Slash proudly endorses RAINBO RECORDS ww… (more) Added November 23, 2007 Slash proudly endorses RAINBO RECORDS www.rainborecords.com The 1959 Burst This stunning film follows the path and the growth of interest in the most valued musical instrument on the planet Earth: 1959 Les Paul Sunburst. This awesome film features interviews with Slash, Billy Gibbons, Rick Neilsen and many others. It reveals a culture of collectors who covet the chance to own one of these rare and beautiful guitars. And why not? One recently sold at Sotheby’s for a whopping 0000.00!
1. Whispering. 2. Chicken Reel. 3. Lover TIMELINE June 9, 1915: Lester William Polsfuss aka Les Paul is born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. 1928: Les Paul begins performing country music as Rhubarb Red at the age of 13. 1939: Les Pauls jazz trio performs at the White House at the request of President Roosevelt. 1941: Les Paul invents the first solidbody electric guitar. 1946: Les Paul temporarily drops out of music to work on a new guitar sound and recording style. 1947: The technique of multitracking is introduced to the world when Les Paul releases his first eight-track recordings. 1948: Les Paul nearly dies when his car skids off a bridge in a snowstorm. 1949: Les Paul marries singer Mary Ford, with whom he forms a highly successful musical duo. 1950: The Les Paul Show, featuring Paul, Ford and rhythm guitarist Eddie Stapleton, debuts on NBC Radio. 1951: How High the Moon, by Les Paul and Mary Ford, becomes a #1 single. 1952: The Les Paul gold-top solidbody electric guitar is brought to the market by Gibson Guitars. 1953: Vaya Con Dios, by Les Paul and Mary Ford, becomes a #1 single. The songs title translates as May God Be With You. 1954: Les Paul commissions Ampex to build the first eight-track tape recorder. It features a head, designed by Paul, that can record or play back tracks. Pauls Sel-Sync (Selective Synchronization) design becomes the industry standard for 30 years. 1961: Gibson introduces the new Les Paul model, which has design changes made without Pauls …
www.premierguitar pg’s Joe Coffey is On Location in Austin, TX, outside the famous blues club, Antone’s where he sits down in the Gibson tour bus with the newly reunited Arc Angels (Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall, II and Chris Layton). In this video, we hear from the guys about their new live DVD, new material for an upcoming album and a new tour. In addition, we talk serious gear with all three members. The topics range from amps, guitars, effects, drums, playing with legends like Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan and they even talk about Doyle’s purple pants and Charlie’s Sex Drive. For more gear news or to view our completely FREE digital edition, visit www.premierguitar.com
How to play Tony Iommi’s guitar solo on the tune that started it all: “Black Sabbath”. Includes solo, backing track, tab, and a detailed lick-by-lick breakdown. Download TAB and backing track from www.didkovsky.com Lesson by Nick Didkovsky. Equipment used: 1967 Gibson SG Special Krank Distortus Maximus Line 6 Flextone II Thanks to Ian Roulat for playing drums on the backing track Photos of Tony Iommi’s “Monkey” SG viewable during backing track playback at end of video.
“Die Young” guitar lesson. How to play Tony Iommi’s intro guitar solo in the tune “Die Young”, as recorded by Heaven and Hell live at Radio City Music Hall in 2007. Download TAB from www.didkovsky.com Lesson by Nick Didkovsky This lesson was commissioned by Jay Peters Rehearsal letters in this video: A 2:00 B 3:04 C 6:03 D 6:59 Equipment used: 1967 Gibson SG Special, Krank Distortus Maximus, Line 6 Flextone II
There are three different scale lengths for a guitar, (scale being the total distance from the nut to the ideal center point for the bridge) find out how to make sure the scale is correct when building your own guitar in this free guitar-building video. Expert: Frank Pope Bio: Frank Pope, founder of FBI Guitars, been building guitars for more than 10 years and has constructed more than 30 finished products. Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC
www.frettedamericana.com factory special-order guitar weighs just 5.80 lbs. and has a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Unique single-bound laminated maple body with no sound-holes. One-piece mahogany neck with a medium-to-fat profile and a nut width of 1 9/16 inches. Rosewood fretboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets and inlaid pearl block position markers. Headstock with inlaid pearl “Gibson” logo. Two-layer (black on white) plastic truss-rod cover with “Custom” engraved in white. Serial number “518852″ impressed into the back of the headstock. Individual “double-line” Kluson Deluxe tuners with white plastic oval buttons. Two P-90 pickups with chrome-plated covers and nicely balanced outputs of 8.21k and 8.24k. Five-layer (black / white / black / white / black) plastic pickguard. Four controls (two volume, two tone) plus three-way pickup selector switch, all on lower treble bout. Black plastic ribbed-side conical-shape “Witch Hat” knobs with metal tops. Patent Number ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic retainer bridge with nylon saddles and original trapeze tailpiece with raised diamond on cross-bar. All hardware chrome-plated. This fabulous guitar is in absolutely mint (9.50) condition - in fact it has hardly ever been played. Housed in its original Gibson five-latch black hardshell case with orange plush lining (9.25).
