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Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:10 am
by Deke Dickerson
I was talking to Larry Collins on the phone two days ago, and we got to talking about guitars. Larry was talking about Semie's tripleneck guitar, and then this popped out of his mouth:
"One time, Semie showed up backstage at the Town Hall Party with a FOUR-NECK guitar! It had two necks going off to the left, and two necks going off to the right, and he was wearing some kind of a girdle-belt buckle thing where he could spin it around and play the other two necks! Joe Maphis and I were laughing so hard at him, I think it hurt his feelings, because we never saw that guitar again..."
Needless to say, this boggled my mind.
Sounds like it predates both Michael Angelo's "quad" guitar,
http://www.celebrityrockstarguitars.com/rock/angelo.htmand the ZZ Top spinning guitar belt buckle strap,
http://www.bill-lewington.com/Dean/arti ... /79_r5.jpgBy at least a couple decades!
Where is it now? Or did Semie cut it up on the band saw after Joe and Larry laughed at him?
Deke
Re: Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:52 pm
by Veenture
Wow, this beats everything. Semie was so innovative and full of ideas...and surely humour too!
Yes, a shame the FOUR NECK isn't around anymore but I do see the funny side of the 'presentation' too....what a riot it must've been!
Re: Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:17 pm
by Brian
I'd love to see that thing, I bet it's pretty gnarly looking.
Re: Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:31 pm
by ElTwang
Talking about a country-pickin' gun-slinger guitar
Hey Deke, just found out you're playing in Copenhagen on the 11th of July.....MAN, that s*cks. Can't make it for your show
Re: Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:19 pm
by 101Volts
Oh man, What a sight that must have been. A glorious sight. I wish I could see pictures of it but Semie probably cut it up after that.
Re: Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:30 pm
by Dennisthe Menace
Only Loretta might know...........??
Re: Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:19 am
by Deke Dickerson
This would have been 1950's, wayyyyy before Loretta...Town Hall Party ended in 1961.
Deke
Re: Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:28 am
by Dennisthe Menace
Deke Dickerson wrote:This would have been 1950's, wayyyyy before Loretta...Town Hall Party ended in 1961.
Deke
Yes, but if the 'Quad' still exists, I was thinking maybe she might
know where it might be hiding......or maybe even Dana???
Re: Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:20 am
by KRamone27
Dennisthe Menace wrote:Yes, but if the 'Quad' still exists, I was thinking maybe she might
know where it might be hiding..
If it is still floating around just imagine how much it would fetch on the collector market. Deke did you happen to ask Larry what became of that guitar?
Re: Bizarre Mosrite quad-neck story from Larry Collins!
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:59 am
by Deke Dickerson
Ha, Larry said it was about 7 feet long in the case, so if Semie had kept that thing he would have shown it and got it photographed. Plus, Semie moved so much in the 60's, 70's, and 80's, there's no way he would keep moving that thing if he wasn't using it.
Larry's best guess was that since Larry and Joe Maphis laughed at it, Semie probably just went home and cut it up.
It's sure a good story, though, and who knows, maybe one day a photo will pop up!!
After all, Terry McArthur always told me that Joe Maphis played my guitar once, but you could have knocked me over with a feather when Jody Maphis sent Terry and I a snapshot out of the blue of...Joe Maphis playing my TNM Custom doubleneck!
So, cross your fingers, maybe a photo will turn up someday.
Deke
