Post by johan on Oct 13, 2006 6:39:21 GMT -5
I saw this new Cale DVD "In Session" recorded at Leon Russell studio, if I'm not mistaken and there a short interview about his main guitar, which is really a story it itself. I've always loved his sound and to learn that he just hotrodded some cheap guitar himself, totally stunned me. Also through the first few albums you can hear it evolving from acoustic to electric guitar. Makes me want to build one...
i will build one
j
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"My favorite guitar is this old fifty dollar Harmony, now backless for easier access to the electronics. Originally it was a round hole acoustic, but I've added five pickups for making records and playing concerts. Four of the pickups are Gibson, two of which are low impedance for recording direct. The other bar type pickup came from a Sears Silvertone guitar, it was manufactured by Dano Electro. The guitar has three high impedance outs and one low."
1971: On the back cover of Really you can see it still with the round hole though a pickup and a control plated was already added
Much later
"Back when I could only own one guitar I played an old $50 Harmony -- a real cheap roundhole acoustic -- and I made all of my old records on it. Then it deteriorated through the years with touring and going on planes and everything, and I got into the position where I could afford several guitars. I played a Stratocaster for some time after that, and also me ssed around with Les Pauls and 335s. The Harmony was good because it was an acoustic guitar and that got me into songwriting."
"And how about that old Harmony [guitar] that we've heard so much about, do you ever play that anymore? I know you don't tour with it or anything, but do you ever mess around with it at home?
CALE: No not really. I took all the pick-ups back out of it. It was a very very cheap guitar and I modified the crap out of it. I took the back off of it and it fell all apart. And I played it and played it, it's in storage now, just sort of the bones, the carcass of what it used to be."
www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=5129&disp=all
perso.magic.fr/aramis/jjbooks.htm
i will build one
j
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"My favorite guitar is this old fifty dollar Harmony, now backless for easier access to the electronics. Originally it was a round hole acoustic, but I've added five pickups for making records and playing concerts. Four of the pickups are Gibson, two of which are low impedance for recording direct. The other bar type pickup came from a Sears Silvertone guitar, it was manufactured by Dano Electro. The guitar has three high impedance outs and one low."
1971: On the back cover of Really you can see it still with the round hole though a pickup and a control plated was already added
Much later
"Back when I could only own one guitar I played an old $50 Harmony -- a real cheap roundhole acoustic -- and I made all of my old records on it. Then it deteriorated through the years with touring and going on planes and everything, and I got into the position where I could afford several guitars. I played a Stratocaster for some time after that, and also me ssed around with Les Pauls and 335s. The Harmony was good because it was an acoustic guitar and that got me into songwriting."
"And how about that old Harmony [guitar] that we've heard so much about, do you ever play that anymore? I know you don't tour with it or anything, but do you ever mess around with it at home?
CALE: No not really. I took all the pick-ups back out of it. It was a very very cheap guitar and I modified the crap out of it. I took the back off of it and it fell all apart. And I played it and played it, it's in storage now, just sort of the bones, the carcass of what it used to be."
www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=5129&disp=all
perso.magic.fr/aramis/jjbooks.htm
