We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. The truth about vintage amps with skip simmons podcast. Guitar tech larry cragg the fretboard journal neil young. Larry cragg working on neil youngs les paul ol black a fascinating article on neil youngs guitar tech larry cragg in the upcoming the fretboard journal.
When hes not serving as neil youngs guitar tech not to mention santana and other rock stars. Larry cragg fretboard journal official prs guitars forum. But to me his signature tone is from the 4 way street album, so prior to cragg attacking the braces. Brian fisher interviews larry cragg neil youngs guitar tech about his gear rental business, working with neil and some of the guitar tweak wizardry hes known for. By popular demand well, at least one of you asked for it, a growing index of topics found on the truth about vintage amps episode 1 restoring a gibson charlie christian amp from the 30s40s repairing amps on a drawbridge 60hz50hz hum troubleshooting amps solidstate rectifiers recommended new vacuum tubes for amps the magic. See more ideas about vintage guitars, cool guitar and guitar amp. Reviews and comments on shakey a neil young biography by jimmy mcdonough. The debut episode of the truth about vintage amps with skip simmons is now live.
The fretboard journal magazines weekly podcast, where we interview legendary guitarists, luthiers, and much more. In the nosetobuttcrack daisychain march to mediocrity, the masses never seem to. Gillian welch, bob shane of the kingston trio, luthier james einolf, larry cragg, buddy miller, linda manzer and harwood guitars. Ukulele music guitar guitar amp cool guitar playing guitar electric guitar and amp gibson electric guitar gibson les paul vintage guitars. An unofficial forum for those who love martin instruments founded by steve stallings. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Every month on this podcast, guitar amp guru skip simmons shares stories and fields your questions on tube amp buying, restoration and repair. Guitar tech larry cragg the fretboard journal neil young news. Csny with tom jones on long time gone 1969 well, weve posted quite a variety of strange things over the years but this is one of the odder ones for sure. Easy fingerstyle guitar lesson that develops your fingerpicking technique wtih fun exercises. Bill graham tells us the definitive story of harwood guitars, the mysterious company that churned out some pretty gorgeous guitars and mandolins in the 1890s and 1900s.
Often hilarious and always insightful, its like no other guitar podcast out there. Fretboard journal the official home of the fretboard. When hes not serving as neil youngs guitar tech not to mention santana and other rock stars, hes busy running vintage instrument rental, one of the few places in the world where musicians can. I think fretboard journal had an article with larry cragg saying he lightly scalloped the braces in 74, so copying his bracing accurately would be pretty tough. Twice a month, guitar amp guru skip simmons fields your questions on vintage tube amp repair, restoration and collecting. Discussion in general discussion started by zafu, mar 27, 2015. He established a repair shop in marin county, california, to offer an extensive selection of rare and vintage equipment as well as instrument repairs. I just came across an article on larry from a few years ago and thought some of you might be interested. Maybe there is a history to this one or he just liked it. Some photos from the collection of larry cragg neil young. See more ideas about guitar rig, guitar amp and marshall amplification.
We recall having a cassette tape of this but completely forgot about it. General discussion page 187 official prs guitars forum. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Larry cragg working on neil youngs les paul ol black. Restoring old amps and transformers mercury magnetics. Inspired by larry craggs detailed description of neil youngs tweed. The truth about vintage amps with skip simmons sur apple. Keepsake magazine for guitar collectors by brian fisher. This week, were sharing an epic conversation with one of our favorite musicians, guitar great jim campilongo. Brian fisher interviews larry cragg neil youngs guitar tech about his gear rental business, working with neil and some of the guitar tweak wizardry hes. For more on larry cragg and neil youngs guitars, check out this interview and this interview on amplifiers also see, neil youngs sound on guitars, amps, and whizzer equipment with photos of old black.
Jim shares stories about growing up in san francisco, his early guitar lessons, his evergrowing lp obsession and some of the fateful encounters that helped shape. Larry cragg has an insane amount of tweed fender amps. The truth about vintage amps with skip simmons on apple. Here are some outtakes in this case taken by cragg himself from one of the worlds great guitar and amp collections. Since 1969, larry has repaired guitars for such artists as carlos santana, bob dylan, bruce springsteen and steve miller. The fretboard journal magazine presents the truth about vintage amps with skip simmons. Buck nickels and loose change makin wine larry cragg in action. Listen to the truth about vintage amps with skip simmons instantly on your tablet, phone or browser no downloads needed. He is neil youngs main luthier but also takes care of carlos santanas. The truth about vintage amps with skip simmons himalaya. The truth about vintage amps with skip simmons all you.
Heres a pic from the cover of the aforementioned album where nils used neils d18 that he gave to nils. If you were martin and neil young gave the green light for. Cohosted by the fretboard journal s jason verlinde. Larry cragg is sometimes called the guitar repairman to the stars.
Christopher paul stelling joins us on this weeks fretboard journal podcast to talk about the making of his new, ben harperproduced album, best of luck. Guitar tech larry cragg fretboard journal see more. Jason and skip get special guest larry cragg santana, neil young, magnatone on the line. Where else can you find this selection of vintage gear. Order a pdf download of steve melkisethians tweed princeton amp. When hes not serving as neil youngs guitar tech not to mention santana and other rock stars, hes busy running vintage instrument rental, one of the few places in the world where musicians can rent the vintage guitars. I assume his guitar guy, larry cragg, did not do the repair work. Btw pegi wears her hair much longer now and theyve been letting their freak flag fly for quite some time. Special guest charles baty returns to the truth about vintage amps podcast for our final episode of 2019. Just posted some outtake photos on the web from our recent feature on larry cragg.
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