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I've seen Mr. Young playing Les Pauls and acoustics. Does he use other electrics besides the LP?
EDIT1:
ok so I went ahead and Googled.
Wikipedia has this:
* 1953 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop –
* Martin D-45 – His primary steel-string acoustic guitar; used to write "Old Man" and many other hit songs.
* Martin D-28 – Nicknamed "Hank" after its previous owner, Hank Williams.
* 1927 Gibson Mastertone – A six-string banjo, tuned like a guitar. It has been used on many recordings and was played by James Taylor on "Old Man".
* Various vintage Fender Deluxe amplifiers – Neil's preferred amplifier for electric guitar is the diminutive Fender Deluxe, specifically a Tweed-era model from 1959. Neil purchased his first vintage Deluxe in 1967 for $50 and has since acquired nearly 450 different examples, all from the same era, but he maintains that it's the original model that sounds superior, and is a crucial component to his trademark sound. A notable and unique accessory to Young's Deluxe is the Whizzer, a device created specifically for Young, which physically changes the amplifier's settings to pre-set combinations. It has gone through many incarnations, and now includes effects pedals hardwired into its circuitry.
* Gretsch 6120 (Chet Atkins) – Before Neil bought Old Black, this was his primary electric guitar used during his Buffalo Springfield days.
* Gretsch White Falcon – Late '50s hollow body that Neil purchased near the end of the Buffalo Springfield era; in 1969 Neil acquired a stereo version of the same vintage guitar from Stills, and this instrument is featured prominently during Neil's early '70s period, and can be heard on tracks like "Ohio," "Southern Man," "Alabama," "L.A.," others.
EDIT 2:
The above says the Gretsch White Falcon was made as a stereo version which NY acquired in '69. I never heard of a stereo guitar. Very interesting...I assume this means it has two output jacks. I'm gonna have to Google again.
EDIT1:
ok so I went ahead and Googled.
Wikipedia has this:
* 1953 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop –
* Martin D-45 – His primary steel-string acoustic guitar; used to write "Old Man" and many other hit songs.
* Martin D-28 – Nicknamed "Hank" after its previous owner, Hank Williams.
* 1927 Gibson Mastertone – A six-string banjo, tuned like a guitar. It has been used on many recordings and was played by James Taylor on "Old Man".
* Various vintage Fender Deluxe amplifiers – Neil's preferred amplifier for electric guitar is the diminutive Fender Deluxe, specifically a Tweed-era model from 1959. Neil purchased his first vintage Deluxe in 1967 for $50 and has since acquired nearly 450 different examples, all from the same era, but he maintains that it's the original model that sounds superior, and is a crucial component to his trademark sound. A notable and unique accessory to Young's Deluxe is the Whizzer, a device created specifically for Young, which physically changes the amplifier's settings to pre-set combinations. It has gone through many incarnations, and now includes effects pedals hardwired into its circuitry.
* Gretsch 6120 (Chet Atkins) – Before Neil bought Old Black, this was his primary electric guitar used during his Buffalo Springfield days.
* Gretsch White Falcon – Late '50s hollow body that Neil purchased near the end of the Buffalo Springfield era; in 1969 Neil acquired a stereo version of the same vintage guitar from Stills, and this instrument is featured prominently during Neil's early '70s period, and can be heard on tracks like "Ohio," "Southern Man," "Alabama," "L.A.," others.
EDIT 2:
The above says the Gretsch White Falcon was made as a stereo version which NY acquired in '69. I never heard of a stereo guitar. Very interesting...I assume this means it has two output jacks. I'm gonna have to Google again.
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