The Who rock memorabilia show opens today
Written by vintage on July 17, 2009 – 8:23 pm -ShareSidney & Berne Davis Center displays John Entwistle bass guitar, spider necklace BY CHARLES RUNNELLS • CRUNNELLS@NEWS-PRESS.COM • JULY 17, 2009 Everywhere John Entwistle went, his one-of-a-kind bass guitar and "Boris the Spider" necklace usually went with him. Now The Who bassist has gone where his belongings can't travel — he died of a heart attack in 2002 — and his beloved Buzzard bass and Boris necklace remain behind. They're more than just mere belongings, though. They're artifacts from the golden age of rock 'n' roll. "He changed the face of music," said friend Steve Luongo, who drummed in The John Entwistle Band. Those same artifacts are on display this weekend at Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center — along... more
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1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard VOS on iconic guitars list
Written by vintage on July 5, 2009 – 1:50 am -ShareThe 1959 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec (VOS) has been listed as one of the top five guitars currently available from Gibson Custom. Ted Drozdowski of the Gibson website placed the instrument in the iconic guitars list claiming that the large number of legendary musicians to have played the original model helped make it "the epitome of the solid body guitar for fans and players alike". Among the famous guitarists to have played the instrument over the years are Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck and Duane Allman. Joining the 1959 Les Paul on the list were the BB King Lucille, the SG Standard Reissue VOS, the Mick Jones Les Paul Custom and the Johnny A with Bigsby Tremolo. Mr Drozdowski claimed that the instruments... more
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GIBSON CUSTOM 1958 LES PAUL STANDARD VINTAGE ORIGINAL SPEC SERIES
Written by vintage on June 5, 2009 – 1:18 pm -ShareThere are some guitars that stand out from the bunch, and Gibson Custom worked out a way to produce just that kind of instrument. 1958 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec Series is truly an amazing guitar that performs well and sounds terrific. You may safely head over to online music store and grab yourself one of these without ever trying it, if you believe your fellow musicians who gave this instrument highest grades. 1958 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec Series really deserves those, and will surely make you a happy guitar player! 1958 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec Series features: Mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard pickups: BurstBucker Gibson Custom took time and with it's accumulated experience made... more
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1958 Gibson Custom Les Paul Standard Review
Written by vintage on March 22, 2009 – 10:02 pm -ShareThere are some guitars that stand out from the bunch, and Gibson Custom worked out a way to produce just that kind of instrument. 1958 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec Series is truly an amazing guitar that performs well and sounds terrific. You may safely head over to online music store and grab yourself one of these without ever trying it, if you believe your fellow musicians who gave this instrument highest grades. 1958 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec Series really deserves those, and will surely make you a happy guitar player! 1958 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec Series features: Mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard pickups: BurstBucker “Golden Pick”TM rating: 9.51 out of 10 Gibson Custom took... more
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