Jay Geils: What is this Les Paul?

[8 5419 & 8 1689]

 

[soulbrojcs]

Here's the Feb '74 Guitar Player article, I noticed the LP he's holding on the cover has the mid fifties style barrel or hat box knobs

Man, those old issues of Guitar Player are the shit!!! i used to dream about the day when i would be old enough to be out there doing what all my heroes were doing... ;-)

 

[fender69]

You know, that article was more influential than I remembered. Got barrel knobs for my 68 because they looked cool as hell on a double white 59 that used to show up in GP. The comment about Duane/Dickey & the open cabs made me saw open my knock off 4-12 cab in about '74 (worked great too!) Had a MM 2-10 65 until recently......was a good time to be a musician....;-)

 

[sgtJoe]

Yeah, I always looked forward to my Guitar Player magazines coming in the mail when I was young. I read every one from cover to cover, I'm glad I stayed focused on guitars and guitar mags, otherwise I'd be in prison right now, my guitar obsession was the only thing that kept me from getting in some real serious crap.

 

[soulbrojcs]

Found this vid of The Geils band back in the day, and J. is playing the LP in question. cool stuff!!! http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/j-geils-band/video/where-did-our-love-go_-456078929.html

 

[j45]

Found this vid of The Geils band back in the day, and J. is playing the LP in question. cool stuff!!! http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/j-geils-band/video/where-did-our-love-go_-456078929.html

FWIW Magic Dick calls J. Geils "Jerome" at about 5:17 of this video. This was in 1977.

 

[frazettafan]

Great song, great band! Fanx!!

 

[Hetfieldinn]

His real name is John. Peter Wolf used to call him Jerome as a joke, and it kinda, sorta stuck.

 

[keef]

This is officially the most confusing thread I ever read.

 

[IMMUSICRULZ]

J Geils was a great guitar player.