126:
963:
145:
in the early 1960s in order to work as a studio musician and guitar repairman. In 1965 he opened his own guitar repair shop, 'Dan
Armstrong's Guitar Service', on West 48th Street. The building was razed in 1968, and Armstrong relocated his shop, renamed 'Dan Armstrong Guitars', to 500 Laguardia Place
169:
who shared the
Greenwich Village shop with Armstrong, and eventually took it over when Armstrong moved to London. The guitars had long sustain caused by the solid Plexiglas body, though that material made for a heavy guitar—around 10 lbs. There was a reissue, made in Japan, in 1998, where the
185:
In 1977 Armstrong and his wife, Vicki O'Casey, moved back to the United States. A licensing and manufacturing agreement was reached with
Musitronics to re-release the effects boxes. Armstrong also developed a line of pickups for Schecter Guitar Research, a new amplifier for
182:, available as a six string guitar, and short-scale and long-scale basses. Armstrong also marketed a line of tube guitar and bass amplifiers and effects boxes, the Blue Clipper, Yellow Humper, Red Ranger, Purple Peaker, Green Ringer and Orange Squeezer.
177:
in the early 1970s where he developed a new line of electric instruments, amplifiers and effects boxes. The Dan
Armstrong London instruments were made of solid Honduran mahogany with sliding low impedance
198:, in the late 1990s, but again moved back to America after several years. After suffering from emphysema for many years, Armstrong died from a combination stroke and heart attack in
1008:
857:
161:, hired Armstrong as a consultant to improve their Grammer line of guitars. He designed a new line of guitars and basses that were constructed of clear
1018:
938:
187:
905:
1003:
993:
130:
1013:
423:
170:
reissue was compared to the 1968 original, as being identical. A second reissue of the Dan
Armstrong guitar was launched in 2006.
550:
473:
166:
573:
559:
885:
832:
651:
179:
967:
138:
46:
861:
769:
was the subject of "You're So Vain", Simon stated that when she released the song she had not yet met Geffen.
619:
313:
998:
419:
720:
706:
691:
660:
497:
317:
284:
266:
205:
Dan
Armstrong's son Kent Armstrong and grandson Aaron Armstrong continue to manufacture guitar pickups.
697:
988:
983:
587:
505:
442:
215:
917:
734:
758:
545:
308:
261:
248:
337:
125:
738:
492:
401:
297:
252:
243:
158:
355:
901:
794:
762:
729:
637:
326:
147:
898:
Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni
Mitchell, and Carly Simon & the Journey of a Generation
624:
610:
536:
509:
275:
114:
90:
761:
and has been reported by some to be the subject (or one of the subjects) of her 1972 song "
783:
710:
702:
687:
597:
527:
514:
483:
465:
341:
233:
642:
541:
518:
364:
239:
221:
977:
943:
754:
682:
678:
628:
606:
532:
450:
415:
279:
225:
195:
142:
766:
716:
673:
664:
456:
428:
410:
397:
383:
350:
257:
808:
750:
577:
563:
523:
479:
469:
460:
432:
406:
393:
374:
368:
303:
288:
199:
64:
881:
725:
669:
655:
633:
615:
601:
567:
488:
437:
387:
378:
346:
332:
270:
229:
68:
591:
554:
501:
446:
322:
162:
106:
80:
581:
962:
293:
836:
646:
359:
191:
110:
94:
174:
939:"Carly Simon Refutes Theory That "So Vain" Target Is David Geffen"
802:
154:
124:
329:(Played a Dan Armstrong almost exclusively during Black Flag)
129:
Dan
Armstrong Ampeg era "see-through" guitar, in the Phoenix
594:, only in the video "Go Right Ahead Live broadcast from RMV"
449:(with an A bass string where the low E string goes with an
789:
Tony Bacon, Dave
Burrluck, Paul Day, and Michael Wright,
165:. These guitars had interchangeable pickups designed by
141:. He started playing the guitar at age 11, and moved to
86:
76:
53:
28:
21:
753:until around 1971. He is the subject of the song "
105:(October 7, 1934 – June 8, 2004) was an American
16:American guitarist, luthier, and session musician
858:"Ampeg Dan Armstrong ADA6 | Guitar reviews"
371:(owns the only left-handed Dan Armstrong guitar)
791:Electric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
453:for sliding which he uses for "Draw the Line")
765:". In 2010, in relation to a suggestion that
8:
18:
821:
827:
825:
236:played the Dan Armstrong Bass in 1970.
7:
1009:20th-century American male musicians
920:. contactmusic.com. 26 February 2010
424:Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds
300:, lead overdubs on the LP 'Loaded'
14:
1019:20th-century American guitarists
961:
835:. Dan Armstrong. Archived from
900:, Simon & Schuster. 2008:
800:Gregg Hopkins and Bill Moore,
1:
749:Armstrong had an affair with
745:Relationship with Carly Simon
296:and Sterling Morrison of the
218:exclusively from 1980 to 1987
860:. MusicRadar. Archived from
805:: The Story Behind the Sound
918:"Simon Names Who's So Vain"
1035:
1004:People from Lakewood, Ohio
994:American session musicians
1014:Musicians from Pittsburgh
833:"The Man and his Guitars"
190:. The couple returned to
131:Musical Instrument Museum
780:The Ultimate Guitar Book
139:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
47:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
620:Queens of the Stone Age
574:Steve "Stevenson" Borek
474:Supermassive Black Hole
390:(owned by Kevin DuBrow)
420:The Georgia Satellites
194:, where they lived in
137:Armstrong was born in
134:
721:Red Hot Chili Peppers
707:Red Hot Chili Peppers
692:Death From Above 1979
318:The Steve Miller Band
128:
970:at Wikimedia Commons
588:Dr. Matt Destruction
309:Todd Tamanend Clark
173:Armstrong moved to
493:The Rolling Stones
402:The Rolling Stones
298:Velvet Underground
244:The Rolling Stones
159:Linden, New Jersey
135:
103:Dan Kent Armstrong
33:Dan Kent Armstrong
966:Media related to
906:978-0-7434-9147-1
795:Thunder Bay Press
216:LA's Wasted Youth
202:on June 8, 2004.
148:Greenwich Village
100:
99:
1026:
965:
949:
948:
935:
929:
928:
926:
925:
914:
908:
894:
888:
879:
873:
872:
870:
869:
854:
848:
847:
845:
844:
829:
625:Lars Frederiksen
611:Blackberry Smoke
580:(guitarists) of
537:The Black Crowes
276:Randy California
262:Flamin' Groovies
214:Chett Lehrer of
115:session musician
91:Session musician
60:
42:
40:
19:
1034:
1033:
1029:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1024:
1023:
974:
973:
958:
953:
952:
937:
936:
932:
923:
921:
916:
915:
911:
896:Sheila Weller.
895:
891:
880:
876:
867:
865:
856:
855:
851:
842:
840:
831:
830:
823:
818:
784:Alfred A. Knopf
775:
747:
711:Dani California
703:John Frusciante
688:Jesse F. Keeler
598:Francis Monkman
562:(guitarist) of
560:Stephen Egerton
515:George Kooymans
466:Matthew Bellamy
211:
209:List of artists
123:
72:
71:, United States
62:
58:
49:
44:
43:October 7, 1934
38:
36:
35:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1032:
1030:
1022:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
976:
975:
972:
971:
957:
956:External links
954:
951:
950:
930:
909:
889:
874:
849:
820:
819:
817:
814:
813:
812:
798:
787:
774:
771:
763:You're So Vain
746:
743:
742:
741:
735:John Zdravecky
732:
723:
714:
700:
696:Olly Smith of
694:
685:
676:
667:
658:
652:Justin Pearson
649:
643:Justin Trosper
640:
631:
622:
613:
604:
595:
585:
571:
557:
548:
542:Justin Hawkins
539:
530:
521:
519:Golden Earring
512:
495:
486:
477:
472:, only in the
463:
454:
440:
435:
426:
413:
404:
391:
381:
372:
365:Paul McCartney
362:
353:
344:
335:
330:
320:
311:
306:
301:
291:
282:
273:
264:
255:
246:
240:Keith Richards
237:
222:Randy Jo Hobbs
219:
210:
207:
122:
119:
98:
97:
88:
87:Known for
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
63:
61:(aged 69)
55:
51:
50:
45:
32:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1031:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
999:Guitar makers
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
981:
979:
969:
968:Dan Armstrong
964:
960:
959:
955:
947:. March 2010.
946:
945:
944:Rolling Stone
940:
934:
931:
919:
913:
910:
907:
903:
899:
893:
890:
887:
883:
878:
875:
864:on 2014-09-10
863:
859:
853:
850:
839:on 2014-02-12
838:
834:
828:
826:
822:
815:
810:
807:, Milwaukee,
806:
804:
799:
796:
792:
788:
785:
781:
777:
776:
772:
770:
768:
764:
760:
756:
752:
744:
740:
736:
733:
731:
727:
724:
722:
718:
715:
712:
708:
704:
701:
699:
695:
693:
689:
686:
684:
683:Black Sabbath
680:
679:Geezer Butler
677:
675:
671:
668:
666:
662:
659:
657:
653:
650:
648:
644:
641:
639:
635:
632:
630:
626:
623:
621:
617:
614:
612:
608:
607:Charlie Starr
605:
603:
599:
596:
593:
590:(Bassist) of
589:
586:
583:
579:
575:
572:
569:
566:(band) &
565:
561:
558:
556:
552:
549:
547:
543:
540:
538:
534:
533:Rich Robinson
531:
529:
525:
522:
520:
516:
513:
511:
507:
503:
499:
496:
494:
490:
487:
485:
481:
478:
475:
471:
467:
464:
462:
458:
455:
452:
451:Open A tuning
448:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
430:
427:
425:
421:
417:
416:Rick Richards
414:
412:
408:
405:
403:
399:
395:
392:
389:
385:
382:
380:
376:
373:
370:
366:
363:
361:
357:
354:
352:
348:
345:
343:
339:
336:
334:
331:
328:
324:
321:
319:
315:
312:
310:
307:
305:
302:
299:
295:
292:
290:
286:
283:
281:
277:
274:
272:
268:
265:
263:
259:
256:
254:
250:
247:
245:
241:
238:
235:
231:
227:
226:Johnny Winter
223:
220:
217:
213:
212:
208:
206:
203:
201:
197:
196:Ashford, Kent
193:
189:
183:
181:
176:
171:
168:
167:Bill Lawrence
164:
160:
156:
151:
149:
144:
140:
132:
127:
120:
118:
116:
112:
108:
104:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
79:
75:
70:
66:
56:
52:
48:
31:
27:
23:Dan Armstrong
20:
942:
933:
922:. Retrieved
912:
897:
892:
877:
866:. Retrieved
862:the original
852:
841:. Retrieved
837:the original
801:
790:
782:, New York,
779:
778:Tony Bacon,
773:Bibliography
767:David Geffen
755:Dan My Fling
748:
717:Jack Sherman
665:Lostprophets
546:The Darkness
457:Nile Rodgers
429:Buzz Osborne
384:Randy Rhoads
351:Foo Fighters
338:Kyle Toucher
314:Steve Miller
258:Cyril Jordan
204:
184:
172:
153:In 1968 the
152:
136:
102:
101:
59:(2004-06-08)
57:June 8, 2004
989:2004 deaths
984:1934 births
809:Hal Leonard
759:debut album
757:" from her
751:Carly Simon
739:Love Affair
578:Mike Neider
564:Descendents
524:Brent Hinds
480:Leslie West
476:music video
433:The Melvins
407:Ronnie Lane
394:Ronnie Wood
375:Phil Lynott
369:The Beatles
304:David Bowie
289:Love (band)
253:Steppenwolf
200:Los Angeles
157:Company of
77:Nationality
65:Los Angeles
978:Categories
924:2010-02-26
868:2014-07-17
843:2014-07-17
816:References
730:Cinderella
726:Jeff LaBar
670:Jack Bruce
661:Mike Lewis
656:The Locust
638:Cinderella
634:Tom Keifer
616:Josh Homme
602:Curved Air
551:John Davis
506:Brad Davis
498:Scott Hill
489:Bill Wyman
438:Arlen Roth
388:Quiet Riot
379:Thin Lizzy
356:Ant Forbes
347:Dave Grohl
333:Earl Slick
327:Black Flag
285:Arthur Lee
271:The Cramps
267:Poison Ivy
230:The McCoys
69:California
39:1934-10-07
698:The Vigil
592:The Hives
555:Superdrag
510:Fu Manchu
502:Bob Balch
447:Aerosmith
443:Joe Perry
323:Greg Ginn
163:Plexiglas
121:Biography
107:guitarist
528:Mastodon
484:Mountain
342:Dr. Know
294:Lou Reed
249:John Kay
234:Montrose
143:New York
81:American
886:YouTube
811:, 1999.
797:, 2006.
786:, 1997.
647:Unwound
360:Vex Red
192:England
180:pickups
111:luthier
95:luthier
904:
629:Rancid
584:(band)
582:Bl'ast
570:(band)
280:Spirit
188:Fender
175:London
113:, and
882:Video
803:Ampeg
674:Cream
411:Faces
398:Faces
155:Ampeg
902:ISBN
576:and
504:and
470:Muse
461:Chic
422:and
400:and
232:and
228:and
54:Died
29:Born
884:on
737:of
728:of
719:of
709:in
705:of
690:of
681:of
672:of
663:of
654:of
645:of
636:of
627:of
618:of
609:of
600:of
568:ALL
553:of
544:of
535:of
526:of
517:of
508:of
491:of
482:of
468:of
459:of
445:of
431:of
418:of
409:of
396:of
386:of
377:of
367:of
358:of
349:of
340:of
325:of
316:of
287:of
278:of
269:of
260:of
251:of
242:of
224:of
146:in
980::
941:.
824:^
793:,
713:MV
500:,
150:.
117:.
109:,
93:,
67:,
927:.
871:.
846:.
133:.
41:)
37:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
