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Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 09:20by captainhaddock
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/F ... 1006-2011/ Once more the "Intelectuals" produce a top ten list that is not worth the paper it was printed on.
Re: Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 09:34by Martin Page
I agree but Guitarist magazine did a poll about 10-15 years ago (voted by the magazine's writers and editors) and Bruce came in top...
Martin.
Re: Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 10:06by neil2726
We have to remember that 15 years down the line alot of the younger ones have never heard of Bruce Welch!
I know I mentioned the Shadows to one neighbour in her late 20s and she had never heard of them. But then I had never heard of half the bands or singers she mentioned - seemed most came from X factor and such shows which I never watch!
Re: Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 10:13by dave robinson
You could also argue where's Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Don Everly etc and more recently Tommy Emmanuel (he plays rhythm for brother Phil) - in fact there are many, many more worthy names than some of those on that list. 
Re: Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 10:14by MartcasterJunior
It's hardly surprising that a guitarist not known for using Gibson guitars doesn't appear in a list of guitarists on the Gibson site...
Re: Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 10:27by Martin Page
MartcasterJunior wrote:It's hardly surprising that a guitarist not known for using Gibson guitars doesn't appear in a list of guitarists on the Gibson site...
The J200!
Re: Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 17:39by BrianD
Martin Page wrote:MartcasterJunior wrote:It's hardly surprising that a guitarist not known for using Gibson guitars doesn't appear in a list of guitarists on the Gibson site...
The J200!
Not just the J200. There are YouTube clips of tracks like Mary Anne and Grandfather's Clock which show Hank and Bruce both playing Gibson acoustics - 6 and 12 string. Not sure of the exacvt models though.
Brian
Re: Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 17:55by Fenderman
My 19 year old cousin has never even heard of Hank Marvin or the Shadows. She had to ask her mum (who's 44) and she only vaguely knew who they were!
Re: Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 18:26by martcaster
Nevermind "Where's Bruce?" I was just wondering "where's Martcaster Junior these days; and, blow me down, up he pops like the proverbial bad penny he's always been. Hello, son!
Re: Where's Bruce ?
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13 Oct 2011, 21:55by tolo
It's hardly surprising that a guitarist not known for using Gibson guitars doesn't appear in a list of guitarists on the Gibson site...
.....except that the #1 in this list is a dedicated Telecaster legend!?
Tony.