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replica? 6) 1957 Les Paul Custom, black; 3-pickup, traded to Clapton. All old Marshalls sound different, so if you buy one without hearing it first (eBay) it’s a crapshoot all the way. Here’s his full list of guitars, compiled by user Kossoff_Fan at lespaulforum.com: 2) Guild acoustic, now owned by Paul’s daughter. Scholz has always been loyal to his two ’68 Goldtops with the P-90s swapped for humbuckers, but his perfectionist approach to technology and wall of sound on Boston’s debut was forward thinking. In 2012, Gibson issued the Paul Kossoff 1959 Les Paul Standard, an exact replica of his favorite guitar. He's a major figure in great Les Paul tone, but dare I say it he also used a Strat sometimes in his solo Backstreet Crawler work and was able to get the same effect, it really comes down to the soulfulness of his phrasing. I, Terry: I know for fact that Vai borrowed Arredondo and Lee Jackson modded amplifiers from Steve Stevens for, ITheFight: I have noticed over the years that sometimes if you want better tone, all you have to do is raise th, Derek: It's inspiring to read some detail about Paul's tone and amps used - Thank you. All apparently had high action and heavy strings (11s and/or 12s), and he is rumored to have used heavy picks. Always have, always will. Thank you for signing up to Musicradar. Fraser primarily played his Gibson EB series basses through an old block-logo Marshall guitar setup. I’m looking for a Selmer amp now, to match my Les Paul in order to get as close as possible. I'd love to be able to get his 1970 live tone. Tribute Series is proud to add our rendition of the P.A.F.s from the Kossoff Les Paul, which are partially responsible for his immortal tone, with our ‘All Right Now’ Set. I bought it for £50 (! Paul Kossoff owned a very early orange matamp too as the orange owner said in a interview. 6) 1957 Les Paul Custom, black; 3-pickup, traded to Clapton. If you’re familiar with Les’s modifications to Les Paul model guitars then you’d be aware of the extremes he goes to. If I play my burst through a vintage Marshall on only 4 the guitar doesn't get as sparkly when backed off. 11) 1959 Les Paul Sunburst, stripped to a natural finish. Highlights from this thread and one other (forgot the link! But his bandmates convinced him and the sound became a milestone in early fuzz use. My style is very primitive, but at the same time it has developed in its own sense. In 1974, Paul Kossoff’s drug problem was spiralling out of control. This guitar is featured in “The Gibson Les Paul” book by Tony Bacon & Paul Day. The closest Kossoff sound came along with an 1969 orange matamp halfstack, the old cab had original loaded fane acoustic speakers. His output towards the end of Free was patchy as was a lot of his later work, with that unique sound being diluted by flanging / phasing. On KKTR and FREE AT LAST he used a Leslie with his regular amp on a few tracks. I don’t like to show off. Paul Kossoff (born September 14 1950 in North London, England – died March 19 1976) was a rock guitarist best known as a member of the band Free. BA1 1UA. That was it! Cheers, Oli By Richard Barrett 10 ... Whatever he used, the key is a driven, rather than distorted, tone. Now before you EVH fans get to getting your hopes up, let’s bear in mind the same ol’s: 1. Apparently mr. murray practically went broke to get Kossoff's guitar, but obviously, it worked out in the end.. I've had the Axe-FX since around FW 3, and I've never gotten amazingly close to that sound. I trill with my first, middle and ring fingers, and bend chiefly with my small finger. Ace rarely uses anything other than the treble pickup — in fact — the neck pickup is a fake and hides a smoke bomb that he uses during his solo spot. I considered getting a Marshall Class 5 as I know his tone is mostly a cranked up Marshall more than anything. The classic Frehley tone comes from the three pickup Les Paul Custom with DiMarzio Super Distortion humbuckers. A vintage Marshall JTM100 or early Plexi 100 has enough gain and sheer volume that I bet Kossoff had his guitar backed down quite a bit for clean tones. Start with a Gibson Les Paul straight into a 1959SLP, that's about it. I know the top 3 strings E-A-D are standard from watching a live video but somehing is different on the bottom 3. Can it be done? Inspired by this article, I went looking for and found my Selmer Treble & Bass Fifty in 2015. […], Took my 10-year-old son to see Van Halen at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 1. Les Paul himself actually wanted and preferred low wind pups, hence his preference on releasing and using the LP Recording model. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it. Enjoy and I’ll see you next time. :dude But here’s what I did find. The nadliest of nads. And Paul Kossoff formed a group named after his solo album “Back Street Crawler,” and recorded “The Band Plays On.” Although the album was a decent effort, Kossoff never again enjoyed the level of success he first achieved with Free, and the drugs continued to … I’ll use my index finger when I’m using vibrato. The guitarist bought what’s generally believed to be a 1960 Les Paul Standard from a shop in London; later stolen during his early Cream days. It isn’t easy choosing Kossoff’s best tone on record. I do my best to express myself and move people at the same time. Kossoff's tone, vibrato and overall feel has never been bettered. I personally think that Free is heavier and Paul Kossoff had better tone and cooler solos, but Bad Company has better songs, for the most part. I prefer to hear [Rodgers’] voice, back it around, push it.”. He was gifted with the performance gene from birth. Guitarist: Paul Kossoff. Cheers, Oli When Kris Blakely, current owner of the Kossoff Burst, contacted ThroBak to make a set of Kossoff repro pickups, that dream became a reality. Question. > I owned his ’69 Super Bass for a while…. I like to move people. " out of the game "…….everyone back then used something to excess..especially alcohol. I was wondering if there was a special hand position or tuning he used on All Right Now. And hey,when you’re achieving meaty, touch-sensitive tone with so little effort, who cares about the purists and snobs? © My Paul Kossoff style guitar solo is improvised using Blues guitar licks that Paul Kossoff and other players of the 70’s Rock era employed, but also using Paul's trademark quick urgent finger vibrato, which hopefully makes the whole thing more specific to his sound. 3 x A – 5th fret on the E-string, open A and second fret on the D. It’s inspiring to read some detail about Paul’s tone and amps used – Thank you. 10) 1960 Les Paul Sunburst, bright red – In the Stealer video, now owned by Arthur Ramm. Guys, we've spent considerable money converting the Les Paul Forum to this new XenForo platform, and we have ongoing monthly operating expenses. 8) 1958 darkburst Les Paul Sunburst – Traded from Clapton, later owned by Terry Newman and Paul Rodgers, auctioned off for charity in September 2000. Paul Kossoff was just direct to amp. It's a replica of Paul Kossoffs famous 1959 Les Paul and it's got an oustanding looking flametop! Butler was inspired by hearing Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit to write Suede’s enduring, guitar-riff-led anthem, but the marriage on this song is a surprisingly jangly overdrive tone for a Les Paul, but layering with a Rickenbacker 12-string and an ES-355 through the amp choice of a Vox AC30 with a flanger certainly aided that. I can’t find any Selmer speaker cabs though so I plan to build my own replicas. That guitar is still in England, Kossoff fan Jim knows his name. Email ( required; will not be published ), Notify me of followup comments via e-mail, Got it in my head to figure out which Van Halen song tones – not album tones – I liked the most. 12) Fender Stratocaster – White, 1957 neck, 1960 body, 1964 pick-ups, mint-green pickguard. It had ‘his’ tone no matter where you put the controls (they really didn’t do much). Who do you like better? This guitar is part of a long time sold out limited run of 100 guitars (aged) and 250 (VOS). Free’s guitarist Paul Kossoff died March 19 1976, 37 years ago. I still have a Les Paul Special, which comes close through a Marshall, but the Selmer is the key element. They all have that sqwank, nasal warmth just aren't any presets that deal with this. Almost 40 years since it was released in 1970, and still one of the all-time classic tunes: Do I need to say more? Steve Clarke analyses his ’59 Gibson Les Paul Standard in unprecedented detail… Steve Clarke analyses his ’59 Gibson Les Paul Standard in unprecedented detail… I only have a stock 1980 JMP Mark 2 … Here’s what I found: Not much. 7) 1958 or ’59 Gibson Les Paul Sunburst, tigerstripe finish used w/ Black Cat Bones [Koss’s pre-Free band]. Like I said…a strange choice, but [Koss] worked in the Selmer store. this les paul is a mid to late 70`s guitar, any doubts open the cavity control cover and note the codes on the vol & tone pots, from then you can date the guitar Kossoff used vintage guitars, this guitar looks to have been made years after his death. If you’re not technical enough to understand that, like me, here’s what I get out of that: Koss didn’t use a “standard” Super Bass or Super Lead, if there was such a thing as “standard.”. As far as pickups go, you could try a set of Stormy Mondays or Alnico IV Mules (which I have in a Gibson LP). And Paul Kossoff offered his mastery of the understated, along with his frighteningly expressive vibrato. Nonetheless, it’s clear that when this model of electric guitar is placed in the hands of the right players and producers, tonal magic can happen. He’d been talking about how awesome it was for a while, and even though I know he has good ears, wasn’t too motivated to go try it. You know the riff, you know how to play it (or think you do, sorta) and you might even think you know what Paul Kossoff used gear-wise: a ’59 Les Paul into a Marshall head. The curated collection exposed here in a 2-CD set is therefore presented in glorious lo-fi, yet clearly captures the tone, feeling, swagger and attitude of Paul Kossoff and his cohorts in an unbridled display of shockingly mature musicianship at such a tender age. But what Marshall head exactly, and did he really use a Marshall? I wanted to know, so I went digging. Paul Mahon (The Answer): "The man for me is the late Paul Kossoff. Tips and How-To's; Paul Kossoff was a true pioneer in the world of rock 'n' roll guitar playing. > However, a Super PA is essentially a Super Lead and Super Bass sound-wise. Paul flamed-on fast and burned out early, and the few interviews I was able to track down weren’t very detailed gear-wise. ), as well as this retrospective: > Free had Marshalls pretty much all the way, from Koss’s early ’66 JTM45 (thru a homemade 4×12 with Selmer brickwork cloth) to their multiple stacks based around Super Bass/Lead and PA heads. This is the one with the label w/ Koss’s name and address on the inside back plate. Still, he left us some great music and, though it might sound corny, he’s “all right now.”. Paul Kossoff owned a very early orange matamp too as the orange owner said in a interview. But I am wondering what are the attributes to his town. Tommy Griffiths, Jun 2, 2010 #1. The guitar is heavily aged by Tom Murphy with the aging pattern of the original! MusicRadar is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Tone Report; Learn to Play: Paul Kossoff Licks and Vibrato Guitar Lesson with Jeff Massey. First, many say that Koss preferred Marshall Super Bass heads, though he apparently also used Super Leads and Super PAs. Paul Kossoff. This guitar is featured in “Burst, The 1958-60 Les Paul Standard” by Vic DaPra & Jay Scott. 4 guitar tricks you can learn from Paul Kossoff. But the riff and solo on Free’s best-known song may not have been played through his usual Marshall; in fact, it’s rumoured that Kossoff actually used a 50-watt Selmer Treble ’N’ Bass amp on the track instead. Paul Kossoff was born on September 14, 1950, in Hampstead, a London suburb. If you don’t see Angus Young’s faces and vibrato in Kossoff, then you’ve never seen Angus Young. Paul Kossoff. Paul was going for melody in his playing, not rippling scale or arpeggio runs – and that vibrato is deservedly infamous. Here, we attempt to draw up a selection of the best Les Paul tones captured on record... John Mayall’s Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton (1969). His sound remains unique ~ just listen to the fills and runs on early "Tons of sobs" material. 4) 1957 Gibson Les Paul TV/TV Jr. – TV Yellow, one pickup, first electric guitar. My Paul Kossoff style guitar solo is improvised using Blues guitar licks that Paul Kossoff and other players of the 70’s Rock era employed, but also using Paul's trademark quick urgent finger vibrato, which hopefully makes the whole thing more specific to his sound. It works! David established the Paul Kossoff Foundation which aimed to present the realities of drug addiction to children. The Les Paul has long been an iconic instrument in its own right - and the subject of more myth-making and subsequent dissection than perhaps any other guitar. I listen to Paul’s playing every week. Clapton’s quest for sustain also led him to a Series II 1962 Marshall JTM 45 ‘Bluesbreaker’ combo, rolling back the guitar’s volume to effectively control the overdrive on this stunning version of the Freddie King classic. http://www.mylespaul.com/threads/paul-kossoff.57168/ (posts #21, 145) http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162022&page=4 (post #140) Gibson Custom has carefully measured these outstanding PAFs to produce detail-accurate recreations for the Paul Kossoff 1959 Les Paul Standard. Paul Kossoff, the young British guitarist who made his name with Free and Backstreet Crawler, died almost four decades ago, yet left behind a legacy of tone and feel that few have even approached, let alone matched. In 1974, Paul Kossoff’s drug problem was spiralling out of control. Rock on. There was a problem. On to the Marshalls, and back to the Plexi Palace forum. Limited Edition Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Aged 2012 Paul Kossoff Les Paul 1959 Reissue. Paul Kossoff with Koss Burst. Not sure where it came from (the VG article is full of inaccuracies, Scott Webber: I met Jose in 1990 when he was working out of his garage and had him mod a '73 Superlead for me. Listen to it cranked in my car because that’s the only […], LOVE the first four Van Halen albums. Footnotes. I can get that tone easily with the Selmer and a [Gibson] L5S. The folks at the Plexi Palace forums are super-educated about Marshalls and Marshall components, and seem to be up on the finer points of Koss’s preferred Marshalls. 5) 1954 Les Paul Custom, black, two P90s. All four Free men were talented, but Kossoff truly found his guitar voice in Free. Mick Ralphs is no slouch either. He sold a number of guitars, including the iconic ‘stripped’ Les Paul used during Free’s Isle Of Wight Festival set. As far as I know it is a bare tone, No pedals. As you might know I am a VERY big fan of Paul Kossoff (Shame he was taken from us at a VERY young age). I can’t prove it because I don’t remember who told me. If he got a good one, would he let go? In this special tribute issue, Gary Cooper recalls interviewing the great guitar player in the 1970s, and assesses his career. :)) and lightly re-furbished it. He was the man – all these years later and I am old but the thrill of hearing that emotion (and using it in my playing to express myself) is still young in me. I know "vintage Marshall tone" means so many things to so many players that it's a useless description at this point, but when I hear it I think of Paul Kossoff and Malcolm Young as two of my favorite examples. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, It didn’t matter what guitar you used, it sounded like the song [All Right Now]. George ended up re-recording his finest break on his greatest song, just to change the tone. My vibrato is finally starting to grow up.’, He also said Rogers was his “biggest teacher” and was the best singer he knew. This guitar is featured in Guitarist magazine, March 1994. When Kris Blakely, current owner of the Kossoff Burst, contacted ThroBak to make a set of Kossoff repro pickups, that dream became a reality. Guitar is 2002 Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan '59s. I know he used a Marshall Plexi and used an Orange amp once on Top of the pops. The other caps were right for a Super Bass (250pf/500pf): – Standard Super Bass shared cathode My brother nursed him when he was unwell back in the 70’s when they were both young men and through that and the music, I feel very connected. Bath This time a bud’s Bogner Shiva, EL34 version. Paul Kossoff started young in the music business—charting huge hits with British blues-rockers Free while still just in his teens—and packed enough into his 11-year career to be remembered as a prime proponent of classic Les Paul tone. Sure, the Marshall purists might scoff at your rig, but crank it up, close your eyes, and hit the strings with some attitude, and it’s likely to be a sound you could imagine Paul Kossoff grooving on. In this special tribute issue, Gary Cooper recalls interviewing the great guitar player in the 1970s, and assesses his career. Super Basses and Super Leads supposedly were largely the same (as was the Super PA), and at the time many Marshalls were one-offs – basically the same, but different components here and there. replica? I have that video and I agree with you 100%. ... or the death of former colleague Paul Kossoff, and it shows in Bad Company's arguable best song, "Shooting Star," itself a eulogy to Kossoff. He also used a brown face Fender amp. lol). Born in London on September 14, 1950, Kossoff studied classical guitar for six years, but had pretty much stopped playing by the time he was a teenager. In live shows supporting the album, Koss began using a 100-watt Marshall Super Lead head with dual 4 X 12″ Marshall cabs equipped with bass speakers, which he felt had a more rounded tone. Though Paul Kossoff died in 1976, aged just 25, his blues-rock playing and distinctive vibrato continue to influence guitarists across the globe. Guitar Player ran a short article on Kossoff years ago where he talked about his tunings. I am specifically after the sound of his rig on the first Free album, "Tons of Sobs". You will receive a verification email shortly. Paul Rodgers checked mike levels with bluesy vocal scats and the vocalist’s timeless mantra: “Test 1 – 2 – 3.†Simon Kirke and Andy Fraser riffed through some simple drum-and-bass grooves so their sound crew, sitting at a soundboard in the middle of the hall, could make final volume/tone adjustments. – Looks like a 100k feedback resistor Amp is 1982 Marshall JCM 800 2203. Arguably, he had perfected the Les Paul through Marshall power move on the band’s debut, Tons of Sobs , the throttled Super Lead putting plenty of sting into that formidable vibrato and giving his blues-rock riffs some bark. Just listen to the groove on Worry. It was a mid ’69 metal panel. [Possibly the one owned by Dave Murray of Iron Maiden, or maybe it was the other one Koss owned.]. With powerhouse drummer Simon Kirke, bass and piano prodigy Andy Fraser, Les Paul-wielding vibrato monster Paul Kossoff and one of the finest rock vocalists of all time, Paul Rodgers, Free should have been set for superstardom.Yet they scored only four UK top 10 hits in an all-too-brief career: Alright Now (1970), My Brother Jake (1971), Little Bit Of Love (1972), and Wishing Well (1973). Digitally scanned, measured, and tested in England by Gibson Custom, the Paul Kossoff 1959 Les Paul Standard has been documented in intimate detail in order to recreate as closely as possible the tone, look and feel of the guitar in its current condition, as Paul left it when he passed away. Gibson issued an Ace Frehley model Les Paul … It sounds great. In late 2004, Gibson announced that the 2015 Standard would now be featuring G Force automatic tuning, a zero-fret adjustable nut and wider fingerboard dimensions, to name but a few of the sweeping changes that would go on to set the internet forums alight... Jones’ recollection is that the Sex Pistols’ classic punk record was recorded through a Fender Twin with Gauss speakers (allegedly stolen from Bob Marley’s band) that enhanced mids over the trebles, with two Les Pauls; a black 1954 Les Paul Custom and his more famous white 1974 model. Paul Kossoff was born on September 14, 1950, in Hampstead, a London suburb. His father, David, was a well-regarded film and television actor who would go on to win Most Promising Newcomer to Film at the 1955 BAFTA award ceremony. We reflect on the late great Paul Kossoff's trademark sound and vintage gear with Guitar Interactives Phil Harris! Always dug Schenker's tone, but the 70's stuff was always a little too biting for, Derek: Inspired by this article, I went looking for and found my Selmer Treble & Bass Fifty in 2015. Selmer amps apparently didn’t go very far, possibly because they were eclipsed by Vox, but there are a few kicking around and have their devotees. Both will give you a great PAF tone, and really let the tone of the guitar itself shine through :) After buying it at London’s Selmer’s music store in 1964, Richards wasn’t sure about putting his Bigbsy-fitted LP through a Gibson Maestro Fuzz-Tone pedal for the opening riff of the final Satisfaction recording, and wanted horns. Thanks! Though the white one is a custom shop model. Hello fellow gearheads, I am a huge fan of Paul Kossoff's guitar tone, but I'm not like most. PAF resistance readings as a whole, are all over the place. Kossoff’s classic tone was fuelled by his love of 1950s and early 60s Gibson ’Bursts, with high action and heavy strings. Dave Murray refinished it (black) added a white pickguard and first had a H-S-H configuration with Gibson humbuckers in the Bridge and neck position (the bridge HB was angled, like a regular singlecoil) Then he switched to 2x Dimarzio Super Distortion pickups (neck bridge, the bridge pickup still being angled. The mains was one of the high-current ones. I only have a stock 1980 … His father, David, was a well-regarded film and television actor who would go on to win Most Promising Newcomer to Film at the 1955 BAFTA award ceremony. I'm looking for, Mike: I agree!!! The second appearance in this list for Greeny, after Peter Green sold it to young protégée Moore. The Wizz P.A.F. It’s an apt time to look back on why Kossoff was so revered. [Possibly the one owned by Dave Murray of Iron Maiden, or maybe it was the other one Koss owned. > Almost the perfect mix and match of Lead and Bass components – probably as thick as a milkshake with tons of undertones. I'd love to be able to get his 1970 live tone. 9) 1960 Les Paul Sunburst – Exchanged with Kenny King, first Les Paul, later owned by Gary Winterflood. Let’s call him Sean – because that’s his name…. They’re a band kicking the world’s butt in every way, and […], Recently I was ruined yet again by a good amp. This time it’s the recent Esquire interview with Edward Van Halen. When I think of Paul Kossoff, I personally think of searing (sp?) He owned several ’50s and ’60s Les Pauls, notably a ’59 burst stripped to a natural finish (in the video linked to below), and a ’58 he got in a trade with Eric Clapton: Koss traded a 1957 black Les Paul Custom for it. Thanks for asking...HOLY Grail tone has to be ZZ Top Brown Sugar ..but AC DC gets a bit of it as do Paul Kossoff and the Beano tone of Eric Clapton. The metallic descending riff tone here is the result of distant mic’ing of a Marshall Plexi from Page to fatten the sound of a cranked amp, while a depressed wah is used on the solo for that raucous tone. 12) Fender Stratocaster – White, 1957 neck, 1960 body, 1964 pick-ups, mint-green pickguard. Kossoff spent the remainder of his life campaigning against drugs. “My style and his grew up together, I believe.”, He added: “I hate to play solos…. Even at age 18-19, he played with an aggressive attack, utilizing heavy picks and heavy strings for maximum tone, and developed a unique vibrato. > The biggest change [in that ’69 Super Bass] was the slope resister was a 33k, and it had the additional .68uf cap in the tone stack. All rights reserved. But I do have a Selmer T&B 50 and it sounds “right on” with an appropriate guitar. 7) 1958 or ’59 Gibson Les Paul Sunburst, tigerstripe finish used w/ Black Cat Bones [Koss’s pre-Free band]. Sir Don Well-Known Member. Love the rest too, including the Van Hagar years (oops, forgot about VH III…), but those first four vinyl donuts are to me and many others just the nads. Page recorded Zeppelin’s debut with a Telecaster, but for the follow-up, he’d bought Joe Walsh’s ’59 ’Burst. I think it would be fair to say he was using the Super Bass “side” of the Super PA. > In live shows supporting “Tons of Sobs,” Koss began using a 100-watt Marshall Super Lead head with dual 4×12 Marshall cabinets equipped with bass speakers, which he felt had a more rounded tone than the guitar speakers. – .005?? Please refresh the page and try again. – v2 bypass cap is a .68 I’d […], Have you picked up “Guitar World Presents 40 Years of Van Halen” yet? Some people have commented that my tone has something of the Kossoff about it. > An interesting and unique combo of components resulting in a Strat-shaped and -scaled guitar with an ABR bridge […], We’re going to have to wait yet another week for the interview with Kevin Holbrook of YMI5150 guitars because we have yet another newsworthy event. With powerhouse drummer Simon Kirke, bass and piano prodigy Andy Fraser, Les Paul-wielding vibrato monster Paul Kossoff and one of the finest rock vocalists of all time, Paul Rodgers, Free should have been set for superstardom.Yet they scored only four UK top 10 hits in an all-too-brief career: Alright Now (1970), My Brother Jake (1971), Little Bit Of Love (1972), and Wishing Well (1973). 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Big Kossoff fan here, his thing was restraint and leaving a lot of space, which is what made his leads and riffs so distinctive IMO. Those players tones were all done with old Marshall amps > Greenback … The "Patent Applied For" humbucking pickups on Paul Kossoff's Les Paul were a big part of his mammoth, searing tone. That stripped one had the tone, especially on The Beat Club appearance when they played Fire & Water. And Paul Kossoff formed a group named after his solo album “Back Street Crawler,” and recorded “The Band Plays On.” Although the album was a decent effort, Kossoff never again enjoyed the level of success he first achieved with Free, and the drugs continued to … He was gifted with the performance gene from birth. Paul Kossoff, the young British guitarist who made his name with Free and Backstreet Crawler, died almost four decades ago, yet left behind a legacy of tone and feel that few have even approached, let alone matched. With the British blues-rock band Free, as well as his later solo project, Back Street Crawler, Paul Kossoff proved himself to be a dynamic and expressive guitarist with a blazing style that called on two of his biggest influences – Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Simple and fabulous! Can it be done? > Check out this vid of All Right Now (can’t be embedded). https://www.musicradar.com/news/best-les-paul-tones-of-all-time From a 2008 interview on Gibson.com, talking about a 1976 interview of Koss in which he was obviously drug-addled: I think my sound, especially my vibrato, has taken a long time to sound mature, and it’s taken a long time to reach the speed of vibrato that I now have. More room to develop in the 1970s, and assesses his career Koss ] worked the... 1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan '59s cab had original loaded fane speakers... 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