wow.. bummer LP's were my main studio guitars, would find 80's models beat to hell and throw emg's in them. For some reason a beat up one just sounded better.
Was lucky enough to get to hang with him for a few hours at the hard rock cafe in vegas when he was there to sign the big guitar sign out front. For whatever reason he picked me to sit and talk with. I got to meet and play with a lot of bands and players from Jimmy Page to bad religion but sitting there with Les at the table listening to him was the only time I was ever in awe. The lessons I learned definitely changed me. He talked about the key to it all was your tone and how you can make it yours, how you could pick up a guitar and play it right after someone else and make it sound like a completely different guitar and amp by how you use your fingers, pick, pressure, angles.. and make it breathe and about an amps tone and why to use certain tubes, etc.. To this day when i get to play I still am a tone freak and I wasn't before that night. He had a photo of us taken, sure wish I could find it. Even then I thought he wouldn't be around much longer but that was 1991 I think. He lasted a long time and I know he had good life, you could see it in him and hear it in his voice, definitely a sad sad day. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:301936 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
