New research shows the reason late 50's Les Paul guitars have such a fantastic tone is due to the pickguards!!! The pickguards made in the 1950's is what gives that beloved Les Paul tone you don't hear on later year Les Paul's.
And collectors and players are moving quickly to install genuine 1950's Les Paul pickguards on their guitars.
Late 50's pickguards were selling today in stores and shops around the US for $10,000.00!!!
Joe Bonamassa - 1961 Gibson SG Les Paul Custom Fretless Wonder
Joe Bonamassa with his Les Paul "Dirty Burst"
Where Marshall Amps Are Made? – Behind the Sound
https://www.jazzloftproject.org/where-marshall-amps-are-made/
The Brown setting is the closest you’ll get to playing one of Eddie Van Halen’s Super Leads – at least in a pedal”: UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp review
https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/uafx-lion-68-super-lead-amp-review
This is an intensely crafted ‘Super Guitar’ with a separate piezo output…”: Dweezil Zappa’s huge gear auction is full of utterly unique guitars, including his Hot Rats Gibson Les Paul, a Madonna-clad Jackson and a true one-off custom PRS
By Matt Parker published 2 hours ago
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dweezil-zappa-guitar-auction-hot-rats-les-paul
Jimmy Page #2 Les Paul reissue demo
@bill_graham "Immediate Family" - documentary about LA musicians, Waddy, Russ Kunkel, Danny Kortchmar (check my spelling on all of these names!) and others - in the vein of "The Wrecking Crew", "Muscle Shoals",, "Standing in the Shadows" et al.
Waddy and "Kootch" are two of my favorite players ... of all time!
"There does seem to be something of an obsession with lighter guitars”: Do lighter electric guitars sound better?
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/do-lighter-electric-guitars-sound-better
The sound of this thing is really quite surprising”: Watch Robben Ford demo the 8W tube combo from the amp company that gives his Dumble a run for its money
https://www.littlewaltertubeamps.com/index.html
Epiphone Just Announced a New Line of Inspired by Gibson Custom Guitars, Featuring 'Open Book' Headstocks: Here Are Some Details | Ultimate Guitar
Gibson Murphy Lab 1959 Les Paul Standard Ultra Light Aging Sunrise Tea Burst | Normans Rare Guitars, Guitar of the Day
Normans Rare Guitars, 2003 Gibson Custom Shop Hummingbird | Guitar of the Day
Normans Rare Guitars, 2017-18 Fender Custom Shop 1959 Stratocaster Limited Heavy Relic | Guitar of the Day
@bill_graham Top blues guitarists of all time. I like the list but Duane, Derek and perhaps Dickey?
https://www.londonguitarinstitute.co.uk/the-best-blues-guitarists-ever/
@bill_graham Looks like Gary Moore's fiesta red 1961 Strat. Gary was a Les Paul man but he played this particular Strat about 30 percent of the time I read. Gary wished it had a fatter tone but he said the neck was fast and it stayed in tune real good.
Heritage Custom Shop introduces the Core Collection H-575 with “nuanced and articulate” 225 Classic Archtop Humbuckers
https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/heritage-core-collection-h-575/
@bill_graham Heritage builds incredibly awesome guitars - (mostly) same workers, saws, lathes and building that built Gibson for many years. Their biggest flaw: the headstocks do not bear the Gibson name.
“This guitar has been with me since 1988”: Gibson unveils the Slash ‘Jessica’ Les Paul – a replica of the factory second that has become his go-to stage guitar for more than 30 years
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-les-paul-slash-jessica-2024
I am on a Guns N Roses/ Slash jag right now so listening to a lot of live concerts. Slash is in my top 5 of all time favorite guitatist as I love the mans tone.
“A true unicorn”: Joe Bonamassa has just acquired one of the rarest Fenders ever made – a 1954 Blackguard Tele with a huge factory-installed Paul Bigsby pickup
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-bonamassa-blackguard-fender-telecaster-paul-bigsby-pickup
Love reading about Joe's latest acquisition's. The man has some serious GAS!
He could have one helluva auction if he ever decides it is time time to thin the herd of all his Guitars, amps and other equipment and memorabilia.
Just got a great bootleg proshot video of Slash w/ Myles Kennedy at the Boston HOB in 2022.
The wife and I were at that concert but were up in the mezzanine and had a crappy view of the stage.
I had heard they were going to release this concert officially but for some reason it never happened. Not sure how the bootleggers got their hands on it but glad I get to see it again.
Whether you like the music Slash made Myles Kennedy or not his playing was stellar at this concert and he played several long improvised solos. This was one of my favorites.
Another long solo after this song and band intros
@bill_graham I won't link it as I've only been a modest Van Halen fan but it was an interview with Eddie and he was asked about some influences and Eddie only had Eric Clapton as an influence and after he could play Crossroads etc note for note as good as Clapton could Eddie came up with his own licks and doesn't claim ANY guitar player influnces. And Eddie didn't really like any of the production guitars. All of them were lacking something somewhere so he put together his own guitars using parts and did his own wiring. Always looking to come up with something better. Eddie was a "parts guitar" guy until he got his own line with partner Music Man.
When asked if there was another band which impressed him Eddie said Toto. Toto had top shelf polished players at every position. Toto was without a doubt technically the best.
I had a modest interest in them. Saw them live once. Perhaps they were too polished and slick for me. Maybe.
Norman's Rare Guitars, 1978 Fender Telecaster Deluxe | Guitar of the Day
Norman's Reare Guitars, 1950 Gibson Super 400 Natural | Guitar of the Day - From Norm's Warehouse
Joe Bonamassa's 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard "Cousin Jethro" at Norman's Rare Guitars
Joe Bonamassa bought a '63 SG Custom Guitar from Norman's Rare Guitars
Rig Rundown - Joe Bonamassa [2018]
Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Firebird bass the way they are played in CHINA!!
Let's go to Shanghai, China for music and free pictures of Chairman Mau signed by John Lennon.
