Elliot Easton Talks About The History Of The Gibson SG

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 08-27-2007, 12:20 AM

lp junior freak · 09-05-2007, 11:27 AM

yeah i saw that !!!!

Snakebite Music · 09-05-2007, 11:30 AM

He's a very cool guy. Killer guitarist too. The guy can manhandle a guitar along with the likes of Slash, Joe Perry and Page anyday!

HolyGrail · 09-05-2007, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Oliver

He's a very cool guy. Killer guitarist too. The guy can manhandle a guitar along with the likes of Slash, Joe Perry and Page anyday!

Well lets Not go that far .

First of all, none of the names you've mentioned are even close to being in
Page's Category .

My opinion of Elliot's playing is , he gets by and was lucky enough
to have had Rick Ocasek as the Cars singer .

ReverendJWblues · 09-05-2007, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HolyGrail

Well lets Not go that far .

First of all, none of the names you've mentioned are even close to being in
Page's Category .

My opinion of Elliot's playing is , he gets by and was lucky enough
to have had Rick Ocasek as the Cars singer .

It is amazing the influence that Jimmy has had on so many of us. Yes I am in that category also. no-body sounds like Jimmy.....Elliots a very fine player as the others. But Jimmy showed us how to Rock the Blues.

JW

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 09-05-2007, 10:08 PM

he attended Berklee with HolyGrail & they grew up in the same town as well

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 09-05-2007, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Oliver

He's a very cool guy. Killer guitarist too. The guy can manhandle a guitar along with the likes of Slash, Joe Perry and Page anyday!

I know he was in the cars but honestly cannot recall any of his riffs or licks Now Mr Perry holds the witches tit for me

Slash is very underrated.

Snakebite Music · 09-08-2007, 07:28 PM

Sorry guys., I dissagree... I've seen him live and witnessed him perform hair raising extended solos just like Perry, Page and Slash are known for.

Not many players can be creative enough to go off on a 4 min tasteful tangent and right back into the chorus without skipping a beat or hitting bum notes.

I highly recommend you guys pickup a copy of the New Cars. One of my favorite albums currently and this is coming from a guy who has Motorhead & Hendrix in his ipod.

Snakebite Music · 09-08-2007, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwblues

It is amazing the influence that Jimmy has had on so many of us. Yes I am in that category also. no-body sounds like Jimmy.....Elliots a very fine player as the others. But Jimmy showed us how to Rock the Blues.

JW

Well that goes without saying!!! Jimmy really laid the foundation for rock guitar today.

Snakebite Music · 09-08-2007, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HolyGrail

Well lets Not go that far .

First of all, none of the names you've mentioned are even close to being in
Page's Category .

My opinion of Elliot's playing is , he gets by and was lucky enough
to have had Rick Ocasek as the Cars singer .

Oh and by the way... not to take away from Rick... but Todd Rundgren blew me away. Not only can he belt out the tones and give a rockin stage presence, but he is a hell of a guitar player too!! He does lead as well on a few songs.

EE was the inspiration for the SG I own today..

HolyGrail · 09-08-2007, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snakebite Music

Oh and by the way... not to take away from Rick... but Todd Rundgren blew me away. Not only can he belt out the tones and give a rockin stage presence, but he is a hell of a guitar player too!! He does lead as well on a few songs.

EE was the inspiration for the SG I own today..

Todd Rundgren has always been highly respected.
For his Producing & Writing too . I hold the same High opinion of Todd Rundgren.
He's a Prodigy .

Your judgment of talent is obviously different than mine. I expect that,
as you haven't Produced or Play guitar for a living. My ears are probably
better than most non producers . That's what we do ! We Listen .
And in this biz you can cut it or you can't. I'm always straight forward
and blunt when it comes to my opinion of Musicians or Producing . Especially
when I'm responsible for making them sound good. Berklee instilled this in me.
I'm probably too Blunt when music is involved , but it's a Business and there is
no room for mediocrity. This is how we were all treated at Berklee too.

Elliot grew up in the same town as me and went to Berklee too.
Massapequa, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I have nothing against him and I've never met him . Strange, but true.
My sister has, with Doug Savides, A legend in our town.
I did see the Cars play when he and I were going to Berklee in Boston.
I believe he was playing at the " Ratskeller "

Elliot has done well and I admire that , but to me his playing does nothing
for me.

He was with you in a picture and I would expect you to stand by him.

Snakebite Music · 09-09-2007, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HolyGrail

Todd Rundgren has always been highly respected.
For his Producing & Writing too . I hold the same High opinion of Todd Rundgren.
He's a Prodigy .

Your judgment of talent is obviously different than mine. I expect that,
as you haven't Produced or Play guitar for a living. My ears are probably
better than most non producers . That's what we do ! We Listen .
And in this biz you can cut it or you can't. I'm always straight forward
and blunt when it comes to my opinion of Musicians or Producing . Especially
when I'm responsible for making them sound good. Berklee instilled this in me.
I'm probably too Blunt when music is involved , but it's a Business and there is
no room for mediocrity. This is how we were all treated at Berklee too.

Elliot grew up in the same town as me and went to Berklee too.
Massapequa, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I have nothing against him and I've never met him . Strange, but true.
My sister has, with Doug Savides, A legend in our town.
I did see the Cars play when he and I were going to Berklee in Boston.
I believe he was playing at the " Ratskeller "

Elliot has done well and I admire that , but to me his playing does nothing
for me.

He was with you in a picture and I would expect you to stand by him.

Well you're better than I am at this then. I don't think you have to attend Berkely to appreciate music. Perhaps you have a keen ear when it comes to producing as I take it you are a producer for a living. What is produced and what is listened to is a totally different thing. Just like a guitar player zones in on the guitar parts when listening to a record.

Either way he's a gentleman, a skilled player and always there when I have questions or need advice.

Have you seen Todd R. live with the cars? He's definately got stage presence!

Snakebite Music · 09-10-2007, 01:06 PM

"He was with you in a picture and I would expect you to stand by him. "

Elliot graciously invited Todd and myself to come down and check out The New Cars in NY. A great guy, very knowledgable and knows his gear.

mike newport · 09-10-2007, 08:06 PM

Jimmy is by far one of my very favorites, for extremely obvious reasons. On the other hand, Elliot Easton is exceptionally talented as a player. Terry Kath blows huge also.

coldsteal2 · 09-17-2007, 06:09 AM

I took this photo of Jimmy in SF back in the early 70's
(Notice the are Hagar Bell Slacks? hahaha)

coldsteal2 · 09-17-2007, 06:26 AM

;o)

loneguitar · 09-17-2007, 05:22 PM

True Jimmy can't be touched, in a league all his own, aside from Clapton

coldsteal2 · 09-28-2007, 01:15 PM

Yes, love the Clap!

(the guitarist not the disease hahah)

overdriver · 10-06-2007, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snakebite Music

Well that goes without saying!!! Jimmy really laid the foundation for rock guitar today.

yes Jimmi Hendrix did lay the foundation....opps

your talking about J. Page sorry ya Page had a few ggod things out he gets by, sorry I thought you where talking about a great SG player, never mind

MIDNIGHT · 10-08-2007, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by overdriver

yes Jimmi Hendrix did lay the foundation....opps

your talking about J. Page sorry ya Page had a few ggod things out he gets by, sorry I thought you where talking about a great SG player, never mind

Hendrix, an SG player?

wasn't he more of a Strat player?

peace

M.T. Pockets · 10-09-2007, 08:01 AM

Page & Easton=Apples & Oranges

'tis hardly a surprise that Mr Page is held in such high regard by folks on a Les Paul forum.

I think we're being very narrow minded to say Page is a God and let others go unheralded.

I would offer Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Joe Pass, Scottie More, Jerry Reed, Roy Clark, and countless others who are/were just as "good" and influenced just as many folks as JP.

Believe it or not, JP had no influence on me. I listened to Zep, but I was playing acoustic music at the time.

When I started playing pro, I played country.

So, somehow, I've made it this far without ever learning to play Zep tunes.

It's all good.

It would be a mighty boring world if we all played like JP.

overdriver · 10-14-2007, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by midnightdreamer

Hendrix, an SG player?

wasn't he more of a Strat player?

peace

he played a three pup white custom from time to time as well as a flying V

Page most often played a Tele and LP. I think

61LPSG · 10-31-2007, 09:52 PM

I have pictures of Jimi playing a white SG Custom. I met Jimi when he was still Jimmy James, and played a Tele.

***b-squared*** · 01-22-2008, 10:09 PM

I love Jimmy's work, but grew up with Elliott's music coming out of the radio.

"Best Friend's Girl" and "Just What I Needed" come to mind instantly as leads that were perfect for the song. Elliott can shred with the best of them, but seems to prefer writing and playing exactly what the song calls for.

He's also one of the only "Made it" guitar players that comes on forums to share his knowledge and experience. I admire that.

You got to give him his due.

BB

Harpozep · 01-23-2008, 02:16 AM

Elliot Easton is a fine enough player. Fun and to the point on studio albums, and he can string out some nice longer solos in concert. Playing for the song is a manner very under appreciated by folks who want guitar gods.

I gotta agree too that Page is put on such a pedestal here that it is almost embarrassing.

Same with Clapton.

But they are both important players that molded our times. Neither move me much, but I love a Page riff now and then and really do love Clapton with a Gibson, not so much his last thirty years with a Strat though.

So many more players out there. Heck, one of the best, Danny Gatton killed himself in despair. Lots of personalities out there and some get crushed by the business and just don't last.
Danny Gatton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I grew up outside Boston and knew plenty of Berklee people in the '70's. Too many of them were aloof, while some were the most talented grounded musicians I've ever met.

My Jazz teacher in high school was a Berklee grad and he definitely tried to make us turn from rock and go bebop. I loved him introducing Charlie Parker to us. Good times there

He was a bit of an opinionated one though ( He was from Berklee after all, where it was sink or swim as he'd say ). He told us bending notes was a weakness and a sign of an immature player. To him a player bending and sustaining was wasting space and out of ideas. He never said that

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Snakebite Music Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Elliot Easton Talks About The History Of The Gibson SG He's a very cool guy. Killer guitarist too. The guy can manhandle a guitar along with the likes of Slash, Joe Perry and Page anyday!

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*FLICKOFLASH* GLOBAL EMO MOD Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hagerstown,MD USA Posts: 10,092 Thanks: 58 Thanked 183 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Elliot Easton Talks About The History Of The Gibson SG he attended Berklee with HolyGrail & they grew up in the same town as well

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Snakebite Music Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Elliot Easton Talks About The History Of The Gibson SG Sorry guys., I dissagree... I've seen him live and witnessed him perform hair raising extended solos just like Perry, Page and Slash are known for. Not many players can be creative enough to go off on a 4 min tasteful tangent and right back into the chorus without skipping a beat or hitting bum notes. I highly recommend you guys pickup a copy of the New Cars. One of my favorite albums currently and this is coming from a guy who has Motorhead & Hendrix in his ipod.

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Snakebite Music Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Elliot Easton Talks About The History Of The Gibson SG "He was with you in a picture and I would expect you to stand by him. " Elliot graciously invited Todd and myself to come down and check out The New Cars in NY. A great guy, very knowledgable and knows his gear.

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mike newport Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 581 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Elliot Easton Talks About The History Of The Gibson SG Jimmy is by far one of my very favorites, for extremely obvious reasons. On the other hand, Elliot Easton is exceptionally talented as a player. Terry Kath blows huge also.

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M.T. Pockets V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 636 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Elliot Easton Talks About The History Of The Gibson SG Page & Easton=Apples & Oranges 'tis hardly a surprise that Mr Page is held in such high regard by folks on a Les Paul forum. I think we're being very narrow minded to say Page is a God and let others go unheralded. I would offer Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Joe Pass, Scottie More, Jerry Reed, Roy Clark, and countless others who are/were just as "good" and influenced just as many folks as JP. Believe it or not, JP had no influence on me. I listened to Zep, but I was playing acoustic music at the time. When I started playing pro, I played country. So, somehow, I've made it this far without ever learning to play Zep tunes. It's all good. It would be a mighty boring world if we all played like JP.

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*b-squared* The Velvet Hammer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: About 15 minutes from the LOU...(STL) Posts: 7,312 Thanks: 73 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Elliot Easton Talks About The History Of The Gibson SG I love Jimmy's work, but grew up with Elliott's music coming out of the radio. "Best Friend's Girl" and "Just What I Needed" come to mind instantly as leads that were perfect for the song. Elliott can shred with the best of them, but seems to prefer writing and playing exactly what the song calls for. He's also one of the only "Made it" guitar players that comes on forums to share his knowledge and experience. I admire that. You got to give him his due. BB