Page 1 of 1

Seattle MUSIC EXPERIENCE PROJECT what a trip!

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:31 pm
by jamestkirk
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.


Image



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



:mrgreen:

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:38 pm
by jamestkirk
For a sense of scale...note the arrow pointing to the couple going inside....

Image

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:59 pm
by silentseason
Very envious of your 'Experience' in Seattle. Looking forward to more of these pictures. Keep them coming.

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:15 pm
by jamestkirk
ENTER here!

Image



Image
Image
Guitar/drum/etc sculpture


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


Image



Image
Electric Sky Church---music SCREEN

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


Image




Image
Test Pressing


Image
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.


Image
Jimi's Woodstock Strat.



Image
JBL THEATER

Image
Back of smashed Hendrix guitars


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

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


Image
Hendrix' various pedals and switches


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


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


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


ImageImage
Back side of MEP museum

Image


Image

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!!

:mrgreen:

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:27 am
by silentseason
Thanks for sharing; what a great 'experience'. LOL on Arthur's exclusion.