Agree - capable musician and producer. Rather he makes a good living from YouTube than... well, not sure who... but well, I've seen plenty of annoying people just talking stoopid at millions of followers and raking in the dough... THAT bothers me.Originally Posted by proggy_jazzer
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^ Dude, that's half the site.
I watch videos of people hiking in beautiful places. Imagine the injustice of monetizing Mother Nature (the real artist) that way.
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That was great, and then this week he puts out an interview that couldn't be more different in tone, but is equally compelling and watchable:
David
Happy with what I have to be happy with.
Got a ticket to see him in NYC this October, I find him very interesting to listen to and I would bet it will be a fun evening.
Gibson has just released another signature Beato double-cutaway Les Paul. The previous one sold out. I must say, I like this finish.
https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Electri...Burgundy-Satin
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Love that finish. Wasn't so fond of the previous blue finish. But more importantly, it's just weird seeing a double-cut LP.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
OK, you're doing *something* right when Gibson creates a special edition guitar with your name on it. Not even Tim Pierce can make that claim!
I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.
Paolo Tofani of Area-fame made one (the cut) and played it through out the 70'ties
paolo_tofani_gibson.jpg
Guitars like that have been around since the late 1950s. Tons of players use them, and they're ubiquitous in guitar stores.
Bill
I saw Beato's interview with Steve Vai. It was great. The guy actually listens to the interviewee and asks very cogent and insightful questions. One of the best interviews I've ever seen with Steve.
I watched some of his interview with Kirk Hammett. Also very well done, and lots of great questions.
Neil
The Yamaha SG2000 fits that description. https://www.yamaha.com/en/about/inno...n/detail/3029/
Yeah, that thing stirs up even the mildest case of OCD. It looks just awful.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Right. I know they have existed. But when someone says they have a Les Paul, you're not expecting to see a double-cut.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Rick has a great interview up with Leland Sklar
JG
"MARKLAR!"
I agree it's uncommon/unusual to see a double-cutaway Les Paul. Two duh-level visual clues etched into minds of many(if not most) in audiences (guitarist or not) about LP are the triangular pickguard (or none!) and the switch at the top (especially if it has small disc at its base) — they might not say so at first but tell them to reconsider by erasing those two visuals away from a picture (regular or double-cutaway) and then they'll see what's what. Many people, if not most. So, to me that red Beato model, having neither of those two features, especially with that giant pickguard (double the regular size), won't actually strike many as a Les Paul (but they might think it could be some other Gibson), unless they're told it is one (or upon reading near the tuners)— whereas that (awesomely freakish) b&w Tofani gtr certainly would. Which is why I too think it's unusual (at least for many people) to see a double-cutaway LP (one that'd really at first sight strike as a Les Paul model).
Re: Yamaha SG: Steve Rothery used one in the Script years.
"I'm bending the string but this thing isn't making the correct sound come out" face by him during 5:14-5:34. I consider it a classic moment from the band's early history.
https://youtu.be/Is-WlIn300A?feature=shared
No player who has a guitar like this says they have a "Les Paul." They'd say they have a "Junior," or in this case, a "double cutaway Junior." They're great guitars. I had had a Margasa Joker for a while which is the Junior without the cutaway, and a lot of the Gibson problems solved. Unfortunately, you can't solve for a 24.75" scale length, and I just don't dig those, so I got rid of it. But 99.9% of players who talk about the Les Paul are not talking about these guitars, even though technically they are Les Paul's, as is the SG, which is also never referred to as a Les Paul. The only surprise should be that Gibson still refers to them as Les Paul's.
Bill
I have a Strat, plus a borrowed LP and an Epiphone acoustic. I also have small hands so for anything that I have to stretch my hands, like most power chords, the Strat drives me nuts. The 24.75 on the other two works sooooo much better for me.
Marty "Music" Schwartz just had a signature release and it's tempting: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...sixties-cherry
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
^ The narrow neck on the Strat isn't easier for small hands?
Oooh....that's pretty.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Strat necks aren't "narrower" than Gibson necks. Both are about 1.65 - 1.69 inches at the nut. The issue Jerjo is talking about is scale length, which is the distance from the nut to the bridge. Here, Strats are 25.5" and Gibsons are generally 24.75". That makes a lot of difference in the stretch between frets, especially in the upper register. Smaller hands tend to prefer the Gibson scale. I find it to be it a bit cramped, partly because I have long fingers, and partly because I play a lot of bass and get used to a wider spacing. Both are great, and many players can easily flip from one to another, but some have strong preferences. My favorite guitar to play is a Kay 775 (Jazz II) reissue that has a 26" scale length, which I love, but many would find uncomfortable.
Bill
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