The circumstances under which this guitar now came to me could not be sadder: A good buddy of mine recently passed away from lung cancer. This friend and colleague - Detlef Antemann, an outstanding guitarist from Münster - was the same age as me - and 40 years ago we used to hang out at my parents' house to play guitar together pretty much every afternoon after school, listening to songs and stealing licks frm recods and jamming.
And that's the guitar he always brought with him. No question, I was already fascinated by that instrument back then, and it was a great and important time for me. When I had my first professional job at the Oberhausen City Theater when I was about 18 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Jesus Christ Superstars"), I was allowed to borrow this Les Paul regularly from Detlef. The guitar was then in use for decades; next to a Strat and an SG, this was unquestionably Ante's favorite instrument. It has experienced a lot, headstock repair included, hundreds of concerts, ... most of them certainly still with cigarrette accompaniment ... ;-)
Well, now she is with me and she will stay. I think that is also in the sense of Ante.... !
Die Umstände unter denen diese Gitarre jetzt zu mir kam könnten trauriger nicht sein: Ein guter Kumpel von mir verstarb vor kurzem an Lungenkrebs. Dieser Freund und Kollege - Detlef Antemann, ein herausragender Gitarrist aus Münster - war im gleichen Alter wie ich - und vor 40 Jahren hockten wir bei mir Zuhause im Elternhaus um so ziemlich jeden Nachmittag nach der Schule zusammen Gitarre zu spielen, Songs und Licks rauszuhören und zu jammen.
Und genau diese Gitarre brachte er immer mit. Keine Frage, ich damals schon fasziniert von dem Instrument, und es war eine tolle und wichtige Zeit für mich. Als ich mit etwa 18 Jahren meinen ersten professionellen Job am Oberhausener Stadttheater hatte (Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Jesus Christ Superstars"), durfte ich mir diese Les Paul regelmäßig von Detlef ausleihen. Die Gitarre war dann jahrzehntelang im Einsatz; neben einer Strat und einer SG, war dies fraglos das Lieblingsinstrument von Ante. Sie hat viel erlebt, Kopfplattenreparatur inklusive, hunderte von Konzerten, .. davon sicher die meisten noch mit Zigarrettenbegleitung... ;-)
Nun. Jetzt ist sie bei mir und wird bleiben. Ich glaube, das ist auch im Sinne von Ante.... !
- Clean amp sound: Fender Vibroverb amp (original 1963), plus additional:
- TC "Ditto" Looper
- Overdrive pedal: Okko Diablo "Gregor Hilden Signature Model" (available in my webshop)
- Delay pedal: Vahlbruch "Spacetime" Delay (available in my webshop)
other pedals:
- TC Polytune Tuner
-TC Ditto Looper
- AKG D 320 B mic into a Behringer Xendix 1002 FX mixing desk ( Reverb No. 7 from the Behringer).
I'm recording direct to the camera (Sony HDV 1080i or Zoom 200m sometimes). The live mix video/audio is ready on the camera card then and will be uploaded to You Tube.
I'm using - Dunlop Delrin 2.0 Picks
German Site:
Informationen zu den Gitarren, FAQs, Fotos, Preisangaben etc. gibt es auf meiner
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Okko- und Vahlbruch Pedale, Chickenpicks-Plektren sind auch bei mir im Angebot und ständig auf Lager.
English Site:
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Okko Diablo Overdrive / Vahlbruch Spacetime Delay Pedal
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