Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted
2 hours ago, Paul Wesley said:

Paring down the collection - and yes, I know that's not what the thread is for.  But life has thrown me a few curveballs, and I'm downsizing to my most sentimental instruments in preparation for a move.  

Selling this I-35 LC with Fralin P90's.  Cheapest used blond on Reverb is 6K, and cheapest new ones are well over 7K.  Surly discount is $3950 plus shipping.  PM me.  

IMG-0876.jpg

It is not a good time for me to buy something of this magnitude, unfortunately.  You should easily be able to get that amount from someone.  Good luck, @Paul Wesley!

Posted

Ok I’m not sure what thread it was but Gil Bang brought up the Mike Campbell book that recently came out.

 

Reading it now on my current sabbatical in Maui and it’s fucking fantastic. My advice is to drop whatever you’re doing and read this book stat. Preferably in Maui if you can. Just awesome. 

  • Hook 'Em 1
Posted
On 7/11/2025 at 4:42 PM, G650 said:

Going back to this, I'm sure this won't be the last time we hear about lost/stolen guitars appearing in this collection.  There have been some pretty wild finds over the last few years.  Peter Frampton's LP Custom, Paul McCartney's bass, now this.  I have to wonder as the dinosaurs of rock age, the people who have come to possess these guitars - by whatever means - are acknowledging that to get full realization of the value it should be done while the subjects of interest are still alive.  Moreover, while there are people who are still interested in the dinosaurs themselves who are still alive.

 

  • Fuck Around and Find Out 1
Posted
20 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Ok I’m not sure what thread it was but Gil Bang brought up the Mike Campbell book that recently came out.

 

Reading it now on my current sabbatical in Maui and it’s fucking fantastic. My advice is to drop whatever you’re doing and read this book stat. Preferably in Maui if you can. Just awesome. 

He's really a terrific writer, and has an amazing memory.One particular passage really captured his great writing:

Spoiler

When he writes about "Grayboy", his Newfie dog, getting out of the pool and jumping in Dylan's car, sloshing water and slobber everywhere.  Having owned a Newf, I could see it happening in my mind as if it were happening in front of me. 

 

Posted
3 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Going back to this, I'm sure this won't be the last time we hear about lost/stolen guitars appearing in this collection.  There have been some pretty wild finds over the last few years.  Peter Frampton's LP Custom, Paul McCartney's bass, now this.  I have to wonder as the dinosaurs of rock age, the people who have come to possess these guitars - by whatever means - are acknowledging that to get full realization of the value it should be done while the subjects of interest are still alive.  Moreover, while there are people who are still interested in the dinosaurs themselves who are still alive.

 

A few years back, somebody found Randy Bachman's long-lost, stolen Gretch.  Some guy in Japan had purchased it several years ago at a Tokyo pawn shop.   Bachman got it back, buy trading the guy another Gretch at the Canadian embassy in Tokyo. 

Posted
7 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

A few years back, somebody found Randy Bachman's long-lost, stolen Gretch.  Some guy in Japan had purchased it several years ago at a Tokyo pawn shop.   Bachman got it back, buy trading the guy another Gretch at the Canadian embassy in Tokyo. 

Then I'm obliged to repost the Lucy story:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(George_Harrison_guitar)

And a pic from the "Revolution" video for reference:

Skjermbilde2B2015-10-202Bkl.2B17.16.53.p

Posted
27 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

interesting, but holy hell that was poorly written. 

Yes, that one sentence about Rick Derringer is a wild ride.  

The story gets told in the Norman's Rare Guitars doc on Netflix in a much better way.  Norm facilitated the purchase of the guitars traded for Lucy.  

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.



×
×
  • Create New...