Comments on: 6 Legendary Guitars/RIP Les Paul

By: Aaron Hansen

Aaron Hansen — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:59:20 +0000

That isn’t a Gibson Explorer that Hetfield is playing…

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:28:15 +0000

PRS!!!! How do you leave out the greatest guitars currently in production.

FAIL
FAIL
FAIL
FAIL

By: Vickey

Vickey — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:14:27 +0000

“in honor of less” ?? Don’t you mean In honor Of Les?

By: Gregg G

Gregg G — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:35:16 +0000

Aside from all the gribble and babble over who was forgotten on this list, I’ll choose to say that we lost one of he ORIGINAL Guitar Heroes.. some one who changed the face of music and who’s gift gave birth to some of the greatest talents scene. Some of the greatest blues, jazz, and rock greats wouldnt be where they are with out the man and his guitar…. Les, you’ll be sadly missed. Tell Jimi, Stevie and Randy I said hi…

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:25:50 +0000

When did Eddie Van Halen play a Flying V? In an otherwise great article, that’s my only beef. Eddie has been pictured playing an Explorer, but that’s not the guitar he is most associated with by any stretch of the imagination. Eddie will always be known for his Frankenstein Strat.

By: Amitcdn

Amitcdn — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:46:37 +0000

I just heard Les Paul died today at 94..i guess this is irony?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/6023419/Electric-guitar-innovator-Les-Paul-dies.html

By: Bubba

Bubba — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:13:25 +0000

My God, David, you’ve heard of Michael Schenker??

reCAPTCHA: fact-finding pincer.
I can almost picture it…

By: dre

dre — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:51:25 +0000

my comment got deleted?? why??

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:51:45 +0000

I think Springsteen played a broadcaster (early one-pickup version of a tele if i recall correctly).

Gretsch definately overlooked. (Chet Atkins Country Gentleman, White Falcon!!)

A rather uninspired list to be honest…

By: Alfred E. Neumann

Alfred E. Neumann — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:57:48 +0000

As cited in example #2, Eddie Van Halen NEVER played a Gibson Fying V. Eddie popularized the bastardized Fender Strat (known now as the Frankenstrat), with only an individual humbucking pickup (initially a PAF from a Gibson ES-335), in the treble position, a single volume knob, and no tone control. Ed assembled this axe with strat-copy parts purchased cheaply from Wayne Charvel’s Boogie Bodies company.
In the early days, Eddie also played a Ibanez Destroyer,(a copy of a Gibson Explorer), used live and on a couple tracks off of VH’s first album. Ed ended up ruining the distinct sound of the Destroyer,(known as “The Shark), by cutting a large chunk of wood out of the body with a hacksaw. Occasionally, on VH’s first tour, Eddie used a Les Paul,(minus the neck position pickup), as a backup guitar.
The “Frankenstrat” configuration quickly inspired dozens of major guitar manufacturers,(including Fender), to copy its simple, bare-bones design, and was immediately adopted by countless players great and small. It remains a favorite among guitarists even today.