wait...what?

Elvis Presley... sporting a Gibson EDS-1275, not unlike the one made famous by Jimmy Page in live performances of Stairway to Heaven, but with double necks of 6 strings each? I don't get it... First, I'm shocked to see Elvis with the guitar made famous by JP, a full 8 years earlier, second I'm wondering why Elvis would need a second neck with 6 strings (not 12 like JP)...

Did Elvis use some altered tunings? Was he tuned to open G? Dropped D? Mastodon-esque tuning 2 whole steps down of CFA#D#GC ?http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

More light needs to be shed on Elvis' low-tuned brutal death-core period.

some links provided by my friend Gad Erez:

http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/24732-elvis-doubleneck-gibson/

http://www.abalonevintage.com/gibson_double_neck_guitars.htm

Editing Jimmy Page

Kevin Shirley on editing Jimmy Page (on the how the west was won live album)

my favorite guitar solos of all time

How about writing about the GUITAR you say? A fair request...

ok so here are my 10 favorite guitar solos of all time... youtube clips start at the solos... (you're welcome)


Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand


Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

Dicky Betts - Allman Brothers Band - Jessica

Kirk Hammett - Metallica - And Justice for All


Andrew Latimer - Camel - Lunar Sea


Dave Murray and Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden - the Trooper


Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun

Gary Rossington and Allen Collins - Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd


Ted Turner and Andy Powell - The King will Come - Wishbone Ash


Trey Anastasio - Phish- Phish


honorable mentions:

Frank Zappa - Inca Roads