him play Wednesday April 8 in TO. The sound system was terrible. It did not do him justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin134 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I'm using on a couple other guitar sites a pic of Johnny playing a epi, here it is great video, that thing sounds sweet to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icantbuyafender Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 which wilshire version is that? cant be circa '08 reissues... no big block custom inlays... anyone know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Johnny would make a Hondo II sound good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 which wilshire version is that? cant be circa '08 reissues... no big block custom inlays... anyone know ? Well considering the video was from 1970... original 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 well that was certainly humbling. fingers strings tube speaker anyone? sheesh. every time I hear him play.. I'm just totally inspired to reflect and work harder.. one note played like that can keep me going for a month. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Flick Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 which wilshire version is that? cant be circa '08 reissues... no big block custom inlays... anyone know ? Early Wilshires had 3 + 3 headstock' date=' the batwing headstock on the Wilshire was introduced in 1963. They were discontinued in 1970, so somewhere between 1963 - 1970. Here's a photo of a 1964 Wilshire: [center'][/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 That video has really made the rounds but I never get tired of watching it. I used to go see Winter down at Steve Paul's club in NYC. The jams after the club closed were unbelievable. When I first saw Winter I was floored by the fact that he plays with a thumbpick and his fingers. I recall reading an interview Winter in which he said he wished he had learned to play with a flatpick as he thought playing with his fingers limited him. Good Gawd Almighty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Flick Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 That video has really made the rounds but I never get tired of watching it. I used to go see Winter down at Steve Paul's club in NYC. The jams after the club closed were unbelievable... I saw JW at the Lone Star Cafe in NYC' date=' it was either July 3 or the fourth in the mid '70s. Pretty sure it was the bicentennial year 1976. My friend and I got there hours early, and it was SRO. We stood in the center of the room, unable to move for hours. The waitresses had to worm their way through the crowd, and you would order two or three beers at a time 'cos you didn't know when you would see her again. And forget about discarding your beer, thank God I was young and could hold it. We left around 12:30 / 1:00 AM, we lived on Staten Island and had to catch the Ferry home, Johnny was still going strong. We later heard the police had to shut him down around 4:00 AM!!! He had a young skinny kid playing bass for him, and the kid did a Rock-a-billy set (JW played bass while the kid played guitar). A couple of years later, Robert Gordon had a minor hit with Springsteen's [i']Fire[/i] and I thought that he could have been the bass player. I kinda remember Rock-a-billy Boogie from the set, and Gordon did do a version of it. But I never could confirm if it was Robert Gordon that night at the Lone Star Cafe. But it was a great night of unbelievable guitar playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larkin38 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I also remember seeing Johnny at Steve Paul`s place. Along with a certain left handed guitarist. I have seen Johnny numerous times. I believe he played the Wilshire coz it had mini humbuckers and gave him roughly the same sound he got from his Firebird. Both guitars light as a feather. I also saw him get his sound on a Steinberger. So a great guitar player can get his sound out of anything he plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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