Seattle MUSIC EXPERIENCE PROJECT what a trip!

Post by **jamestkirk** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:31 pm

I will post my pix from my recent trip to the MEP in Seattle...with the two story movie screen with a blasting sound systen to watch Jimi burn his guitar at the Monterey POP, the JBL theatre (also available for private viewings of whatever one wishes) to watch complete Hendrix concerts, or the WHO etc... and view his actual Woodstock guitar, and the guitar he burned and smashed at the Monterey Pop....lots of great pix....oh and the "My Diary" 45 rpm. Also many great guitars ...Dave Davies "You Really Got ME" guitar and Bo Diddley's iconic box guitar....many more....CHEERS!

The 700+ guitar sculpture....

my first pic....Here is the ENTRANCE to the Museum...with the Monorail running right through the center.

Definitely an EXPERIENCE....coming soon after I chill and organize my pix!!

Post by **jamestkirk** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:38 pm

For a sense of scale...note the arrow pointing to the couple going inside....

Post by **silentseason** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:59 pm

Very envious of your 'Experience' in Seattle. Looking forward to more of these pictures. Keep them coming.

Post by **jamestkirk** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:15 pm

ENTER here!

Guitar/drum/etc sculpture

Closeup of guitar sculpture...note the mechanical orchestrion detail
so it can play jazz/rock/bluegrass etc simultaneously...headphones
for each genre.

Electric Sky Church---music SCREEN

below is a stock photo for a great view (only pic that is NOT mine)

Test Pressing

Rosa Lee 45....no mention of Arthur in the wall
history. "My Diary" written & produced by Arthur Lee...
ATHUR RECRUITED JIMI FOR THIS SESSION.... THEN JIMMY JAMES.

Jimi's Woodstock Strat.

JBL THEATER

Back of smashed Hendrix guitars

Eight string bass that Hendrix used for the 1967 Curtis Night sessions

Smashed guitars including that famous first experience where Jimi set the guitar alight...top left I believe.

Hendrix' various pedals and switches

1935 Gibson experimental electric guitar...one of a kind.

Dave Davies guitar used for recording "You Really Got Me'

Bo Diddley's famous box guitar....my favorite guitar there!

Back side of MEP museum

Looking up upon exiting the MPE museum....off to dinner atop the
Space Needle...we stayed there until it closed at midnight.

One of my best lifetime experiences.

Oh and there is a music lab in the MEP where you can enter mini
recording studios and play drums or organ or bass....$15 to make your
own demo recording...or just jam for 10 minutes for free. Very cool!

Cheers to all!!

Post by **silentseason** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:27 am

Thanks for sharing; what a great 'experience'. LOL on Arthur's exclusion.