Guitar Porn and Friends

"Here's a pic of Jimi Hendrix playing what appears to be an Acoustic Black Widow. On closer inspection you can see this guitar is a semi-hollowbody and was likely made by Bartell of California, who were the first manufacturers of Black Widows for Acoustic. Unfortunately, it's impossible to tell if the guitar is branded Acoustic or Bartell. Reportedly, Jimi also had a similar fretless guitar which was stolen. A 2nd fretless unit was being built for him when he died and this instrument may be the one that was owned by Frank Zappa. These would've also been Bartells since the 1st production change didn't occur until 1971 or 1972." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

"This site is setup to cover the known gear Jimmy Page used during Led Zeppelin live and in the studio, this is one of the most in depth and accurate looks ever, borderline obsessive would be a better way to put it perhaps! When new info surfaces from whatever source it'll eventually make it's way on to here." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

"Jean Michel Jarre demonstrates the analogue synths he's used during his career." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

"I'm wearing cryogenically-treated, hand-wound 42-gauge hemp underwear!" - Hieronymous Boob

"No one expected this Rocket launch, which is in clear violation of several UN resolutions and basic laws of physics. Unlike conventional missiles, this one comes in a square shape and will be sold world-wide in complete ignorance of German governments exports restrictions. It's incredible sound is much more louder than the legendary Saturn V engine, and never before has this been achieved with such an enormous fun factor. It features an analog multimode VCF with lowpass, bandpass, and highpass, resonance up to self oscillation and beyond, a powerful monophonic oscillator section with Ultra High Density Sawtooth and unison for chord play. Furthermore equipped with a powerful Arpeggiator and a destructive Booster circuit, this Rocket is technologically way ahead of all current defense systems." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

one uses PIO caps, the other ceramics. both are among the earliest fuzz boxes. Maestro Fuzz Tone came first, i think? - Hieronymous Boob

Indeed. - scherbi: bottom dweller

WHY AM I YELLING?!? - Hieronymous Boob

Very cool :D - Jennifer Dittrich

actually, those pictures DO show some etched art on the ground plane. - Hieronymous Boob

witness the robot who raves at the wall! (making the shape of his question to Asimov?) - Hieronymous Boob

note that the veroboard pedal has a transparent bottom so the owner can stare at the purty guts. did someone say fetish? :P - Hieronymous Boob

I love it when you talk dirty to me. - SteVe C

even in bypass, it makes everything sound better. - Hieronymous Boob

"PG's Rebecca Dirks is On Location in West Des Moines, IA, where she catches up with Wilco lead guitarist Nels Cline who walks us through his entire rig including Fender Jazzmasters, Schroeder Amps, and an expansive pedalboard." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

"The VFM is reminiscent of the Mosrite Fuzzrite or Maestro Brassmaster, but with a lot more balls. Back in the day when I was looking for a really wild fuzz sound I heard in the most insane of Jimi Hendrix performances, or psychadelic noise freak outs of the 60′s and 70′s, it seemed that all the pedals people were recommending just weren’t cutting it. That’s because a lot of those old fuzz sounds were created by combining fuzz faces or tone benders with high gain marshall stacks recorded at insane volumes. The Vintage Fuzz Master is my solution to the conundrum of wanting to have that sound in a tiny package. All the madness of vintage fuzz into a high gain amp with out the hassle of carrying around a stack with you." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

"Notable users : Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), UNKLE, Mark Younger Smith (Billy Idol, Charlie Sexton, Joe Cocker), Steve Schiff (Nina Hagen Band)" - Hieronymous Boob

FWIW, the Mosrite Fuzzrite is a very very simple circuit. OTOH, the Brassmaster is as complicated as a Big Muff. EIEIO. - Hieronymous Boob

"1984 video of Adrian Belew (from King Crimson, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Frank Zappa, etc.) teaching some of his tricks and styles and detailing the equipment he uses. He even shows a fretless guitar." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

used to have this on VHS back in the 80s. i wish it had come out on DVD, but i'm pretty sure that DCI Video went under ages ago and took their library with them. - Hieronymous Boob

"Feast your eyes on this new Limited Edition Airline Folkstar in Sky Blue." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

Eastwood still makes and sells them. - Hieronymous Boob

not mine, sadly. - Hieronymous Boob

"This design is based around the early 60′s Silvertone Jupiter H49 which was also available with the Airline brand. Here we have upgraded our existing Airline Jupiter to create the Jupiter PRO. We’ve added a unique blend control that lets the player dial in a wide variety of tones. We have also replaced the wooden bridge with a Tone Pros Tun-o-matic, upgraded the bolt-on neck with a set maple neck and upgraded the hardware to create a solid, tour worthy guitar for today’s modern player." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

oh, i hope i have them in my slippery mitts by next weekend. anticipating the awesome. - Hieronymous Boob

pitch transposer is grainy and dark and hashy, but not fizzy or shrill. PERFECT for lofi nastiness. the DDL is pure awesomeness, all the way from early 80s pinginess to total soup. also does the long murky loop trick. my ears are weeping tears of joy. kind of a freaky image, but there it is. - Hieronymous Boob

dbx 166 Over-easy Compressor/Peakstop Limiter/Gate - Hieronymous Boob

I thought it was a ProTools plugin. - Eric - seven eleven

it is now. it started out as hardware in the 90s. also exists in VST and AU form plug-ins. - Hieronymous Boob

Celemony's Melodyne product has FAR surpassed Autotune in terms of quality and naturalness, btw. also, it can process polyphonic programme material. the only people using actual Autotune anymore are those who TRULY want the result to sound crappy and artificial. - Hieronymous Boob

ex-David Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson and so on. he periodically sells stuff off. - Hieronymous Boob

oooohhhhh, good to know. good. to. know. - t-ra: not givin up

fully functional, used lightly (i think i played less than 10 shows with it between 2002 and 2006?) and kept in a climate-controlled environment. product FAQ: http://line6.com/support... - Hieronymous Boob

Ye Olde Craigslist: http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf... - Hieronymous Boob

first photo: gutted guitar post-cleaning. second photo: guitar as it appeared after heavy use since 1986. - Hieronymous Boob

Not liking for the blood, but admiring the instrument - MiniMage

thanks. this was my main performing axe from '89 til '02, the period of time during which i was most active professionally. it's gone back into semi-retirement since. gotta replace part of the electronics. - Hieronymous Boob

5E3-type tweed Fender Deluxe-style overdrive pedal. i'm down. - Hieronymous Boob

"It's just a small word from a smaller island, but the ripples created by Jamaica's revolutionary experiments in sound are still being felt some 40 years later. This documentary flag-waves the influence of dub to such a degree you may be left wondering if there's any corner of the music world untouched by King Tubby's baby, and just what role it had in the invention of sliced bread. Except, of course, it's all true, minus the Sunblest." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

i may have just bought a couple of early 1980s 8-bit DDLs, one of which is also a pitch transposer. 0_o - Hieronymous Boob

from early 2005. i wonder if we'll ever finish this new album? so much seems to get in the way. - Hieronymous Boob

and by "so much" i mean my rotten health and everyone else's 15 other side-projects. :P - Hieronymous Boob

Ohh my - Mo Kargas

various effect pedal makers do this regularly. Dr. Scientist boards are COVERED with it on the component side! - Hieronymous Boob

bump for the LOUD. - Hieronymous Boob

"The Malekko Wolftone Sloika utilizes 8 distortion bands in parallel, creating a sound much like playing through several amps at once. Todd Wolfgram, of Wolftone effects, has collaborated once again with Malekko Heavy Industries to offer a fresh approach to a much loved effect. Sloika offers guitarists who are fond of cranked amp sounds a versatile alternative, complete with touch sensitive dynamics and multi-layered sounds. The Saturate control changes the behavior of the gain stages, allowing the signal to clean up as it decays or stay fat and distorted until the end. This all analog multi-band distortion circuit also retains the natural sound of your guitar, pickups and amplifier, a huge benefit for the tone seeker looking for extra gain." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet

i'm intrigued. maybe even $159 worth of intrigued. - Hieronymous Boob

"If you'e not heard the news, famed engineer/producer Andy Johns passed away over the weekend. Andy was instrumental in so many hits by rock icons from The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen to newer artists like Cinderella, Joe Satriani and Chicken Foot. He was a guy that definitely liked to have fun, but he was dead serious when it came to recording. In honor of his life, here's an interview I did with Andy for The Mixing Engineer's Handbook that contains so much of his wisdom." - Hieronymous Boob from Bookmarklet