my review for the ultra II.
comment and rate please, and if you want to hear other things on it to make your decision concrete, let me know, i’ll try.
examples used ( in order)
1. some thing i made up to show harmonics.
2. Sweet Child o Mine (guns n roses)
3. my fist,your mouth,her scars (bullet for my valentine)
4. an original song using the nanomag pickup for both rhythm and solo.
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Part 5 of 5 of a Les Paul documentary, “The Wizard of Waukesha.” Features footage of the Rolling Stones, Mike Bloomfield, and Rick Derringer. Lots of great shots of Les Paul Customs and Les Paul Standards, among others.
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You can learn all about the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar and even find your next guitar at this unique blog dedicated to the guitar and its inventor, Les Paul. Videos and articles explore the past present and future of the iconic guitar that is played by many of yesterday’s and today’s top guitarists - The Gibson Les Paul.
The Gibson Explorer is an electric guitar that was introduced to the world in 1958. The Explorer was produced by the same company that developed the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. The Explorer was also marketed many years later as the Futura. The Explorer was produced during 1958 but production was halted in 1959, resuming again in 1975. The initial production of the Explorer was unsuccessful and production was discontinued until other companies began selling guitars with similar designs with great success.
The Explorer and the Les Paul were extremely popular among the heavy metal and hard rock musicians of the 70’s and 80’s. Eric Clapton has been known to play a wide variety of Gibson guitars throughout his long career. Clapton played a 1958 Explorer when making both his EC Was Here and 461 Ocean Boulevard albums.
While playing with Cream as well as John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Clapton played a 1960 Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. Clapton owned a 1964 ES-335 that he played while a member of Cream, Blindfaith, The Yardbirds and while performing solo. He donated this guitar in 2004 to the Crossroads Center and it was auctioned for $750,000.
There are many other well known musicians that depend on Gibson quality. Don Felder of the Eagles uses a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar as well as an EDS-1275. The legendary Jimi Hendrix is widely known for playing a Stratocaster, but he used several Gibsons including a Flying V, SG Custom and a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. The list of musicians that have enjoyed the quality guitars that Gibson produced is long and varied. Not only are they popular among rockers, there a number of country and western musicians that depend on them as well.
There were very few Gibson Explorers produced during the initial run in 1958. It is unknown exactly how many of the original Korina models were produced since the production records are not clear, but it is estimated that less than fifty were produced. Due to the Explorers extreme rarity the value of this guitar has significantly increased. These originals Explorers that have a verifiable provenance have values in the hundreds of thousands since they are highly regarded among collectors.
A 50th anniversary edition of the vintage Gibson Explorer was released in 2008. This edition features the Korina neck and body, replicating the original 1958 Explorer. Production of this anniversary edition was limited to 100 guitars.
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This excellent video is an appraisal of a 1952 Gibson Les Paul electric guitar on the Antiques Road Show. The appraisal was done by expert Gary Sohmers. The owner of the guitar had it sitting under his bed for 25 years! He paid $120.00 for the Les Paul and a Fender amp. Watch it now to see how much it was appraised for!
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The 1959 Burst: This stunning film follows the path and the growth of interest in the most valued musical instrument on the planet Earth: 1959 Les Paul Sunburst. This awesome film features interviews with Slash, Billy Gibbons, Rick Neilsen and many others. It reveals a culture of collectors who covet the chance to own one of these rare and beautiful guitars. And why not? One recently sold at Sotheby’s for a whopping $400,000.00!
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Here’s a great video of a guitarist with his brand new Gibson Les Paul Darkfire. He goes over the features and demos this new, unique Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. Watch it to get the details.
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