170 - Paul Rappaport
170 - Paul Rappaport In episode 170 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist and record company promoter Paul Rappaport who’s written a new book that will available April 15th called “Gliders Over Hollywood” In their conversation Paul tells us about his 1962 Gibson Les Paul jr (SG shape) that was given him by Buck Dharma and Blue Oyster Cult, whom we worked with at Columbia Records and he describes how he helped the band. He also shares with us a couple of Gibson Les Paul Reissues, a 1952 Goldtop and a 1959. Paul also discusses his amps. Paul talks about his friends in vintage instruments, producer Perry Margouleff (perrymargouleff.com) and amp builder Mitch Colby (ColbyAmps.com) who are working on the new Sundragon amps with Jimmy Page. Paul tells us about growing up in Downey California and starting on lap steel and eventually moving to guitar and played in the band “the Jades” with his Rickenbacker 6 string ...