Peter Frampton Discusses His Flood-Damaged Guitar

[@birage9885]

Long time fan of Peter. Had a similar situation, was playing in a jazz-fusion band, a flood came and my entire basement was under water, along with my Ibanez Artist. Swam in, lol, and retrieved it, dried it out, and with the exception of a few cosmetic cracks, the guitar played perfect, no neck problems or electrical problems. Either I was lucky, or it speaks to the quality of Ibanez guitars of the 70s.

[@Mari1kitsune]

Cada vídeo que eu assisto conheço um Peter mais interessante que antes. Conhecer o artista no seu dia a dia, comum como todos nós, alegrias, dores, qualidades e imperfeições. É isso que facina o fã. Marcia.

[@donbrashsux]

Peter is so genuine..he laughs so much and anyone could converse with him..

[@Hemifan4266]

A class act all the way through.... a gentleman.

[@obgfoster]

karma rewarded him with the return of his original Les Paul in 2012

[@steverherb]

Totally agree, he got the original Frampton Comes Alive guitar back and the odds were like winning the PowerBall lottery! He's a great dude, and always treats people with respect. Rock On Mr. Frampton!

[@jensenbell]

Peter. I respect you so much for this. Tears in my eyes.

[@outoworkdreamer]

gotta love Frampton

[@nelson48able]

Thank you Peter

[@ESmithStringSlinger]

@chinesecantdrive News flash today was that a couple of fans found the '54 Les Paul from that plane crash,and the guitar is back in Peter's hands!

[@headknocker8999]

Thanks for the donation for the musicians Peter..

[@nastenkanoitesbrancas5932]

AMO ESSE HOMEM. IRIA COM ELE PRA ONDE ME LEVASSE... DESDE ADOLESCENTE AMO! Fecho meus olhos e me imagino agarrada, grudada, colada a Peter Frampton. 💗. E o aAmor da Minha Vida!

[@DataTypeX]

The Nashville flood that occurred a few years ago that flooded the Gibson factory, and well, the whole city, including museums, which was where these were.

[@PenguinsAndPirates]

That was his 1954 LP, this was a custom shop made as a special run for Peter which was damaged in a flood.

[@idolhanz9842]

I thought that axe had previously survived an air crash in Venezuela!

[@smellpickle]

Peter played a sold out concert lastnight at the Beacon theatre Frampton comes alive! 35 tour with his old Les Paul.

[@conceicaodejesus3959]

Í am your fan thirty eight years.

[@cappystrano1]

Shame on the storage facility for not even storing them high enough out of the reach of the water.WTH?

[@rweghg3]

2010He did a personal appraisal of my 53 Goldtop, passed down from my grandfather 15 thousand but if I wanted to sell it he would give me 9 thousand that day.. I passed cause I just needed it for home insurance purposes.. A year & a half later I had some unexpected health issues so I took it back ( nothing Broken, changed or messed with since he last seen it ) He asked why the change of heart about getting rid of it. I was honest & told him medical reasons... He offered me 3 thousand.. I said no

[@r.j.rausch4365]

What a creep.

[@corporeidad]

Who is "he", Peter Frampton or one of the other guys?

[@rweghg3]

WOW...George Gruhn standing next to a guy from Gibson..He is very open about how much he loaths the Gibson guitar company, but he sure does love reselling their vintage guitars ;- )

[@clevegirl1]

@chinesecantdrive - i'm sure you've heard by now they found it a few months ago

[@Alanoffer]

Well wait a couple of years Peter and your wish will come true and your old guitar from the seventies will comes back from the dead

[@bigdre1981]

whatever it was i would try my best to revive it and jam on it!!

[@AXESLINGER2112]

killing me man

[@DataTypeX]

@Xcorgi - 2010 Tennessee floods

[@chicuco84]

Gibson was like hey we could make a wadd of cash ..

[@rd812]

‘Relic-ed’

[@frankvella8632]

Chuck Berry's guitarist rock and roll king. But no Gibson named after him " BS gibson that's a shame !!!

[@garyromp3049]

Maybe because as K. Richards said Chuck was kinda pricky...lol

[@MrKjohnson123]

lololol

[@hectorsalinasisback]

These spoiled rockstars should take a lesson from Doug Sahm, the leader of the Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados, The Texas Mavericks and The Formerly Brothers. When Doug's tour bus crashed into a lake, he retreived his vintage 1960s double bound Fender Telecaster and had it repaired and refinished. Doug continued to play it and use it on tours for years, before giving it to his son Shawn, who currently leads the new version of the Texas Tornados with Augie Meyers and Flaco Jimenez.

[@craigsbuyer2270]

And ?

[@jessefillmore]

"Hey lets build a storage facility that stores priceless instruments ,and a Guitar factory , The Grand Ole Opry and other museums right next to a huge river ! What could go wrong ?!" . Need to make the river deeper and build dams for flood control .

[@MrCeej9999]

That's why they're called "flight cases"! Seriously, they're so tough, they probably can survive a plane crash. I have a flight case for my guitar. I reckon it's probably bullet proof

[@Xcorgi]

They keep mentioning a flood. Where did this flood happen anyway? This is the first that I'd heard about it.

[@diddzz1]

Was a huge part of Peters life, gone!!!!

[@MrAnderswt]

Pearl Harbor?

[@frankvella8632]

1976.. after that dude was finished "!!!

[@chicuco84]

I would carry it with me all the time. Not corgo.

[@Xcorgi]

Good point. But let's face it; George Gruhn loathes any "valuable" guitar that someone else has but he does not. He's always been such a two faced cry baby of the vintage guitar world. I really don't know why so many guitar collectors have treated him so much like a guitar guru for so many years. There are just too many other "respectable" experts on vintage guitars that no one should have to put up with his "that guitar isn't worth a damn thing...unless it's in my collection" bullshit.

[@chicuco84]

It was made out Guatemalan wood the best for guitars

[@garycoates4987]

that one doesnt look too damaged actually

[@jonkheere1314]

Peter starting to get a mid Atlantic accent.

[@roquefortfiles]

+jonkheere1 I hate that he's losing his Beckenham Kent accent. He sounded very different in the 70's. If that Les Paul is not famous already the plane crash story makes it beyond legend. When I hear Do you feel on the radio today and know what that guitar went through and that he got it back?. That album cover has even more meaning now.

[@WhatSayestThou]

Yep get a better case so it can be "Safe as yesterday is"

[@corporeidad]

_"Tennessee Flood" ..._

[@frankvella8632]

Don't worry Gibson can make it happen buddie an many people will buy !!! His favorite '65 Red ES 335 with a maestro tremolo gold hardware

[@allstar930]

I always get this confused. This isn't the one that was lost in the airplane crash.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Tuck3r no, this was a copy/replacement that Gibson made for him. He did get back his original 20+ years after it was thought burned in a plane crash.

[@frankvella8632]

Custom block inlay's

[@sirflipper]

@chinesecantdrive saddly no.

[@Loddentidster]

I guess it's a totally stupid question, but why can't he replace all the electronics of the guitar? But I guess the wood an playability is reduced to shit...

[@davidkornblatt991]

No climate change No global warming. You guys keep you philiosophy.

[@chicuco84]

Donate it to me please.

[@frankvella8632]

Goodnight buhba

[@pleiadianpolino5297]

make good fire wood

[@mikecosgrove]

Hey George Gruhn, why don't you go out for some coffee and don't come back.

[@narvul]

Why?

[@sandywilson9752]

Who wants a damn flood damage gueetar? If it's for raisin charity moneys why you wanna donate a piece of trash to auction of. The damn thang ain't good for nuthin but firewood or asswiping paper.

[@charvelgtrs]

If they were made with Carbon Fiber they'd still be good. Wood is not necessary for guitars.

[@mrnoname3909]

1st world problems.

[@mrnoname3909]

I agree...Africa is full of millionaire musicians who lose Les Pauls (given to them for free) in floods.

[@chicuco84]

Poor Peter having to talk of the same garbage every day

[@carlosalfredogutierrezvera4100]

It was not a flood...it was a plane crash, most to the cargo got burned and some lives were lost. It was in Venezuela, going to Panama for a concert

[@patdwyer5204]

2 Different guitars. Early on he mentioned the other one as "Lost in 1980". That was the plane crash one discovered as saved and still around a few years back.. This was a flood in Nashville...2003 I think.

[@1stCorinthians2_14]

@@patdwyer5204 - It was May 1-7, 2010 with most of the rain on the 1st & 2nd.