NAD! Well, sort of...

**Midnight Blues** · 12-31-2024, 03:17 PM

Bought this in February, but for various reasons, I haven't played through it yet, or been visiting the Guitar Forums regularly. So, without further ado:

**Doctor Jeff** · 12-31-2024, 04:55 PM

Haven't played since buying in February? That would require a massive amount of delayed gratification.

Should be fun.

Love the guitar too.

Peter Frampton--curious--what's the deal there? He was def the most popular guitarist when I was in high school. (And I follow him on Facebook--seems like a very cool and nice guy.)

**Cunamara** · 12-31-2024, 04:58 PM

Well, that pairing oughta work.

**garybaldy** · 12-31-2024, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff

Peter Frampton--curious--what's the deal there? He was def the most popular guitarist when I was in high school. (And I follow him on Facebook--seems like a very cool and nice guy.)

He (on Humble Pie at the Filmore East) and Mick Taylor (on Ya Yas) unlocked the secret and inspired me to play lead guitar at the age of 13.

**Midnight Blues** · 12-31-2024, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff

Haven't played since buying in February? That would require a massive amount of delayed gratification.

Should be fun.

Love the guitar too.

Peter Frampton--curious--what's the deal there? He was def the most popular guitarist when I was in high school. (And I follow him on Facebook--seems like a very cool and nice guy.)

Thanks DJ! I'm a procrastinator, to type the least. I take after my mother in that respect. It's sad really, I go for quite a while without playing. I don't know why either. I've been retired for nine years and don't do much of anything. Just lazy I guess.

As for Mr. Frampton, in 1971, Humble Pie released "Humble Pie Performance Rockin' The Fillmore". I bought it when it came out and his playing on that album, which was unlike any of his contemporaries, along with all the pictures of him with that absolutely gorgeous LP Custom is what made me want to play guitar. He's been my favorite guitarist ever since and he is a nice guy. My wife and I have seen him live numerous times over the years and we've been fortunate enough to have meet him on a number of occasions.

Thanks again and

**Midnight Blues** · 12-31-2024, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Cunamara

Well, that pairing oughta work.

It certainly would, in the hands of a qualified player.

I don't care though, I'll have fun nonetheless.

Thanks Cunamara and

**Midnight Blues** · 12-31-2024, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by garybaldy

He (on Humble Pie at the Filmore East) and Mick Taylor (on Ya Yas) unlocked the secret and inspired me to play lead guitar at the age of 13.

Reads like we have a somewhat similar experience Gary.

I was 13 too in '71 and thanks to that album and specifically Mr. Frampton, that's when I became interested in playing guitar. I started shortly thereafter and two years later, I had my first Les Paul. It's a '72/'54 Limited Edition that my parents bought for me for $300.00 from a local player (one of the best around). I still have it. I wanted one that looked like Frampton's, so my brother (a drummer R.I.P.), who was playing a two-week gig at the Playboy Club in NYC, went to Manny's Music and bought a set of Grover machine heads for me. My father and my uncle put them on. I'll never forget how nervous I was watching them drill the holes.

Thankfully, that's the only thing I changed on it (with the exception of a refret done a few years ago). In hindsight, I'm glad I didn't do anything else to it.

His Les Paul is my all-time favorite guitar and I finally got a "Signature" model in 2011. Would still love to have one with the all black appointments it had when he first got it from Marc Mariana.

**garybaldy** · 12-31-2024, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Midnight Blues

As for Mr. Frampton, in 1971, Humble Pie released "Humble Pie Performance Rockin' The Fillmore". I bought it when it came out and his playing on that album, which was unlike any of his contemporaries

And the solo in 4 Day Creep - he started with a g# FFS!! As a teenager a revelation!

**Doctor Jeff** · 01-01-2025, 10:09 AM

Can only imagine how many kids back in the day wanted to play and got a Les Paul because of Peter Frampton. I know one of my good buddies did—he played a Les with the high school jazz band. (In fact all 3 of their guitarists during my HS years played Les Pauls.)

And the ladies loved him. Sure a lot of ladies liked Jimmy Page and Led Zepp too, but not everyone was into the hard stuff. Peter was a lot more accessible musically to the average mall rat.

And the hair…if you had Peter Frampton hair back in 1976, you could have dated any girl in school. Lie to her and tell her you’re the guitarist for an up-and-coming band…you’d be buying your condoms by the 12-pack, not one at a time.

**Woodstove** · 01-01-2025, 10:17 AM

“my brother (a drummer R.I.P.), who was playing a two-week gig at the Playboy Club in NYC, went to Manny's Music and bought a set of Grover machine heads for me”

I was working at Manny’s that year, Maybe I sold him those Grovers!

**Midnight Blues** · 01-01-2025, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by garybaldy

And the solo in 4 Day Creep - he started with a g# FFS!! As a teenager a revelation!

Crazy! That's what got me about him. None of his contemporaries were doing that kind of stuff. It just sounded so different.

I love that whole album! To me, it's the best live album ever recorded with all do respect to "Frampton Comes Alive". The only one that rivals it for me is the "Humble Pie Performance Rockin' The Fillmore The Complete Recordings" album that Frampton and Jerry Shirley released several years ago. Probably my favorite lead on the original was their rendition of Dr. John's "I Walk On Gilded Splinters". I had no idea that that lead was actually spliced from two different shows until I listened to the "HPPRTF The Complete Recordings". I still love it though. He did a lot of other fantastic stuff too in the other shows as well.

Thanks for the post Gary and

**Midnight Blues** · 01-01-2025, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff

Can only imagine how many kids back in the day wanted to play and got a Les Paul because of Peter Frampton. I know one of my good buddies did—he played a Les with the high school jazz band. (In fact all 3 of their guitarists during my HS years played Les Pauls.)

And the ladies loved him. Sure a lot of ladies liked Jimmy Page and Led Zepp too, but not everyone was into the hard stuff. Peter was a lot more accessible musically to the average mall rat.

And the hair…if you had Peter Frampton hair back in 1976, you could have dated any girl in school. Lie to her and tell her you’re the guitarist for an up-and-coming band…you’d be buying your condoms by the 12-pack, not one at a time.

You're absolutely right DJ, especially when he did that fatal cover shoot with Rolling Stone Magazine. Type about going viral!

Here are the two (out of four LPs I have) referenced:

Thanks for the post and

**Midnight Blues** · 01-01-2025, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Woodstove

“my brother (a drummer R.I.P.), who was playing a two-week gig at the Playboy Club in NYC, went to Manny's Music and bought a set of Grover machine heads for me”

I was working at Manny’s that year, Maybe I sold him those Grovers!

That would be something Woods! What a store that was too! 48th St. is gone now. Sad...

Thanks for the post and