detroitace
Well-known member
Hello all,
I just got the latest issue of Guitar Player magazine. There's a column in there called 'legends' and this month's subject is Paul Stanley of KISS fame.
When asked why they never got a deal with Gibson even though the band always thanked them on albums, he replied, "...it's no secret that, back in the 70's and 80's a lot of the Japanese companies were murdering the American companies in terms of quality. God knows the Tokai Love Rock les Paul copies blew away a lot of the guitars they were emulating. And the best Start I ever owned was a Greco!. I did my first solo album on an Ibanez Les Paul."
I think we all know that KISS regularly used Grecos on tour, especially in Japan, but it's fun to see it in print all the same.
I wonder what Tokais he has in his collection?
BTW, he's playing a new looking Washburn prototype? that looks like the Ravelle from Fernandes. Cool looking, indeed, though I don't go for the white custom look.
-- Bill
I just got the latest issue of Guitar Player magazine. There's a column in there called 'legends' and this month's subject is Paul Stanley of KISS fame.
When asked why they never got a deal with Gibson even though the band always thanked them on albums, he replied, "...it's no secret that, back in the 70's and 80's a lot of the Japanese companies were murdering the American companies in terms of quality. God knows the Tokai Love Rock les Paul copies blew away a lot of the guitars they were emulating. And the best Start I ever owned was a Greco!. I did my first solo album on an Ibanez Les Paul."
I think we all know that KISS regularly used Grecos on tour, especially in Japan, but it's fun to see it in print all the same.
I wonder what Tokais he has in his collection?
BTW, he's playing a new looking Washburn prototype? that looks like the Ravelle from Fernandes. Cool looking, indeed, though I don't go for the white custom look.
-- Bill