Al Di Meola on Gibson Les Pauls: “My 1971 Custom is obscenely heavy and growls like nothing else”
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Al Di Meola on Gibson Les Pauls: “My 1971 Custom is obscenely heavy and growls like nothing else”
The maestro of jazz-rock discusses his relationship with the iconic Gibson single-cut, and the man who designed it
Apr 26, 2023
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Al Di Meola’s beloved 1983 Conde Hermanos guitar. Its distinctive custom cutaway was added decades ago at Al’s request by another luthier, whose name has been lost to time — and is now echoed in the Al Di Meola Signature model by Felipe Conde. Al has always admired the clarity of cypress sound — and we understand why. Felipe’s promise was simple: to make this historic instrument easier to play, while preserving its voice. Adjustment details will be shared soon. Some of you may recognize the thir
Al Di Meola’s beloved 1983 Conde Hermanos guitar. Its distinctive custom cutaway was added decades ago at Al’s request by another luthier, whose name has been lost to time — and is now echoed in the Al Di Meola Signature model by Felipe Conde. Al has always admired the clarity of cypress sound — and we understand why. Felipe’s promise was simple: to make this historic instrument easier to play, while preserving its voice. Adjustment details will be shared soon. Some of you may recognize the thir
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The guitarist Al Di Meola first came to prominence as the guitarist in Chick Corea’s pioneering fusion band of the early 1970s, Return to Forever, astounding listeners with his extraordinarily adept and passionate playing. While he devoted himself primarily to the electric guitar in RTF, Di Meola was soon paying as much attention to the acoustic instrument on his solo albums. After leaving Corea’s band in 1976, Di Meola spent the subsequent decades moving with ease between electric and unplugged
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The guitarist Al Di Meola first came to prominence as the guitarist in Chick Corea’s pioneering fusion band of the early 1970s, Return to Forever, astounding listeners with his extraordinarily adept and passionate playing. While he devoted himself primarily to the electric guitar in RTF, Di Meola was soon paying as much attention to the acoustic instrument on his solo albums. After leaving Corea’s band in 1976, Di Meola spent the subsequent decades moving with ease between electric and unplugged
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