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Showing posts with label funny weird crazy bizarre vinyl record lp cover music joe maphis country western bluegrass mosrite special double neck guitar gospel fire strings fiddle violin banjo vintage retro gear ventures. Show all posts

Friday, April 26, 2013

Joe Maphis' mighty axe!

In collecting records, I've often found that religious covers have some of the coolest instruments! Joe Maphis (<-- 2 links with info about him) is certainly among those with some great custom gear. (this is just one of his religiously themed albums; he was an overall country star first and foremost) Check this out!

Massively eye-catching, Partridge Family bus-esque cover, don'tcha think? Let's have a closer look at that guitar (with which he played some of the fastest, most impressive country pickin' ever heard!)...

Mosrite Special. Nice choice! I've just had a look on eBay for one and there is actually a Joe Maphis double-neck signature model on there right now! (here) Asking price is $3,390.00. That is common for Mosrites now, which all seem to go for big money. Saw some that were double this price or more while looking!

Here's a pic from the back cover of Joe with his mighty axe:

 He reminds me of someone. An actor? Hmm... Any suggestions?

Here he is playing "Fire on the Strings" (he apparently plays the fiddle and banjo on it as well):