I knew a few people there, but I was often so busy I didn't have much time to socialize with anyone. I was by myself for 10 months in solid bodies while the crew went to training. I wrote an email describing some of my experiences from November 93 till August 94. I can't remember the fella's name that was in charge of solid body machining when I got there. I remember one younger guy whose name was Troy but the others I'm still in the dark. I only worked with them a few weeks before they left and a couple weeks after they got back. I think the engineer was named Matt and he came from England? It's been 30+ years. I do remember New Years Day 1994 because Henry woke me up in the parking lot. That was rough. I partied with Johnny Neal the night before and my head was hurting like Hell. Henry told me I had to show up that morning to make one guitar. The first guitar of the Centennial year that ended up in a case at the employee entrance. I had hoped it would be a cool guitar like a 57 Black Beauty, but Henry wanted a Les Paul double cut. I thought that and the Nighthawks were the ugliest guitars they had me make. But what did I know, I was a machinist, not a guitar player. I always wondered what happened to that guitar. It was black and I signed it in gold along with everyone else. When they had me sign it, it had no signatures on it and I slapped my John Hancock on it and they said whoa everyone else is going to be signing this too. Not my problem. I already signed it. I met a lot of bands while working there and everyone was cool but I almost got fired for telling Ted Nugent to get away from the machine when he came through because it was running wide open and he stepped around the safety shield which could have gotten him killed. I had to do an emergency shutdown and I told him he was stupid for doing that. Henry didn't like that but I felt it was my responsibility since I knew the danger he was putting himself in. I met BB King and got his autograph on one of the pick guards and helped Chris Robinson up off the floor when he fell face first stoned or drunk out of his gord, maybe both, idk...
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I love it guys. Keep the episodes coming.
Floyd and Randy Leonard, Randle Hardin. Great guys. Excellent episode.
I don't think people know yet what a treasure of Gibson knowledge you guys are...this channel has a lot of potential!
Thanks! We're just getting started....so much more to share and more guests to join as well.
I knew a few people there, but I was often so busy I didn't have much time to socialize with anyone. I was by myself for 10 months in solid bodies while the crew went to training. I wrote an email describing some of my experiences from November 93 till August 94. I can't remember the fella's name that was in charge of solid body machining when I got there. I remember one younger guy whose name was Troy but the others I'm still in the dark. I only worked with them a few weeks before they left and a couple weeks after they got back. I think the engineer was named Matt and he came from England? It's been 30+ years. I do remember New Years Day 1994 because Henry woke me up in the parking lot. That was rough. I partied with Johnny Neal the night before and my head was hurting like Hell. Henry told me I had to show up that morning to make one guitar. The first guitar of the Centennial year that ended up in a case at the employee entrance. I had hoped it would be a cool guitar like a 57 Black Beauty, but Henry wanted a Les Paul double cut. I thought that and the Nighthawks were the ugliest guitars they had me make. But what did I know, I was a machinist, not a guitar player. I always wondered what happened to that guitar. It was black and I signed it in gold along with everyone else. When they had me sign it, it had no signatures on it and I slapped my John Hancock on it and they said whoa everyone else is going to be signing this too. Not my problem. I already signed it. I met a lot of bands while working there and everyone was cool but I almost got fired for telling Ted Nugent to get away from the machine when he came through because it was running wide open and he stepped around the safety shield which could have gotten him killed. I had to do an emergency shutdown and I told him he was stupid for doing that. Henry didn't like that but I felt it was my responsibility since I knew the danger he was putting himself in. I met BB King and got his autograph on one of the pick guards and helped Chris Robinson up off the floor when he fell face first stoned or drunk out of his gord, maybe both, idk...