onewilyfool Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I just find this a funky design.....very unattractive to my eye....a weak attempt at "Deco" design..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57classic Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 where do you find these hideous things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 What I don't understand is that I grew up around Chicago (Kay, Harmony, Silvertone, Penncrest, Airline, Old Kraftsman, True Tone, Holiday, Barclay and God only knows how many other brands) archtops and I never saw any of these weirdly painted archtops with their graphics and (sometimes) weird pickguards until just the past few years. Where did they all come from all of a sudden, and why didn't I see any in 1965? I kinda dig the one in the pic actually. I'd dig it more if it had f-holes that were diamond shaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I kinda dig the one in the pic actually. !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Well.... I have owned a Hopf Saturn 63 for the past 25 years so does that actually surprise you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Well.... I have owned a Hopf Saturn 63 for the past 25 years so does that actually surprise you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 . I'm not totally horrified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I could see this in the right circus, , , would be a dream for the Shocking Pinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I could see this in the right circus, , , would be a dream for the Shocking Pinks. EM7.... ...yer killin' me... and OWF, I'm with ya'! A little weak in the 'deco' sense. I would like it better without the raised guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I wasted $7.99 on that album in 1984. Holds the record for the most expensive guitar used on the cheapest album cover photo shoot in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 I wonder if that guitar got burned up in his warehouse fire???? THAT would be tooo bad... I wasted $7.99 on that album in 1984. Holds the record for the most expensive guitar used on the cheapest album cover photo shoot in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodehopper Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I went to a Niel Young concert at the Irvine Amphitheater which is an outdoor venue with lots of seating on a pretty grassy hill looking down at the stage. The first half was great and the air smelled of grass and "Grass". He played all his usual stuff and just as he sang "I was lying in a burned out basement with the full moon in my eyes." a giant full moon that was dusky orange....popped up over the stage and the stoned out crowd went crazy! He took a half time intermission and suddenly the lights come on and it is Neil and the Shocking Pinks! People started booing and the bulk of the crowd started for the exits. What a trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I went to a Niel Young concert at the Irvine Amphitheater which is an outdoor venue with lots of seating on a pretty grassy hill looking down at the stage. The first half was great and the air smelled of grass and "Grass". He played all his usual stuff and just as he sang "I was lying in a burned out basement with the full moon in my eyes." a giant full moon that was dusky orange....popped up over the stage and the stoned out crowd went crazy! He took a half time intermission and suddenly the lights come on and it is Neil and the Shocking Pinks! People started booing and the bulk of the crowd started for the exits. What a trip! Beautiful story - from back then I presume. And that second set must have been, , , shocking. Well, my memory of the release is just one big WHAT !?! I was living in a little room (with my notorious Norlin J-45) at the time and the neighbor – also a huge N.Y. Fan - bought it. I just couldn't cope, it was miles too corny – but wasn't there an all right track called Wandering. . . Ol Fred might know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Just take off the pickguard & you've got a neat looking unit! Very purdy F holes, too. Not to say that I'd want it. Already had way too many Kays, Harmonys, Wards, & Supros back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringTom Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 What I don't understand is that I grew up around Chicago (Kay, Harmony, Silvertone, Penncrest, Airline, Old Kraftsman, True Tone, Holiday, Barclay and God only knows how many other brands) archtops and I never saw any of these weirdly painted archtops with their graphics and (sometimes) weird pickguards until just the past few years. Where did they all come from all of a sudden, and why didn't I see any in 1965? Any chance they are being painted recently instead of originally? Although that shade of green does look like a 1970's idea of cool . . .or one of the three colors on a '53 Desoto my father owned. It was a really nice car--the first we had with air conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodehopper Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Beautiful story - from back then I presume. And that second set must have been, , , shocking. Well, my memory of the release is just one big WHAT !?! I was living in a little room (with my notorious Norlin J-45) at the time and the neighbor – also a huge N.Y. Fan - bought it. I just couldn't cope, it was miles too corny – but wasn't there an all right track called Wandering. . . Ol Fred might know. Yes I think it was 84 ...I didn't even know he had a new album out. Niel and the band came onstage for the second set dressed just like on the album cover and the stage went all pink. Totally ruined the mellow stony vibe I had going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 Here's another in the same vein...... http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/msg/2236572589.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Rod....Em7...Are you two trying to tell me somethin ??? I may have to contact my legal council and have him send you both a nasty letter. ROFL :lol: EM7.... ...yer killin' me... and OWF, I'm with ya'! A little weak in the 'deco' sense. I would like it better without the raised guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Rod....Em7...Are you two trying to tell me somethin ??? I may have to contact my legal council and have him send you both a nasty letter. ROFL :lol: Pardon Fred – I was aware of your avatar, but made no connection (which I'm sure you know). Have been wondering though. Are you particularly a fan of this record or why did you choose it amongst the 30 + Young diskography. In case you really like it – respect. Guess you fancy the Airfin guitar too then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I was just pushin your leg...Neil is a favorite but I do believe the the artwork was done with tongue firmly in cheek, and I find the image of him be-boppin in a pink suit pretty funny. I actually prefer da blues and Americana. And yep.... Wandering was first released on this album. I do believe Neil and I are both a bit twisted sometimes. Pardon Fred – I was aware of your avatar, but made no connection (which I'm sure you know). Have been wondering though. Are you particularly a fan of this record or why did you choose it amongst the 30 + Young diskography. In case you really like it – respect. Guess you fancy the Airfin guitar too then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Any chance they are being painted recently instead of originally? Dunno, but here's another one.... On ebay UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Okay, Airline, not Airfin. Any chance they are being painted recently instead of originally? Although that shade of green does look like a 1970's idea of cool . . .or one of the three colors on a '53 Desoto my father owned. It was a really nice car--the first we had with air conditioning. Wouldn't think so. In my eyes they are right out of a certain show-band style from the 50'ties. The eBay ad says mid60ties. It would soon have been 'old hat' then. BTW, having your roots inside of a pistachio colored Desoto opens an almost mythological dimension behind you. My dad only had a lightblue bobble VW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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