Re: Jimmys Black Beauty

[Jaysen Bridge <jaysen137@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks... 

It was also nicknamed "The Fretless Wonder" because of its low flat frets,
making it feel like there were no frets when playing. (or something like that).

Also...Couldn't he have bought a new one?  I know Gibson didn't just make one! 
And anybody could have chucked that trem on it.Hmmm

Jaysen

 
--- tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Sure it, although I don't think I've heard the term "fretless wonder" 
> before.
> 
>   I think all of the guitars in the RAH gig have and incredible 
> sound/tone to them. I wonder if it was the result of his particular 
> setup or was it the RAH PA and or ambience that lends itself to that 
> awesome ball crunching growl.
> 
>   Do not know of it's use in the studio during Zep days, but it was 
> prominently used by Jimmy during his halcion studio session man days. 
> Hence him being so devastated by it's being stolen. Damn them to hell.
> 
> 
> Nech
> 
> ~~~Jimmy in '07~~~
>   ~~ BoB in '09!~~
> 
> jaysen137@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > It's probably been asked before, but:
> > 
> > Is that Jimmy playing that Gibson "Black Beautiy" "Fretless Wonder" Les
> Paul
> > with a Bigsby trem fitted, during the encore of the Royal Albert Hall show
> on
> > the DVD release?
> >   It sure has a wickedly mean sound, blows my Les Paul away.
> > It sounds just like the Studio release of "Bring It On Home", maybe he used
> it
> > in the studio during the 1969 USA tour?  Hmmmmm
> > 
> > Cheers...Jaysen
> > > 



 
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