PBS TV Special tonight on Les Paul!

TD_Madden · 07-11-2007, 11:30 PM

Tonight at 9pm (eastern), PBS is showing a special about Les Paul....specifically his contributions to recording, electronics, etc......plan on watching it!

TD_Madden · 07-12-2007, 04:00 AM

Excellent viewing. Suggest you take a look to see when it'll be shown again.

Unfortunately, my Comcast DVR FAILED two-minutes into the thing....typical.

Tom Phillips · 07-12-2007, 06:38 AM

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for posting this. I would have missed it. The show was great. I got it on tape to save.
The only goofy thing I saw was when they showed Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar in a context that implied that he played a Les Paul.
Cheers,
Tom

Mark Hammer · 07-12-2007, 03:13 PM

yeah, the omnipresence of Strats was a little bizarre.

But think of this. What would you give to have a 12-DVD set of Les giving you a tour through that basement a box at a time?

TD_Madden · 07-12-2007, 05:42 PM

On again today at 4pm.....I'm gonna leave work early and throw a tape into the VCR

bob p · 07-13-2007, 06:23 PM

Well, I was fortunate enough to see it Wednesday on PBS (WTTW 11 Chicago) at 9 p.m. Central Time.

I wasn't fortunate enough to have a blank tape for my VCR.

I wish that I had known that it was going to be rebroadcast on Thursday. If it ever comes up again, please let us all know.

I agree, it was a FANTASTIC show. It was much better than I thought it would be. My only complaint was that the graphics that they used to illustrate the concept of overdubbing could have been a bit clearer. I knew how it worked, yet it was kind of hard for me to follow. I imagine that it could have been difficult to follow for people who weren't familiar with the concept (like my 80 year old Mom). Maybe it would have been better if they kept a legend on-screen that showed what the different colored notes meant.

For those of you who missed the show, its is available on DVD for $25 plus S/H. I didn't get the address, but I wrote down the 800 number in case anyone's interested.

TD_Madden · 07-13-2007, 07:02 PM

dang, the crazy PBS schedule showed it on again...but only on the HD channel.... :-(

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07-12-2007, 04:00 AM	#2
TD_Madden Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 693	Excellent viewing. Suggest you take a look to see when it'll be shown again. Unfortunately, my Comcast DVR FAILED two-minutes into the thing....typical.

07-12-2007, 06:38 AM	#3
Tom Phillips Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 676	Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for posting this. I would have missed it. The show was great. I got it on tape to save. The only goofy thing I saw was when they showed Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar in a context that implied that he played a Les Paul. Cheers, Tom

07-12-2007, 03:13 PM	#4
Mark Hammer Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,124	yeah, the omnipresence of Strats was a little bizarre. But think of this. What would you give to have a 12-DVD set of Les giving you a tour through that basement a box at a time?

07-12-2007, 05:42 PM	#5
TD_Madden Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 693	On again today at 4pm.....I'm gonna leave work early and throw a tape into the VCR

07-13-2007, 06:23 PM	#6
bob p Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: What's left of NW Indiana Posts: 1,072	Well, I was fortunate enough to see it Wednesday on PBS (WTTW 11 Chicago) at 9 p.m. Central Time. I wasn't fortunate enough to have a blank tape for my VCR. I wish that I had known that it was going to be rebroadcast on Thursday. If it ever comes up again, please let us all know. I agree, it was a FANTASTIC show. It was much better than I thought it would be. My only complaint was that the graphics that they used to illustrate the concept of overdubbing could have been a bit clearer. I knew how it worked, yet it was kind of hard for me to follow. I imagine that it could have been difficult to follow for people who weren't familiar with the concept (like my 80 year old Mom). Maybe it would have been better if they kept a legend on-screen that showed what the different colored notes meant. For those of you who missed the show, its is available on DVD for $25 plus S/H. I didn't get the address, but I wrote down the 800 number in case anyone's interested.

07-13-2007, 07:02 PM	#7
TD_Madden Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 693	dang, the crazy PBS schedule showed it on again...but only on the HD channel.... :-(

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