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KeithNacho
There is a photo of Keith with a ES; but the other photo of MT is not a Gibson, but an Epiphone casino. Just take a look to those P90s pickups
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ProfessorWolf
i know its way off topic but what's going on with mick's face here?
does he have shellfish allergy or something?
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ProfessorWolf
i know its way off topic but what's going on with mick's face here?
does he have shellfish allergy or something?
My guess would have been he was about to whistle during Miss You, but I think I may be a bit off on the historical timeline.
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Iggyrichards
Awesome pic's. The Stones just starting to hit their "live" peak. Ya's Ya's rambler is fantastic but for me nothing touches the Brussels version
Mathijs , Do you know what pickup is in the prototype Dan Armstrong Plexiglass ? As it's not the regular assortment of the Armstrong pickups which usually came with 2 pickups -Rock Treble, Country Treble, Rock Bass, Country Bass, Jazz Treble, Jazz Bass .Quote
Mathijs
On Ya Ya's Rambler Keith used the Ampeg Dan Armstrong and Taylor the SG.
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DandelionPowderman
Brixton 1995? They hadn't played it live since 1990, and delivered a very rusty version. But bad? Nope, not bad
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TheGreekMathijs , Do you know what pickup is in the prototype Dan Armstrong Plexiglass ? As it's not the regular assortment of the Armstrong pickups which usually came with 2 pickups -Rock Treble, Country Treble, Rock Bass, Country Bass, Jazz Treble, Jazz Bass .Quote
Mathijs
On Ya Ya's Rambler Keith used the Ampeg Dan Armstrong and Taylor the SG.
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DandelionPowderman
Brixton 1995? They hadn't played it live since 1990, and delivered a very rusty version. But bad? Nope, not bad
before the Brixton gig, it was played in 1995 in Mexico, Brasil, Argentina, Australia and in Paris/Olympia ;-)
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DandelionPowderman
Brixton 1995? They hadn't played it live since 1990, and delivered a very rusty version. But bad? Nope, not bad
God Bless You Mathijs , for this most important information ! To me the Rock Treble pickup sounds and comes across like a juiced up humbucker like it is a really fat sound which of course sounds most excellent . Maybe I am wrong that it is like a P90 which I have not had the pleasure of playing a Gibson with a P90 in it . My tech Bless his hands last year found a way to make the bridge in the Dan Armstrong stay in tune as whenever I bent a note she instantly went out of tune and all it took was some double sided tape underneath the bridge and the way my tech made it out to seem that it was stupid easy to do this . Great guitar with such a thick tone , but heavy as the plexiglass body weighs plenty . Great feel on the neck as it has a really nice feel sort of like a Gibson neck with the 12 degree fingerboard radius . Mine came with the Rock Treble in it , which I did not think I would bond with and with the Country Treble pickup which I have not tried , as I don't want to mess around with a 1969 first year issue Dan Armstrong . Did you know she comes with a Brazilian fingerboard and a Ivory nut ? I had read up on this instrument several lifetimes ago and when I got her I took one look at the nut and said what the heck is that ? Just ivory is all , which does not look like bone or nylon as those are the usual material that nuts are made of save for brass nuts . Thanks for your help ! P.S. you are so right about how the Rock Treble pickup does not sound like keith's sustain pickup at all . Also I would love to share photos with you as I am unable to post them here . If you like shoot me your E-MAIL if you like . I forgot to mention that the tuning issue stems from having a moving bridge and that's exactly where the double sided tape did the trick to now keep her perfectly in tune .Quote
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TheGreekMathijs , Do you know what pickup is in the prototype Dan Armstrong Plexiglass ? As it's not the regular assortment of the Armstrong pickups which usually came with 2 pickups -Rock Treble, Country Treble, Rock Bass, Country Bass, Jazz Treble, Jazz Bass .Quote
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On Ya Ya's Rambler Keith used the Ampeg Dan Armstrong and Taylor the SG.
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There is not much known about these prototype pickups. According to the designer Bill Lawrence it resembled a P-90, but the white resin crumbled too easily. They then designed 7 different pickups with a brown resin that was less prone to crumbling.
That said, the prototype Keith had in his first DA had two rows of pole pieces, thus not resembling a P-90 (the Rock Treble equivalent) but appears to resemble the Sustain Treble pickup they later designed. Sound wise the Sustain Treble sounds more like Keith in 1969 than the Rock Treble.
Keith did receive a number of new pickups in 1970, and used the Rock Treble in his second DA guitar.
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automaticchanger
Just wanted to share two pictures I found of Taylor using both Gibsons during the tour.
This one shows him using the ES-330 at one of the Boston Garden shows, 11/29/69:
This is a screenshot from the West Palm Beach show clip from Days of Rage that shows him using the ES-355:
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Iggyrichards
Awesome pic's. The Stones just starting to hit their "live" peak. Ya's Ya's rambler is fantastic but for me nothing touches the Brussels version
This one?
As awesome as it is, I get why people (might) prefer the GYYYO! version.
I've never heard a bad version of MR. MR certainly evolved between 1969 and 1973. And it's continued. The July 7 1990 sticks out, for me, in the Ronnie era. It's one song that has found a way to stay true throughout the years unlike JJF, HTW, Brown Sugar, Satisfaction, SFM, Miss You, SFTD and Start Me Up.
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automaticchanger
Just wanted to share two pictures I found of Taylor using both Gibsons during the tour.
This one shows him using the ES-330 at one of the Boston Garden shows, 11/29/69:
This is a screenshot from the West Palm Beach show clip from Days of Rage that shows him using the ES-355:
Great find that ES-330!
And we have to rewrite history -Forever I have assumed Keith used the Dan Armstrong on Carol from Ya-Ya's, mainly due to him using it on the Gimme Shelter movie.
Turns out he used the Gibson ES-355 on the Ya Ya's version as seen on this clip at 1:32.
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automaticchanger
Just wanted to share two pictures I found of Taylor using both Gibsons during the tour.
This one shows him using the ES-330 at one of the Boston Garden shows, 11/29/69:
This is a screenshot from the West Palm Beach show clip from Days of Rage that shows him using the ES-355:
Great find that ES-330!
And we have to rewrite history -Forever I have assumed Keith used the Dan Armstrong on Carol from Ya-Ya's, mainly due to him using it on the Gimme Shelter movie.
Turns out he used the Gibson ES-355 on the Ya Ya's version as seen on this clip at 1:32.
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