Paul Kossoff

[banditguitarist1]

That it does! If you had the flames by the center seam it would be dead on

[Ride on a Pony]

Originally Posted by 54 Deluxe

My R8 looks a lot like his darkburst.
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Nice! is it just my eyes or is there some subtle sort of flame going on in between the pickups?

[ledfree]

Originally Posted by rumbling_groover

Subtle, understated, delicate, he knew how to be part of a band without trying to be a guitar hero

Nuff said.

[Ride on a Pony]

Kossoff Burst - Les Paul Forum

Must read!

[Angus]

Originally Posted by ledfree

Nuff said.

I would respectfully say that one could go a bit further; as well as the understatement and delicacy there was a power and intensity he could summon that makes "flash" guitar playing sound hollow and shallow in comparison.

[gr4ntc]

Thanks for those amazing Photos Angus, I havent seen them before ....

[Angus]

Originally Posted by gr4ntc

Thanks for those amazing Photos Angus, I havent seen them before ....

You are very welcome - They are from the dvd, the sequences that his brother Simon shot, but sadly he has misplaced the sound cartridge.

By the way....

I was googling the other day, and found a Kossoff link from the other Les Paul forum, apparently it was a link to the Kossoff4ever forum where somebody was telling about how they had met Kossoff on a train on the way to London and had chatted with him. The problem was that that forum is now defunct and I could find now way of finding the thread. Is anybody familiar with this story or know where I might get the thread?

Cheers.

[NowGibson]

+1 for Koss and the "Free Forever" Dvd box set.

[mtlin]

Koss must have been a little dude. Those LP's look huge on him.

[ledfree]

Originally Posted by Angus

I would respectfully say that one could go a bit further; as well as the understatement and delicacy there was a power and intensity he could summon that makes "flash" guitar playing sound hollow and shallow in comparison.

You get no argument from me on that. I would like to add, if I was going to use one word to describe Paul Kissoffs playing it would be. "Sublime".

[Ride on a Pony]

Cool pics Angus... I'm so gutted they lost the audio to that show, its quite frustrating just watching and not being able to hear.

[hotrat]

Well that was a walk down memory lane.

I love Free, they remain one of my favourite bands of all time, I did have the pleasure in seeing them perform live on two separate occasions at our local Jazz Club in the early 70's,which I am sorry to say no longer exists.

If my memory serves me well, I'm pretty certain that Paul was playing an old looking gold top at both gigs.

And singer Paul hails from my home town, great eh.

[Ride on a Pony]

Originally Posted by hotrat

Well that was a walk down memory lane.

I love Free, they remain one of my favourite bands of all time, I did have the pleasure in seeing them perform live on two separate occasions at our local Jazz Club in the early 70's,which I am sorry to say no longer exists.

If my memory serves me well, I'm pretty certain that Paul was playing an old looking gold top at both gigs.

And singer Paul hails from my home town, great eh.

Awesome! Are you sure it wasn't that stripped LP on page 1? It can look deceptively like gold in certain lights.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by ledfree

You get no argument from me on that. I would like to add, if I was going to use one word to describe Paul Kossoffs playing it would be. "Sublime".

I think you have it surrounded, sir.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by hotrat

Well that was a walk down memory lane.


If my memory serves me well, I'm pretty certain that Paul was playing an old looking gold top at both gigs.

I think that would be a scrubbed down sunburst that looks very much like a goldtop as used at the Isle of Wight 1970 and on the Fire and Water video - it has a big dink on it just up from the bridge.

I envy you seeing the band, any further details you remember?

[hotrat]

Originally Posted by Ride on a Pony

Awesome! Are you sure it wasn't that stripped LP on page 1? It can look deceptively like gold in certain lights.

Looking at the photos again, it may well have been that very same guitar.

[hotrat]

Originally Posted by Angus

I think that would be a scrubbed down sunburst that looks very much like a goldtop as used at the Isle of Wight 1970 and on the Fire and Water video - it has a big dink on it just up from the bridge.

I envy you seeing the band, any further details you remember?

Sorry Angus I missed your post there, no nothing of major importance, other than they were amazing on both occasions, and did 3 or 4 encores each time.

But if your interested, the support band at the first gig was Skid Row, the Irish three piece with Garry Moore on guitar, they too were amazing and later came back topping the bill, incidentally my best friends sister copped off with Gary that night, lucky sod, she was quite fit.

The support band the second time was Trapeze, a fairly unknown band but very powerful.

They too later came back to top the bill, the singer and bass player was a guy called Glen Hughes, who later went on to join Deep Purple and marry actress Linda Blair of The Exorcist fame.

He is also a good friend of Toni Iomi, need I say more.

[cherrick]

Who is Kossoff?

[Ride on a Pony]

Originally Posted by cherrick

Who is Kossoff?

So, not content with your trolling on LPF, you've brought your lame shit over here.

Good joke buddy, very funny.

[Tunnel Vision]

I think Paul Rogers owns one of Koss's LP's

[ledfree]

Originally Posted by cherrick

Who is Kossoff?

....and you have been on which planet for the last 45 years?

Oh I see, you are only 10 years old.

[honeyburst]

Originally Posted by billy

After reading a recent thread about Kossoff, i was interested in seeing if anyone has any good pic's of his darkburst or any of his bursts..... if so please could you post them.

Go to Les Paul Forum then go to Vintage section and then scroll to Kossoff Burst Page 2 I think two colour pics of Koss's LP
cheers
honeyburst

[tonebone]

Originally Posted by cherrick

Who is Kossoff?

who are you

[Ride on a Pony]

Originally Posted by tonebone

who are you

He's a pathetic troll with no life who goes around multiple Les Paul forums asking "who's Kossoff?"

[BOBBO]

Originally Posted by honeyburst

Go to Les Paul Forum then go to Vintage section and then scroll to Kossoff Burst Page 2 I think two colour pics of Koss's LP
cheers
honeyburst

From LPF ...

[tonebone]

Originally Posted by Ride on a Pony

He's a pathetic troll with no life who goes around multiple Les Paul forums asking "who's Kossoff?"

I know, I saw the posts and responses on LPF.

I somehow get the visual, "heh, heh, heheheh, armpit farts!"



I take issue with the avatar and the little obnoxious gif even more.


Given them too much attention already. Ahm outa here.

[cherrick]

Originally Posted by BOBBO

From LPF ...

did this guitar belong to this Kossoff person? Is it authentic and not a reworked Epiphone?

[honeyburst]

Originally Posted by cherrick

did this guitar belong to this Kossoff person? Is it authentic and not a reworked Epiphone?

Who is this cherrick person

[cherrick]

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[Daintree]

This is a great interview with the all the guys in the band in 1970...
Something Koss says regarding the music, the business, and how Free went about things..."and that way, you play to the people...you develop musically, on stage...and you build a good strong honest following, rather than hype...."
Definitely worth a watch if you've never seen this...

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