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  4. Rare footage of the Fender guitar factory, 1959.

    in The Daily Journal

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    This is very interesting on many levels. 

     

    Take a trip back to the 1950s in this restored film footage of a tour of the Fender factory.
     
     
    The good people at CinePost offer up a nice piece of Americana with this digitally restored 8mm film shot in 1959 by Forrest White. In it, we catch a glimpse of life at the Fender Guitar factory in Fullerton, CA.
     
    The father of the electric guitar himself, Leo Fender, makes an appearance in the second shot. You get a nice tour of the factory and see workers hand-cutting guitar bodies and shaping necks. Of course, there was no automation back then - like with today's CNC routers used to cut out the guitar shapes with exacting precision. No, back then each guitar was truly one-of-a-kind.
     
    Rather curiously, Leo Fender didn't know how to play guitar himself. "I never had time to do anything but build guitars and listen to 'em," he once told Rolling Stone. "If I could play 'em as good as some people, I'd do it for hours a day."
     
    Take a moment as you watch the footage to reflect on the rich heritage Fender has and the many artists that have been touched by the guitars they created. From Jimi Hendrix coaxing his signature blend of otherworldy blues out of his Stratocaster to the transformative sound of bassist Jaco Pastorius grooving on his fretless Jazz Bass, we all can be grateful for the innovations of Leo Fender.

  5. Keith Richards

    in The Daily Journal

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    Old Gods Almost Dead, by Stephen Davis 2001.

     

    I read this when it first came out. It is very well written, hard to put down, filled with information.

     

    According to the writer, Brian Jones was very abusive to the various groupies he would sleep with and at one point, the rest of the boys in the band had him beat up.    

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  11. Boom operators - Cool photos

    in Images of Interest

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    Glad to see I'm not the only one sticking out that forward hip towards the mic when booming on a full extension and the scene's been running for a while... Thought that was one of those horrible habits only I had fallen into!

    Its completely natural to  "stick your hip out " , however I would advise switching from left to right sides often, so as to be

    "ambidextrous" with your booming. So that you don't affect your normal posture.

  17. RIP

    in The Daily Journal

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    Retired local 695 sound mixer, James LaRue, passed away Sun. 12- 30 -'12 He was a great guy, old timer, fun to work with. Had some amazing "one liners". Always got a smile and a laugh out of the people he was around. I will never forget him.

  20. Fisher Boom

    in General Discussion

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    If you do end up using a Fisher boom (s) please make sure you use only boom operators who are experienced

    with operating them. Sorry, I had to say it, as I have had one guy tell me he was a "surgeon" on one. And it

    turned out that he hardly knew how to work with it and it almost went over when he tried to climb on to it from the wrong

    side. Luckily, I was there to keep it and him from falling over.

    I was raised on Fishers, and am able to help out newbees. Thankfully, many have taken Laurence's

    Fisher boom training classes, through Local 695. Some also train at the Fisher shop itself, in the Burbank area.

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