![]() The Les Paul Special was far from a top of the line guitar, and did not have the beefy richness or warm sustain of the more expensive Deluxe and Custom models. However, the double cutaway on the SG does allow access to the topmost frets, although with only 22, the highest note accessible (without bending) is a “D” two octaves above middle “C.” This may have affected the choice to play many of the early songs in the keys of “G” and “D.”Ĭheck out the new video for this guitar and percussion-driven song by the leading Santana Tribute and Latin-rock band. ![]() While it looks cool, the fret-board is stiff, the balance is awkward (take your hands off the axe and its headstock falls toward the ground), and the sound is limited. ![]() ![]() This instrument is quite close in tonality to the Gibson SG Guitar, with which he is most often pictured on stage during that period. The P-90 pickups were closer to the single-coil pickups created in the ’40s than those used later on Fender Strats and Teles. As such, a player chooses a guitar both for it’s “feel,” and for it’s tone.įor his earliest albums, Carlos chose a Gibson Les Paul Special Guitar, first with P-90 pickups, and later with standard Humbuckers. It lives in both the acoustic and the electronic world, translating a player’s hand motions into an analog signal. The first link in the “signal chain,” an electric guitar is a unique piece of equipment. Check out the new video for this guitar and percussion-driven song by the leading Santana Tribute and Latin-rock band.
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