sunvalleylaw
January 28th, 2007, 10:11 PM
Went to a friend's birthday party at her father's house, a gentleman named Pat Carter. Fancy event with a pianist and singer, people to take coats, a bartender and waiters, and the whole thing. He was a professional musician in the 50s, had the same manager and recorded in the same studio as Buddy Holly. He switched to promoting/producing in the Nashville are at some point. Didn't catch who he works with. But the really cool thing was that a blonde 1961 Gibson Custom 400 that he owned since that time was hanging on the wall. It looked like this:
http://www.scottymoore.net/56S400.html
Except the pups were the chrome covered humbuckers. It was really cool. This one was fitted with a big, brass colored Bigsby trem! The thing was BIG! Almost like a full acoustic with humbuckers. You can see how big it is in the arms of the Scotty Moore pictured in the link. Beautiful, warm looking, clear wood. It was hanging next to an even more vintage Gibson acoustic. (SJ body style? like a Marin OM) He also has a 50s Tele, that was not there. He is letting his grandson, a 11 year old who is in a youth band, play it. (Lucky kid!) He played with the musicians he hired on a LP type guitar by Brian Moor, like this but more a warm, brassy golden
quilt top: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Brian-Moore-Custom-DC1P.13.USB-Quilt-Top?sku=512857
I would have loved to pick his brain more, but appropriately, he was more focused on his daughter's 40th. It was a fun night.
http://www.scottymoore.net/56S400.html
Except the pups were the chrome covered humbuckers. It was really cool. This one was fitted with a big, brass colored Bigsby trem! The thing was BIG! Almost like a full acoustic with humbuckers. You can see how big it is in the arms of the Scotty Moore pictured in the link. Beautiful, warm looking, clear wood. It was hanging next to an even more vintage Gibson acoustic. (SJ body style? like a Marin OM) He also has a 50s Tele, that was not there. He is letting his grandson, a 11 year old who is in a youth band, play it. (Lucky kid!) He played with the musicians he hired on a LP type guitar by Brian Moor, like this but more a warm, brassy golden
quilt top: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Brian-Moore-Custom-DC1P.13.USB-Quilt-Top?sku=512857
I would have loved to pick his brain more, but appropriately, he was more focused on his daughter's 40th. It was a fun night.