Great vid! Very small detail hope you don't think I'm a dick for bringing it up but the pictures show an OM or in that time period a 000 Martin not a D-28. At around the
Left out his last guitar- he was using heroin and couldnt sleep by 1980, and had gotten rid of all his guitars. A Vintage Guitar magazine reader had advertised his Tele Thinline in the local paper in CA in 1981. Who shows up to buy it but none other than Bloomfield. The guy sold it to him and he read that Bloomfield died shortly thereafter.
I can't get enough of Bloomfield's history! It's interesting that those guys swapped guitars or bought guitars without cases or carried them around in garbage bags... and yet they were recording and working guitarists! Compare that to today when most players have 10 or 20 guitars and never amount to anything) 😊
It bums me out - he was such a gifted player but chronic insomia, exacerbated by drug abuse and an uneasy relationship with his fame made it all too obvious that his end wasn't going to be a happy one. He was one of those guys that was a gifted musician but the music business wasn't any fun for him. His music shines with such life! The poor burst! He'd drag the thing around caseless sometimes. And the whole circumstances of him wanting to watch some PBS special - just a weird story that seems more likely he was more easily able to score whatever drugs he needed on his home turf rather than the unknown quantity of Vancouver. This was in the days prior to common availability of VCRs too. That burst guitar had such a sweet tone with Michael playing it.
Michael fell for Les Pauls when he saw John Sebastian's sunburst Les Paul. Michael saw it when the Butterfield band went to NYC to record their first album (which was be shelved for several decades).. Sebastian hung out with the band and this is when Michael saw it.
I have a few stories about Michael's fabled burst. All of this happened decades ago so you will have to forgive me for failing to recollect exactly when all these things happened. First story. Sometime in the early 80's I met a local Toronto blues guitarist who ( Jeff ? - his last name completely escapes me, sorry) told me that he was offered the burst for $1800.00 when it was still being held by the club owner in Vancouver. He couldn't raise the money and unfortunately had to pass. My brother, who is a guitar player went to buy a fuzz pedal from a guy here in Toronto who lived in the beaches and at this time he was in possession of Mike's burst. My brother said it sounded incredible. A number of years later the guitar was brought to a local blues guitarist by the name of John Bride. John said that the owner was enquiring whether or not it would be wise to have it refretted because the frets were quite worn and pitted. John told him not to change a thing. He photographed the guitar and I later saw those photos. I believe the owner was the guy mentioned who was from Chicago. I never did see the actual guitar myself, but I am told it is still in Chicago but I have no proof of that. I am sure it will surface at some point, but who knows when.
Is that Iggy Pop on drums in Dan Erliwine’s band?! I know that Iggy played drums in a few garage bands, on at least one Motown record and with some Chicago bluesmen so it could be?
Thanks for doing the Bloomfield bit ! He was my hero ! And in my non arthritic days I could play nearly all his tracks ! Alberts Shuffle was my favourite! I have most of albums , books etc and have played his old Tele! Interesting was the gouge on his LP under the stop tail where he damaged the top doing a restring ..
Been waiting for this one. He’s one of my favorite players. You know what would be a fun video is when did collecting become a thing? So Mike Bloomfield got a monthly check from his family’s trust. He was a wealthy man without making a dime in music. I think it’s a bummer because it never really forced him to join a proper band and probably robbed us all of allot of recorded work he could have done (not as a session man). Anyway, my point is he had money yet every guitar he got he traded for, he didn’t just buy it. You hear of guys playing Gibson’s with a a Tele as their backup. Not a different guitar for a different tone, no a legit backup in case they broke a string. The only guy I know of that seemed to “collect” from day 1 is Keith Richards. I guess Rick Neilsson did but he was a bit later. But most guys like Clapton etc went thru their guitars and moved on. When Clapton’s crossroads auction happened we knew about Blackie, Brownie and the 335. All the famous ones were gone the SG, Firebird, Burst etc. Bloomfield died in 80 and really he didn’t have many guitars here just the Tele, Goldtop and Burst and it got me thinking. I bet the reason why is because actual wholesale collecting and hoarding guitars didn’t start until after that time. It was about in the early to mid 80’s that a guitar from the 50’s started to become worth more than a car from the 50’s. Basically I think a video on collecting, when it became a thing, what the values were at certain points, when they skyrocketed, when did rockstars really start accumulating guitars etc..
This is easily the best coverage of Bloomfield's guitars I've seen. Great research and editing. Of the big 3 or 4 guitar guns at the time, he was and is my favourite. That sweet LP tone from Super Session and Electric Flag is what I'm still chasing. 😅
Thank you for another interesting feature on another authentic guitarist. I remember picking up The First Butterfield blues album and being blown away by Michael 's marriage of emotive and technically adept approach. His incisive and yet hauting tone perfectly complimenting each track. Excellent job looking forward to more of these installments
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Great vid! Very small detail hope you don't think I'm a dick for bringing it up but the pictures show an OM or in that time period a 000 Martin not a D-28. At around the
Left out his last guitar- he was using heroin and couldnt sleep by 1980, and had gotten rid of all his guitars. A Vintage Guitar magazine reader had advertised his Tele Thinline in the local paper in CA in 1981. Who shows up to buy it but none other than Bloomfield. The guy sold it to him and he read that Bloomfield died shortly thereafter.
I can't get enough of Bloomfield's history! It's interesting that those guys swapped guitars or bought guitars without cases or carried them around in garbage bags... and yet they were recording and working guitarists! Compare that to today when most players have 10 or 20 guitars and never amount to anything) 😊
It bums me out - he was such a gifted player but chronic insomia, exacerbated by drug abuse and an uneasy relationship with his fame made it all too obvious that his end wasn't going to be a happy one. He was one of those guys that was a gifted musician but the music business wasn't any fun for him. His music shines with such life! The poor burst! He'd drag the thing around caseless sometimes. And the whole circumstances of him wanting to watch some PBS special - just a weird story that seems more likely he was more easily able to score whatever drugs he needed on his home turf rather than the unknown quantity of Vancouver. This was in the days prior to common availability of VCRs too. That burst guitar had such a sweet tone with Michael playing it.
Michael fell for Les Pauls when he saw John Sebastian's sunburst Les Paul. Michael saw it when the Butterfield band went to NYC to record their first album (which was be shelved for several decades).. Sebastian hung out with the band and this is when Michael saw it.
I would like to know the history of Robin Trower's Guitars .... ✨✨✨🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸✨✨✨✨☮️
I have a few stories about Michael's fabled burst. All of this happened decades ago so you will have to forgive me for failing to recollect exactly when all these things happened. First story. Sometime in the early 80's I met a local Toronto blues guitarist who ( Jeff ? - his last name completely escapes me, sorry) told me that he was offered the burst for $1800.00 when it was still being held by the club owner in Vancouver. He couldn't raise the money and unfortunately had to pass. My brother, who is a guitar player went to buy a fuzz pedal from a guy here in Toronto who lived in the beaches and at this time he was in possession of Mike's burst. My brother said it sounded incredible. A number of years later the guitar was brought to a local blues guitarist by the name of John Bride. John said that the owner was enquiring whether or not it would be wise to have it refretted because the frets were quite worn and pitted. John told him not to change a thing. He photographed the guitar and I later saw those photos. I believe the owner was the guy mentioned who was from Chicago. I never did see the actual guitar myself, but I am told it is still in Chicago but I have no proof of that. I am sure it will surface at some point, but who knows when.
Is that Iggy Pop on drums in Dan Erliwine’s band?! I know that Iggy played drums in a few garage bands, on at least one Motown record and with some Chicago bluesmen so it could be?
I had no idea he was left handed. I did the same thing when I started playing because my only guitar was my father's right handed guitar.
Its not "Moronda" its Marauder, there is no N in the word.
Probably my favorite guitarist of all time. I only play rhythm guitar, but if I could play lead, I’d want his style
Thanks for giving this man some recognition.
Thanks for doing the Bloomfield bit ! He was my hero ! And in my non arthritic days I could play nearly all his tracks ! Alberts Shuffle was my favourite! I have most of albums , books etc and have played his old Tele! Interesting was the gouge on his LP under the stop tail where he damaged the top doing a restring ..
I love Mike’s tone on Albert’s shuffle so much. That song is what got me into Bloomfield’s stuff.
If you love these blues, play 'em as you please...!
I’m very late to the Bloomfield party but man I’m glad I came!
Been waiting for this one. He’s one of my favorite players. You know what would be a fun video is when did collecting become a thing? So Mike Bloomfield got a monthly check from his family’s trust. He was a wealthy man without making a dime in music. I think it’s a bummer because it never really forced him to join a proper band and probably robbed us all of allot of recorded work he could have done (not as a session man). Anyway, my point is he had money yet every guitar he got he traded for, he didn’t just buy it. You hear of guys playing Gibson’s with a a Tele as their backup. Not a different guitar for a different tone, no a legit backup in case they broke a string. The only guy I know of that seemed to “collect” from day 1 is Keith Richards. I guess Rick Neilsson did but he was a bit later. But most guys like Clapton etc went thru their guitars and moved on. When Clapton’s crossroads auction happened we knew about Blackie, Brownie and the 335. All the famous ones were gone the SG, Firebird, Burst etc. Bloomfield died in 80 and really he didn’t have many guitars here just the Tele, Goldtop and Burst and it got me thinking. I bet the reason why is because actual wholesale collecting and hoarding guitars didn’t start until after that time. It was about in the early to mid 80’s that a guitar from the 50’s started to become worth more than a car from the 50’s. Basically I think a video on collecting, when it became a thing, what the values were at certain points, when they skyrocketed, when did rockstars really start accumulating guitars etc..
This is easily the best coverage of Bloomfield's guitars I've seen. Great research and editing. Of the big 3 or 4 guitar guns at the time, he was and is my favourite. That sweet LP tone from Super Session and Electric Flag is what I'm still chasing. 😅
Bloomfield also did the soundtracks for several porno movies around’79-80. Forgot the names, but I’ve seen them, you can tell it’s MB playing.
Thank you for another interesting feature on another authentic guitarist. I remember picking up The First Butterfield blues album and being blown away by Michael 's marriage of emotive and technically adept approach. His incisive and yet hauting tone perfectly complimenting each track. Excellent job looking forward to more of these installments