Yep….I’m a sick puppy….
The Most Hilarious Gibson Bashing Video I've Ever Seen!
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Clockworkmike
Ambassador of STACKS in WV SHACKS
That's kinda of where I was at the time we're taking: bands like Green Day, Korn and Limp Bizkit bored me to death and they made me hate being around people my own age who ran to that for really just trendy reasons honestly, mostly the image.
If it wasn't for the NWOAHM/Swedish Melodic Death Metal thing sweeping thru, I would probably still be stuck listening to stuff pre 1995 honestly lol that era at the very least, gave me hope for guitar.
NWOAHM
Swedish Melodic Death Metal ( solos already kick in at 0:23)
DirtySteve
Ambassador of Hold My Beer
I tried very hard for many years to hate Gibson and tried to build some Tele Style guitars to Gibson specs to try and get 'that' sound without having a "real" Gibson LP, but as good as those are, they don't come even close to the real thing. I've given in and now I'm looking to sell off everything and just keep my 60s Standard and later acquire a P90 Special or maybe a Jr. I do have a special place in my heart for a Tele, but my true love is the Les Paul and I'm ok with that..
C-Grin
Ambassador of Wonderland
Kobra kai
Clockworkmike
Ambassador of STACKS in WV SHACKS
No kidding, you were at Woodstock 94? That's awesome!!
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You see, I’m not even really concerned if guitar remains popular, or not. Right now, we have no reason to think it’s on the decline. Guitar sales actually increased during the pandemic.
But, if it were to fall from use, it really wouldn’t bother me. I would certainly be intrigued by the cause, but it would be more of an academic interest.
It was a really good time for myself, and the longtime friend that went with me. We had a blast! Hard to describe.
I got to walk around under a beautiful sunset on arrival day, and see Carlos Santana play The Star Spangled Banner.
I got to see the mosh pit erupt when Joe Cocker played You Are So Beautiful.
The insanity of 9 Inch Nails into Metallica….
The Chilis with their heads on fire Sunday morning (IIRC re: the timing….was a bit blurry…the lightbulb headgear)
Too Much…
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C-Grin
Ambassador of Wonderland
Your killin me
OP
I’ll say this, I do recall back in the ‘80s having absolutely no desire for a Gibson or even a Fender guitar. I did have my ‘74 Gibson SG given to me around 1987, and I was very appreciative. But, at the time, both of those guitar companies seemed like the stuffy guitars. We all wanted Kramers and Charvels and Jacksons! When PRS came out, I was very drawn to that guitar, too. It was something new and interesting.
The term, “Boomer,” didn’t exist, of course. And I don’t think my attitude was quite as blunt as in the video in the OP, but I suppose I had a touch of the same mindset.
The term, “Boomer,” didn’t exist, of course. And I don’t think my attitude was quite as blunt as in the video in the OP, but I suppose I had a touch of the same mindset.
Clockworkmike
Ambassador of STACKS in WV SHACKS
That is so cool, man. That's really something to say and definitely to remember! Did ya get involved in any of that famous Mud chucking at Green Day? Lmao
C-Grin
Ambassador of Wonderland
C-Grin
Ambassador of Wonderland
We must be on similar timeline's
I liked this....
I liked this....
In 1980, I was earning $125.00/week in a bar band playing this fine establishment...
All I cared about was playing music....
Hahahahaahahaaha! We still joke to this day…. I went in wearing a white Michigan J Frog t-shirt, and my Chuck Taylors….black with white rubber. They came out in remarkably good shape. Actually, I still have them….shirt AND shoes. All you had to do was put your hand up, and the mud people would, pretty well, steer clear of you. They weren’t exactly dressed for confrontation, and nobody really wanted one…that seemed like a live and let live moment.
Anyway, there were things that were missed….it took too long to travel between stages….I missed Primus….and yes…that sucked.
Clockworkmike
Ambassador of STACKS in WV SHACKS
I guess I can see what you're conveying here but I couldn't nor would ever want to imagine a world without a rock guitar in it somewhere.
Whether it's rockabilly, dirty blues , classic rock, jazz fusion, metal or even punk: the electric guitar is the purest sound and essence of rebellion. The day mankind figured out magnetic response to the strings of a guitar, the world changed and it went even further radicalized once some guys like Willie Kizart, Link Wray and Dave Davies tore up the speakers in their tiny combo amps and discovered the key to immortality: distortion.
You can play it 6,000 different ways and flavors, but as long as you got a magnetic pickup and a lil slice of distortion: you are part of long and noble tradition of people who said "@#$& off!!!!" to social norms and went rogue.
And I'm proud as hell to carry on that cause lol
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I played a '77 Les Paul Custom all through the '80s. Never really had want for any other guitar, but I actually did have a B.C.Rich for a while because you couldn't make it out of the '80s without a Floyd if you were playing covers, which I unfortunately was at the time. Once I was out of the cover band It was gone in a hot minute.
To be fair, they did refer to the WWII generation as "baby boomers" but it wasn't used as a pejorative until relatively recently. The amount of vitriol that seems to flow between the boomers, who are aging out of a rapidly changing word, and Gen Z, who feel the boomers have destroyed their chance of reasonably achieving what used to be considered modest life goals, is only increasing and does to me seem to underpin a lot of the social change that we are seeing.
….though I did enjoy watching the mud people slide down the hill on my way to glimpse the Chilis…