1 Topic by BoiseBrett (edited by BoiseBrett 2014-03-29 22:34:00)

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Topic: Boise March 28th

Great show! Thanks for coming to Boise, Joe and The Huckleberries! Two years ago I travelled to SLC to see Joe for the first time. Which was 6 months after I had been introduced to his music.

For this show I introduced to my wife to his live music. She is six months pregnant with my first child (I'm 45, ya I know), her and my unborn daughter enjoyed the show.

My favorite song had to be "Oh Beautiful". The first thing that grabbed my attention was the guitar he played for this song. When the lights hit that guitar on stage, I was captivated. The sound that followed, ROCKED!

A year ago while traveling along my personal journey of learning to play the guitar, I went back into my youth revisiting old tunes and guitar players I enjoyed. One being Aldo Nova. His first album featured a Tobacco Burst Les Paul. I bought as close to a version of this guitar as I could two years ago in the Memphis Gibson factory store, while I was back there for a work function. Aldo Nova's Blood on the Bricks (1991) album, featured a song Medicine Man. In the video he is seen playing a Les Paul with an Explorer neck in Cherry Burst. I had to have one! It turns out, only about 10 were made. Les Paul purists hate that guitar. A few years ago Rick Nielson  was playing one on stage.

I searched via the internet all I could find on that Les Paul with the Explorer neck. I talked with the sales rep who sold me my Les Paul, he told me that I could contact the Gibson Custom Shop and have one made. But it would be expensive. I looked into building one myself and after a lengthy, in depth research as to how one "builds" a guitar, I opted not to pursue that course of action.

To see Joe on stage with a Les Paul with an Explorer neck was awesome! He played a second Les Paul with an Explorer neck  later in the show that sported only a single pickup.

If Gibson would build an artist model of the one Joe played in "Oh Beautiful" I would have to have one!

Thanks for the guitar porn! In 2 years of learning to play the guitar I have bought 5 guitars. My wife couldn't get over the multiple guitars Joe had to play during the show. I get it, now she gets why I "need" so many different guitars. Even though I'm not very good at playing them all.

Thanks and Come back again!
Brett in Boise

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Re: Boise March 28th

Is this the guitar your are referring to? http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/G … ur_Guitars

It is actually a Firebird Reverse neck and headstock.

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Re: Boise March 28th

Aha! You are correct a Firebird neck. My bad. I was wrong, not the first time nor the last to be sure. Still a sweet looking guitar.

My buddy that introduced me to JB's music took a great pic of him on stage with the aforementioned guitars.

I've got the pics on my laptop but apparently I'm technologically challenged or picture posting cannot be done on this forum.

Thanks Jim m

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Re: Boise March 28th

Great review Brett, thanks. Can't wait for my turn. Yes, that is the famous one-off BonaByrd, made by the guys at Gibson for Joe. Technical challenge is not the problem. The old s/w that drives this board requires just a link to a file and photo sharing site where you can put the pictures and then copy/paste the link. Great to have you here!
Rick

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