daveinspain Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Ok, its Madonna... I went to her concert in Valencia this past Thursday night. I gotta say it was impressive. She may be the Anti Christ in the guitar world but you got to give her credit on several different levels. First off her taste in guitars. She played three Gibsons during the show. First she pulled out her black Les Paul. I was too far away to see the guitar with any detail but it looked like a custom, could have been a classic... It had no pick up covers, was fully bound but had nothing on the headstock except for Gibson at the top. Next she pulled out a SG... Looked like the purple Robot SG but again I was too far away to see if it had the MICK contoll or just the regular tone knobs. Last she played a black acoustic, I'm not up on my acoustic models so I don't know which one it was... The production, visual FX, lighting were on a level that I haven't seen in years... Unbelieveble... Reminded me of the Yes concerts I saw in Boston when I was a kid. Also you have to consider she is in her fifties now and danced and sang for two hours non stop... Say what you will but my hats off to Madonna... No to mention she pulled in 50,000 fans at the concert.... PS The photos I took are of the images from the massive led lighting screens on either side of the stage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolff Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I saw Yes at the Boston Garden several times in the mid to late 70s including their 'In The Round' tour. Were those the shows you were at? I'm really not a Madonna fan but I believe it's an LP classic she uses. I've seen close ups and it has those awful yellowish 'fake-aged' inlays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 I saw Yes at the Boston Garden several times in the mid to late 70s including their 'In The Round' tour. Were those the shows you were at? Yes... I was there, I saw them every time they came to Boston in the 70's not to mention, king Crimson, Jethro Tull, Led Zepplin...etc They were events that we all went to see every time they came to town. luckily Boston was a venue that all the big acts came too... I was at the Doors concert in Boston that they used to do the Live album. I even saw Janis Joplin at the Hampton Beach Casino. I was just a kid and my big brother took me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolff Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Although it can be embarrassing to admit I'm from Massachusetts, I must say Boston is a great music town. Besides the 70s Garden shows(Yes, Tull, Bad Co., Queen, Aerosmith, AC/DC, ZZ Top, plus others) I have seen many a fine concert at The Music Hall and The Orpheum. Sadly even though they have been my favorite group since I was a teenager I never got to see Zeppelin. Remember there was a riot waiting for tickets and the kids destroyed the Garden and LZ was banned from Boston. I did many years later get to meet Jimmy Page though, shake hands, autograph. I was working in the music industry in NYC at the time. Are you originally from MA Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'm not upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Are you originally from MA Dave? Yup, Medford, but I have moved around quite a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolff Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Small world. I'm from Arlington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnstrom Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Aaaaa Madona???? Well I guess you should see her before she goes to pasture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Hey - you guys from MA, did you all ever go to the SHABU Inn, near Norwich, CT? I saw BB, Flatt & Scruggs and a bunch of others there in the mid seventies. The place burned to the ground in about 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonebias Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Madonna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Rose Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I saw her live in Athens last Saturday, the last European stop of her Sticky & Sweet Tour! and YES she plays the guitar! not only 2 beautiful acoustics (black Hummingbird and a black J-200) but also a black Les Paul and a custom SG! BEST SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :D :D more than 72,000 fans in the Olympic Stadium!!:D/ Madonna's been playing the guitar since 2000, her guitar teacher and guitar player at shows/concerts is Monte Pittman (who is also in the metal group called PRONG) this is the black LP and this is the pink SG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky330 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Ah do beleeve ah covered this some weeks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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