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Originally Posted by terryj47
I worked for Howard in the late 60s at Benson. He did bring in his Epiphone HR guitar and share it but I know he used the "Black Guitar" when he played at Dante's in north hollywood and record jazz-style albums at Capital studios. There is info on the Black Guitar on the internet.
Howard was a "monster" player. I know he used 13's and probably 14's on his jazz guitars. He could bend them like a shredder using 9's! Well almost.
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Yes, thanks for that.
I found a lot of info on the net about the Black Guitar and some mentions of the Benson amps. Very cool stuff. Also found info on how the HR Fusion came to be.
I remember the HR Fusions being in magazines in the 80's, probably Guitar Player as that's the magazine that I remember the most. It always caught my attention. I don't recall ever seeing one live in the wild. Interesting guitar.
I am currently listening to HR recordings on Tidal Hi Fi. I am on Antelope Freeway at the moment.