Xpensive Wino
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Lots of them. :ganz
James Patrick Page!:dude::salude:jim
Page certainly kept them popular in the 1970s, but by the time he bought his 'Burst off of Joe Walsh, Clapton, Beck, Peter Green, Bloomfield and Keith Richards all had their own for several years. Page was making a statement that he had leapfrogged into the elites when he bought his 'Burst in 1969, but he was far from the first to popularize the instrument in the 1960s.
His first Les Paul was a Custom, too, not a Burst.
Yup -- and prior to buying the Walsh 'Burst and selling a zillion records with Zeppelin, I don't think too many players were buying Customs because Page owned one. Not to mention he was photographed almost exclusively with a Tele during the Yardbirds era.
Page gave it greatest exposure. Biggest influence.
Clapton and Bloomfield at about the same time but I'd give the nod to Clapton because he had a much bigger audience.
Debatable. Bloomfield played with Dylan, remember. As a guitarist, I think his influence was wider initially, although Eric was first with a 'Burst between the two of them.
Where would you say Keef figures in the time line? He had a 'Burst before either of the lead contenders, 1962? Ed Sullivan show, 64 was it?
I think Mr Gruhn makes an important distinction in his appraisal, he says Mike was a big influence in the USA, particularly in the Mid West. I wonder if any of the UK Lads around and about early 60's could describe whether that influence translated across the pond? Something quite clearly did, this tiny island is heavily represented, and massively influential in carrying the flame.
I'd like to know who or what influenced John Bowen to pay a kings ransom for a 'Burst in Luton in 1961...who had he seen or heard with one?
Debatable. Bloomfield played with Dylan, remember. As a guitarist, I think his influence was wider initially, although Eric was first with a 'Burst between the two of them.
I'm just waiting for someone to tell me that Ace Frehley was the most influential. :##