Guitar
Another slightly unusual post but I couldn't resist:
I've always respected Django Reinhardt as an influential guitarist but mostly for the quaint "Gypsy Style" acoustic Jazz on his pre-war recordings with Stefan Grapelli and The Hot Club Quartet. This recording changed my mind completely - he is a Guitar Monster period!
Apparently Duke Ellington met Django in Paris during the war and invited him to the USA to tour with his big band and when Django showed up without a guitar a friend took him to the Epiphone factory in New York City where he picked up this 1945 Epiphone Regent electric and an Electar amp.
The results speak for themselves.
- Jim Is Looking For Info On His "triumph" Archtop Guitar
guitarz.blogspot.com: Jim writes: Hi Gavin, I'm a fan of the Guitarz blog, it's been a great read. I started to learn how to play last year, and I'm finding the instruments and their history very interesting. I bought this guitar in a...
- Selmer Vintage Lap Steel With Integral Case
guitarz.blogspot.com: I've not seen another guitar like this before, and I suppose a lap steel (or console guitar) would be the only kind of guitar that would suit this format. It's a Selmer-branded lap steel which is actually built into its own...
- 1953 Epiphone Zephyr Emperor Regent, A Sexy Grandma
guitarz.blogspot.comYes Ma'am, this Epiphone Zephyr Emperor Regent is all this - Zephyr, Emperor and Regent, on top of being an Epiphone - I mean a 1953 Epiphone when the brand was Gibson's most serious concurrent, and actually leading the market...
- Epiphone Sc-450 Scroll Electric In Las Vegas For $420
This seller is offering an Epiphone SC-450 Scroll guitar for $420. These were made in Japan in the late 1970's and they are pretty darn nice and definitely hard to find for sale unless you are very patient. These Epi Scroll guitars have always...
- Kay Electric Hollow Archtop In Kansas City Mo For $150 - Jack White Special!
Yup - if you saw Jack white trearing it up in "This Might Get Loud" you will recognize this guitar. At $150 for a working vintage Kay electric it is hard for me to resist chasing this one down - but my collection is already overwhleming my...
Guitar
Django Reinhardt plays Electric Guitar w/ Duke Ellington
Another slightly unusual post but I couldn't resist:
I've always respected Django Reinhardt as an influential guitarist but mostly for the quaint "Gypsy Style" acoustic Jazz on his pre-war recordings with Stefan Grapelli and The Hot Club Quartet. This recording changed my mind completely - he is a Guitar Monster period!
Apparently Duke Ellington met Django in Paris during the war and invited him to the USA to tour with his big band and when Django showed up without a guitar a friend took him to the Epiphone factory in New York City where he picked up this 1945 Epiphone Regent electric and an Electar amp.
The results speak for themselves.
- Jim Is Looking For Info On His "triumph" Archtop Guitar
guitarz.blogspot.com: Jim writes: Hi Gavin, I'm a fan of the Guitarz blog, it's been a great read. I started to learn how to play last year, and I'm finding the instruments and their history very interesting. I bought this guitar in a...
- Selmer Vintage Lap Steel With Integral Case
guitarz.blogspot.com: I've not seen another guitar like this before, and I suppose a lap steel (or console guitar) would be the only kind of guitar that would suit this format. It's a Selmer-branded lap steel which is actually built into its own...
- 1953 Epiphone Zephyr Emperor Regent, A Sexy Grandma
guitarz.blogspot.comYes Ma'am, this Epiphone Zephyr Emperor Regent is all this - Zephyr, Emperor and Regent, on top of being an Epiphone - I mean a 1953 Epiphone when the brand was Gibson's most serious concurrent, and actually leading the market...
- Epiphone Sc-450 Scroll Electric In Las Vegas For $420
This seller is offering an Epiphone SC-450 Scroll guitar for $420. These were made in Japan in the late 1970's and they are pretty darn nice and definitely hard to find for sale unless you are very patient. These Epi Scroll guitars have always...
- Kay Electric Hollow Archtop In Kansas City Mo For $150 - Jack White Special!
Yup - if you saw Jack white trearing it up in "This Might Get Loud" you will recognize this guitar. At $150 for a working vintage Kay electric it is hard for me to resist chasing this one down - but my collection is already overwhleming my...