Tonight should be fun

godofthunder · October 02, 2009, 03:39:19 PM

Last time I saw him was '89 he was playing a Steinburger

drbassman · October 02, 2009, 05:39:45 PM

Quote from: godofthunder on October 02, 2009, 02:56:31 PM
Johnny Winter is one of my all time favorites !

Mine too! A strange guy, but very talented.

drbassman · October 02, 2009, 05:40:51 PM

Quote from: Barklessdog on October 02, 2009, 03:28:02 PM
Last I saw him, he was so screwed up they had to lead him out with a band mate holding him on either side & they had to put the guitars on him.

When they brought out his T bird, the crowd went crazy like it was a star in itself. He could still play though.

Amazing he was with it enough to play!

Dave W · October 02, 2009, 10:22:40 PM

Quote from: godofthunder on October 02, 2009, 03:39:19 PM
Last time I saw him was '89 he was playing a Steinburger

You sure it wasn't his headless Erlewine Lazer?

http://www.erlewineguitars.com/pgs/lazer.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saradeidda/2728145397/

AFAIK he still plays it. And it doesn't sound like a Steinberger.

Barklessdog · October 03, 2009, 04:44:50 AM

I read recently that his manager kept him doped up. The manager recently died and they were trying to clean him up & get him back on track.

http://stratoblogster.blogspot.com/2008/07/johnny-winter-is-more-alive-and-well.html

QuoteYeah, Johnny Winter is not only Still Alive and Well-- he is even more so than he was for awhile.

This Summer has been a busy time for Winter who's currently touring in Europe. He's also been touring with Ringo Starr's band and recording on bro Edgar's next release Rebel Road as well.

Last year's GW article (re-published at www.livingbluesworld.com) reported the story about how Johnny's former manager was keeping Winter loaded with anti-depressants to the point where both his physical and mental health were in a severe & dangerous decline. That manager (now deceased) was stealing a lot of the money too.

Fortunately, Johnny's rhythm guitarist and current manager Paul Nelson, with the help of a physician, helped him get detoxed and back into the groove. Nowadays Johnny Winter couldn't be busier! It's good to have real friends-- Paul Nelson is a real "Guitar Hero's Hero"!

That's some GOOD news folks!!!

He was so doped when I saw him he could barely sing. Just sat on a stool the whole night, but again, he could still play.

godofthunder · October 03, 2009, 05:25:28 AM

Quote from: Dave W on October 02, 2009, 10:22:40 PM
You sure it wasn't his headless Erlewine Lazer?

http://www.erlewineguitars.com/pgs/lazer.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saradeidda/2728145397/

AFAIK he still plays it. And it doesn't sound like a Steinberger.

All I know is it looked like a canoe paddle ! I missed the Firebird.

godofthunder · October 03, 2009, 05:31:30 AM

Bill did the rep bring any Epi Ltd flying V basses ? I hear they are short scale.

patman · October 03, 2009, 07:00:00 AM

Have they addressed the problems with the EPI 5 string t bird?

Because of some newer tunes I might be in the market for a 5 string.

uwe · October 03, 2009, 10:35:47 AM

Hasn't that Johnny Winter signature been out for a while? I saw one at my guitar shop and it was lovingly done, it felt player-worn as opposed to forcibly (w)re(ck)liced.

drbassman · October 03, 2009, 10:47:39 AM

Quote from: godofthunder on October 03, 2009, 05:31:30 AM
Bill did the rep bring any Epi Ltd flying V basses ? I hear they are short scale.

Nope, all he brought was the Triumph II and the fiver. They did have the reverse V, coffin, 59 LP and flying V guitars. Really cool stuff, but light on the basses. I hung around for 45 minutes or so. After the basses, I ran out of stuff to do!

Don't know about the problems with the Epi fiver? What was it?

And yes, the Johnny Winter guitar had to be the best relic job I have ever seen. I would have sworn it was over 40 years old.

TBird1958 · October 03, 2009, 11:31:36 AM

Hey Scott,

My local GC had an Epi V I got the chance to play it, indeed short scale with gold hardware. It was set up pretty nice and sounded ok too...................I really thought about buying it but reconsidered - I'd always rather play one of my 'Birds, I'm just too stuck on them

patman · October 03, 2009, 02:03:23 PM

Thought someone said there was a pickup or preamp problem with the t-bird pro-V on the B-string

Highlander · October 03, 2009, 02:15:30 PM

Was it Uwe that mentioned that...?

godofthunder · October 03, 2009, 02:31:15 PM

Quote from: TBird1958 on October 03, 2009, 11:31:36 AM
Hey Scott,

My local GC had an Epi V I got the chance to play it, indeed short scale with gold hardware. It was set up pretty nice and sounded ok too...................I really thought about buying it but reconsidered - I'd always rather play one of my 'Birds, I'm just too stuck on them

Yeah I'm stuck on the birds myself but there are so few worth buying that I can afford ! G.A.S. is a horrible thing and I have always wanted a V but I know I will never play it live. I have been pretty impressed with some of Epi's stuff, my white EB3 comes to mind so for $399 I just might but one...................................I bet it is way better than Gibson version, man we could not give those things away.

Dave W · October 03, 2009, 03:23:17 PM

There was a problem with the B string output on the Epi Pro Bird V. I don't know whether it was the preamp or maybe the coils weren't centered in the covers. They were aware of it and IIRC had come up with a solution. I can't remember the details. Uwe?