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Buzz Osborne has said he played aluminum Les Paul-scale guitars built by Kevin Burkett at Electrical Guitar Company, and he still has his 1969 Les Paul Custom and two black 1990s Les Pauls. In 2010 he was seen with a Sunn head, Carver power amps and a Hiwatt 4x12.
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“So I called Kevin Burkett from Electrical Guitar Company and asked if he could make an aluminum guitar that’s a Les Paul scale.”
“I still have my two black Les Pauls I played in the ’90s”
He has said he played aluminum guitars from Electrical Guitar Company set up like Les Pauls, with frets set straight into the neck and no truss rod. He still has his 1969 Les Paul Custom, his first real electric, and two black Les Pauls from the 1990s.
His 2010 live rig was seen with a Sunn head, Carver power amps and a Hiwatt 4x12.
He has two signature pedals with Hilbish Design: the two-knob Compressimiser and the Pessimiser distortion, released in 2020 with artwork by Mackie Osborne.
Melvins are the sludge and noise rock band formed in Montesano, Washington, led by Buzz Osborne with drummer Dale Crover. This guide covers Osborne's aluminum Electrical Guitar Company guitars, Les Pauls, amps and Hilbish signature pedals, from Premier Guitar, Guitar World and MusicRadar.
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