Tal Farlow and Lenny Breau together on youtube

Eric Karonen · March 24th, 2006, 09:06 AM

Two of my favourite jazz guitarists chatting and playing a short ditty together. PTL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRbkj...=lenny%20breau

Roli · March 24th, 2006, 09:45 AM

Whoa, is that a totally flat fingerboard?

Blazer · March 24th, 2006, 02:26 PM

Ah Lenny Breau, he's the guy who invented the solid Body seven string guitar, no matter what you might have heard, it wasn't Uli Jon Roth or Steve Vai, it was Lenny Breau

Look closely at his guitar, it has a wider neck than Tal Farlow's, you can clearly make out that it's a seven string.

bluesy · March 25th, 2006, 09:45 PM

Ah Lenny Breau, he's the guy who invented the solid body seven string guitar, no matter what you might have heard

ummm, are you sure it wasn't George Van Eps?

Blazer · March 25th, 2006, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluesy

Ah Lenny Breau, he's the guy who invented the solid body seven string guitar, no matter what you might have heard

ummm, are you sure it wasn't George Van Eps?

Van Eps played archtop semie accoustic guitars, never solid bodies.

lewis · March 26th, 2006, 07:30 PM

I can hear the videographer say,
"Hey you two, why don't you jam out on the porch? The light's better outside."

Arlo · July 27th, 2006, 02:06 AM

Lenny was a good friend of mine. He was born in the same town I live in now. I remember when lenny had the 7 string solid body made. He brought it over to my house and showed it to me and I was blown away. He had just released "Standard Brands" with Chet Atkins. Great album. Tragic story about Lenny. I recently got a copy of the documentary his daughter made about his life. I gotta tell you I broke down when I heard him talking and saw him on the tele-vision. It brought back a lot of memories some good some bad. I sure do miss him. He was probably the most humble guitarist I have ever met. He would stop in a music store and watch a teenager hack on a guitar and politly ask him "Would you like me to show you a couple licks?"

March 24th, 2006, 09:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Eric Karonen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 57 Posts: 3,696	Tal Farlow and Lenny Breau together on youtube Two of my favourite jazz guitarists chatting and playing a short ditty together. PTL! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRbkj...=lenny%20breau __________________ Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. --Pope (1688-1744)

March 24th, 2006, 02:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blazer Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,118	Ah Lenny Breau, he's the guy who invented the solid Body seven string guitar, no matter what you might have heard, it wasn't Uli Jon Roth or Steve Vai, it was Lenny Breau Look closely at his guitar, it has a wider neck than Tal Farlow's, you can clearly make out that it's a seven string. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

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bluesy Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Minnesota Age: 49 Posts: 579	Ah Lenny Breau, he's the guy who invented the solid body seven string guitar, no matter what you might have heard ummm, are you sure it wasn't George Van Eps? __________________ "You don't get down off an elephant, you get down off a duck."

March 26th, 2006, 07:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
lewis Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,260 32 Photos	I can hear the videographer say, "Hey you two, why don't you jam out on the porch? The light's better outside." __________________ "I'm a maestro, I'm a maestro," Taj Mahal, 8/20/05.

July 27th, 2006, 02:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Arlo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Traded the van for 3000 sqft of Prime! Age: 51 Posts: 2,624	Lenny Breau Lenny was a good friend of mine. He was born in the same town I live in now. I remember when lenny had the 7 string solid body made. He brought it over to my house and showed it to me and I was blown away. He had just released "Standard Brands" with Chet Atkins. Great album. Tragic story about Lenny. I recently got a copy of the documentary his daughter made about his life. I gotta tell you I broke down when I heard him talking and saw him on the tele-vision. It brought back a lot of memories some good some bad. I sure do miss him. He was probably the most humble guitarist I have ever met. He would stop in a music store and watch a teenager hack on a guitar and politly ask him "Would you like me to show you a couple licks?" __________________ My music? It is free for my friends.

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