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listen to SEGAL's fretless recordings
Greg Segal acquired Frank Zappa's fretless guitar branded Acoustic on the headstock on 13 April 1985 from a now- defunct music store in Reseda, California, called Harmony Music, it was made by Bartell of California.
“The acoustic fretless showed up there in 1982 and they wanted $1,400 for it, and I couldn’t ever imagine even having that kind of money. But even at that price, I figured it would be gone inside a week.
“Instead, it sat there for three years. Every time I came in, I’d look for it - it was love at first sight - figuring it would soon be gone. The price kept dropping. I asked the owner of the shop why he thought it wasn’t selling. He said people would come in and try it, but it ended up being too weird for them. I was dumbfounded. The fretless took years to sell.”
Check out Greg's website at https://www.gregsegal.com
Here are the recordings that Greg made with that unusual and distinctive instrument
King of Illusion
From A Man Who was Here, Album
Faro inspects the Boarder -
From Asleep or Somewhere else, Album
LA River Rafting
From Darkland Express part two
Zap 'n' the Cap'n
From Asleep or Somewhere else, Album
Soul Catcher
From Awareness of Frameworks, Album
Neil Smith's Invisible Trike pt2
From The Standard Album
The Place of Three Roads
FromAwareness of Frameworks, Album
Wednesday 10 p.m
From In Search of the Fantastic, Album
Sting It
From Bret Hart/Greg Segal/Duets 1 Album
Free Row
From Bret Hart/Greg Segal/Duets 1 Album
Revolving Doors
From A Play of Light and Shadows Album
Processes Unknown
From The Old Familiar Place Album
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