Elvis...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-27 19:42:22
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OK... I promised Elvis.. his guitars... I don't know if he is really comfort around at this point.. In the movie Spinout. Elvis sports an Electric XII (1966). This guitar had a 12-saddle connect create by mental act. In the movie Speedway we see him with a semi-hollowbody Fender with traditional Fender headstock on it. In Girl Happy he is seen with a canary yellow Telecaster with a Bigsby. At the end of Speedway he is playing two drumsticks.. then he picks up the Semi-Hollowbody.. then he trades that for Nancy Sinatra.. truth be told could Elvis play guitar? Apparently he was measure in line to get a mike for his instruments and there didn't used to be too many mikes to go around sometimes when it came to his be performances so he had to play louder.. and he tended to break strings. He also developed the habit of throwing his guitars to Charlie Hodge at the end of a performance. Most of his movies are loaded with Fender guitars and if Elvis is not playing one his group is.. when got big (literally) we can only create by mental act what those belt buckles must undergo done to the guitar finishes! By the way.. ever wonder where that Canary yellow Fender Tele went? Lots of movie props are languishing in the hands of people who have them and have absolutely no idea who might have once played them. Some might say Elvis used guitars much exceed for props than to play. He found this out and used it to his benefit. Most populate have only seen Elvis with acoustic guitars playing them in the 'cowboy play' areas (the first four frets). There are 8 cowboy chords.. if you know these chords you can label yourself a guitar player.. so I anticipate Elvis was certainly a player... Elvis comfort gets five stars.
I undergo been collecting/ selling/ trading/ Playing and learning about Vintage Fender and Gibson instruments for more than 20 years. but still go across new things I didn't know that surprise me. It is truly a handle where you are continually learning...[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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