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Bett's/Toler refinned Gold top is for sale

Dave P

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That neck pickup is godly sounding. Someone should figure out why that one sounds the way it does. The neck pickup on the goldtop Dickey played later on didn't sound the same.
 

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I just watched an old dvd Greg Allman "I'm No Angel" live at the Cannery '88. Dan's playing this guitar the whole set. Camera man was in love with this guitar as it had more close ups than Greg lol. Dan's playing is as good as it gets and that Les Paul could do no wrong in his hands. Kitty Hawk stack loaded with JBLs in the backline. A Les Paul master class really as there wasn't a single FX pedal on the floor. Whomever ends up with this Lester certainly should chase this old dvd down .
 

marfen

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Read online Dan had a kittyhawk amp endorsement but drove his stack with a marshall...sure enough there is a marshall head behind the stack. He pretty much stayed on middle p/up position and rolled in neck pickup volume as needed. Once in a while he would switch to neck pickup only but pretty much never went bridge pickup alone on this performance. What a player and what a great sounding guitar in his hands.
 

krankykarl

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Dan's playing on Gregg Allman's album "Just Before The Bullet's Fly" is the finest country rock style playing I've ever heard.
 

marfen

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Is this the show that you were talking about? Holy Cow! Dan Toler is a Master here. His playing is so expressive. Thanks for the heads up, I can't believe I've missed this all of these years.

Yes, Nov 88 Cannery Nashville. Vintage Les Paul masterclass in tone and technique if there ever was one. His solo starting @ 38:30 unreal. I was lucky to fnd the dvd @ the library so I could enjoy the better audio. I hope another Les Paul master got this guitar and takes it on the road to let it sing to the masses once again. btw Dan's brother David on drums...tremendous player as well.
 

jb_abides

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Guitar and amp both deliver... The Goods.

Any updated rumors regarding the winning bidder?

Will we hear this anew on stage and in studio, or will it be relegated to a secure location and occasionally be trotted out and placed in the hands of a big name?

I'm No Angel but I may be a Holy Man. 🍑
 
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S. Weiger

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Guitar and amp both deliver... The Goods.

Any updated rumors regarding the winning bidder?

Will we hear this anew on stage and in studio, or will it be relegated to a secure location and occasionally be trotted out and placed in the hands of a big name?

I'm No Angel but I may be a Holy Man. 🍑
I checked after the official aucion close time. No bidders, but deadline was extended. I don't think it sold.
 

TM1

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Do you remember the playability on the guitar? I recall reading years back that it was on it's last stretch with the original banjo frets?
Seemed pretty nice to me. But the very last time I played it was in 2003, so who knows
 

TM1

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Is this the show that you were talking about? Holy Cow! Dan Toler is a Master here. His playing is so expressive. Thanks for the heads up, I can't believe I've missed this all of these years.

Gregg was pretty good during this time era inspite of being pretty vodka and coked up..
 

TM1

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I don't like 80's mixes. The drums are too compressed and EQ'd up higher and the Bass sounds way too bright.
 

marfen

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I don't like 80's mixes. The drums are too compressed and EQ'd up higher and the Bass sounds way too bright.
You left out the mullets. It sounded fine on the dvd but I was only listening to the great guitar and player.
 
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