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I saw this archive clip on television earlier this week: the Electric Light Orchestra playing "Showdown" from a 1973 edition of BBC1's Top Of The Pops. I was very interested to see that Jeff Lynne was playing a Veleno guitar. Veleno guitars were legendary for having been completely crafted from aluminium and for featuring a real ruby inset into the headstock.
Note how in typical Top Of The Pops fashion, when the song goes into the guitar solo, the camera focusses on the drums! When the camera DOES alight onto the guitar then they apply a colour synthesizer to the image. Frustrating for all us guitar spotters!
As well as having a new solo album of cover versions due to be released, Jeff Lynne has recently re-recorded 12 classic ELO songs playing all the instruments himself, which is being released as "Mr. Blue Sky - The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra". You can read more about this project in this Music Radar interview.
G L Wilson
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - 10 years and counting!
- The Strawbs "shine On Silver Sun" And A Vox Winchester
guitarz.blogspot.com: Further to our previous post, here is a 1973 clip from BBC TV's Top Of The Pops featuring The Strawbs performing "Shine On Silver Sun" with guitarist Dave Lambert playing his Vox Winchester, which - as we have already seen -...
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- Early Pil Excellent Video, Featuring A Travis Bean Wedge And An Ampeg Scroll Bass
guitarz.blogspot.com Er, the title says it all but I can give some extra details: this is Public Image Ltd's first TV, on BBC2's show The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1980, performing Poptones from the Metal Box album. You can see Keith Levene...
- Burke, Usa-made, Aluminium-necked Electric Guitar, Design Patented In 1961
guitarz.blogspot.com: Apologies for the sub-standard photo, but this was the only one that showed the entire length of the guitar in question face on. The eBay seller claims that this 1960s Burke electric guitar in metallic burgundy finish was the very...
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Guitar
Jeff Lynne playing a Veleno aluminium guitar with ELO in 1973
guitarz.blogspot.com: Speaking of aluminium guitars...
I saw this archive clip on television earlier this week: the Electric Light Orchestra playing "Showdown" from a 1973 edition of BBC1's Top Of The Pops. I was very interested to see that Jeff Lynne was playing a Veleno guitar. Veleno guitars were legendary for having been completely crafted from aluminium and for featuring a real ruby inset into the headstock.
Note how in typical Top Of The Pops fashion, when the song goes into the guitar solo, the camera focusses on the drums! When the camera DOES alight onto the guitar then they apply a colour synthesizer to the image. Frustrating for all us guitar spotters!
As well as having a new solo album of cover versions due to be released, Jeff Lynne has recently re-recorded 12 classic ELO songs playing all the instruments himself, which is being released as "Mr. Blue Sky - The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra". You can read more about this project in this Music Radar interview.
G L Wilson
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - 10 years and counting!
- The Strawbs "shine On Silver Sun" And A Vox Winchester
guitarz.blogspot.com: Further to our previous post, here is a 1973 clip from BBC TV's Top Of The Pops featuring The Strawbs performing "Shine On Silver Sun" with guitarist Dave Lambert playing his Vox Winchester, which - as we have already seen -...
- What's Going On Here: Rickenbacker 4001 Bass With Competition Stripe?
guitarz.blogspot.com: You'll have to forgive me for exhibiting trainspotter-like tendencies and being a bit of a guitar nerd, but what's the deal with the Rickenbacker bass that Tony James of Generation X (Billy Idol's "punk lite" band from...
- Early Pil Excellent Video, Featuring A Travis Bean Wedge And An Ampeg Scroll Bass
guitarz.blogspot.com Er, the title says it all but I can give some extra details: this is Public Image Ltd's first TV, on BBC2's show The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1980, performing Poptones from the Metal Box album. You can see Keith Levene...
- Burke, Usa-made, Aluminium-necked Electric Guitar, Design Patented In 1961
guitarz.blogspot.com: Apologies for the sub-standard photo, but this was the only one that showed the entire length of the guitar in question face on. The eBay seller claims that this 1960s Burke electric guitar in metallic burgundy finish was the very...
- Vintage & Rare Guitar Of The Week: Jeff Buckley's Telecaster
guitarz.blogspot.com: Born in November 1966, Jeff Buckley was a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter who grew up in California and was son to legendary musician Tim Buckley. He spent a decade playing session guitar in Los Angeles and went on to create...