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Paul Rodgers and the Kossoff Burst Reunited 8-17-18 Nashville

El Gringo

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Who is the guitarist that is playing the Kossoff Burst in the videos posted here ?
 
Doc Sausage

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Wow. Off the chart cool! I’m sending this thread to all my music buds. Thanks, Okra!
 
67blackcherry

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Such a great story! To not only obtain the Kossoff burst but then to put it back in the hands of Paul Rogers and have it played at a show....very cool!!
 
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And no.., those fingers are not making a "V" for victory. In the U.K. that "V" with the back of your hand out means "fuck you" and dates back to one of the wars between the British & French when armies still employed archers who's bow fingers they would cut off if captured.
 
Fried okra

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TM1 said:
And no.., those fingers are not making a "V" for victory. In the U.K. that "V" with the back of your hand out means "fuck you" and dates back to one of the wars between the British & French when armies still employed archers who's bow fingers they would cut off if captured.
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Bingo. :2cool
 
Ed A

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This story is just too f*cking cool!!!.... great pix and video.... thanks for sharing!
 
Mini Forklift Ⓥ

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Wow, so so cool. One of rocks most iconic guitars coming back to its roots, would have been a lot of good vibes around that day. I daresay Koss would have been looking down on it all smiling...
 
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Out of interest, is there a story behind some of the larger scratches on the guitar? The one below the bridge looked like someone fell on it holding a screwdriver, or maybe the guitar was dragged across something sharp...
 
Fried okra

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UEF said:
Out of interest, is there a story behind some of the larger scratches on the guitar? The one below the bridge looked like someone fell on it holding a screwdriver, or maybe the guitar was dragged across something sharp...
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One theory is strings, due to Koss replacing the high strings more. However, I have a lot of pictures vaguely showing the marks shortly after Koss acquired the guitar. So, they could have already been there. If someone (Koss or the previous owner) scratched it that early in its career, it may have just progressively blossomed over time to get that gnarly looking.







 
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Also, He was most likely replacing strings while standing up with guitar around his neck, during a set. So he'd have to hold the string to the top and feed it through the tailpiece or it would hang down.
 
Black58

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Not for nothing, people, but I'm having a LOT of trouble finding a pic of Koss with that guitar, with that damage behind the tailpiece. :ganz
 
Anje

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Wow, what a moment.
Thanks Fried for making Koss' legacy live on by making such great stories happen, and for sharing that with us.
You can feel the quite overwhelming emotion in Pete's playing and attitude in the videos, who wouldn't be right?
:salude
 
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Very cool FO! Can't imagine how you must have felt/feel, thanks for sharing!

The moment before they go into "Mr. Big", with Paul starring at the guitar and it appears he and Pete are talking about it is priceless!
 
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