2-for-1 Keith Richards Post: 1)Must quit cocaine, but 2) won't stop drinking.

pr-inside ^ | 2007/08/06

[Vision]

I saw a recent article where he clarified that he didn’t mix his dead father’s ashes with cocaine and snort them; he just snorted his father’s ashes.

[lormand]

What's the deal with those Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein Guitars they are selling at Guitar Center?

$25,000 for a EVH guitar copy? WTF?

[doodad]

I did not know they were that much. Are you sure you are not talking about the 20K Clapton Blackie reissue?

Ed has amps out too; supposedly that can capture the “brown sound.” I saw a clip of him at the launch and he can still play. I always felt bad for Valerie as I had a major crush on her as a young guy. Ed, you pig.

[dfwgator]

And Mick Jagger’s dad is now in his 90s.

[Billthedrill]

I figure if drugs haven’t killed Keef by now, they never will.

They've certainly had their chance. I'm working on an alternate theory, that Richards actually died in 1978 and his reanimated corpse has haunted us ever since. It explains so much.

[JimSEA]

I just looked up Dilantin and Kieth must be taking it for the side effects:

hallucinations;
slurred speech or staggering walk;
a rash;
changes in vision;
agitation;
low blood pressure;
slow or irregular heartbeats;
abdominal pain, dark urine, light colored stools, or jaundice (yellow skin or eyes);
easy bruising or bleeding;
or swollen or tender gums.

[lormand]

$25,000 POS

[Mr. Blonde]

I think the artist (although of a different stripe) I am most happy to know has good genes is Clint Eastwood. I have to think his mother is very near 100 by now.

[doodad]

Wow. So it is like Blackie. They reverse engineered his guitar down to the mismatched stuff.

I wonder what it sounds like? I pay more for amps than guitars. Most ever for a guitar was $1300.

[woofie]

He doesnt look a day older than 134...

[lormand]

I was in Guitar Center a month ago, sat down with an off the wall Strat and an upgraded Fender Blue's Jr (Jensen speaker, sovtek 12AX7s).

The amp sounded so good, I couldn't leave the store with it. 15W of great tone and much lighter than my Twin.

[doodad]

Interesting. I almost bought a Blues Jr years ago until I played and unknown amp maker’s wares here in Atlanta. Goodsell Superseventeen #39. Best amp I have.

My latest is a Lil Dawg DeLux. Clone of the 57 Fender Deluxe. Jensen Neo speaker, 6v6 tubes in power, 12ax7s in pre. The price is great if you ever need that or a champ clone.

[KevinB]

For only $25,000 you too can play like EVH. LOL!

I guess I'll get flamed, but I never understood the attraction of VH - or Kiss either for that matter.

[mylife]

Say what you will about Keith, He is still the best rhythm guitarist on the planet

[lormand]

I used to be a VH freak when their first album came out. Then I saw them a few times and it started getting old fast.

As a guitar fan, I got tired of hearing the constant finger taps and tricks. I have to hear lots of feeling if I am going to stay interested. It's hard to hear it, but EVH claims that Eric Clapton is one of his biggest influences.

[SkyPilot]

LOL!

[SkyPilot]

HA! You guys are killing me!

[SkyPilot]

Lots of guys had a crush on Valerie, and lots of girls had a crush on Eddie.

Time is a bitch.

[dmz]

Keith is a mess. Really dig his playing though. THE rhythmn guitar rock man. I never understood the dropping the E string bit though.
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He plays a lot in open G tuning (DGDGBD). In that tuning the lowest string (the E string you speak of) is tuned to D. The next string (the A string) is tuned down to G.

By removing the E (now D) string, you have the root (G) as the lowest note.

[doodad]

Yeah I knew he tuned open alot ( I guess most times). I just rely on that string too much I guess to let it go. I could more easily drop the high E.