Zappa-We Don't Mess Around. Circus rone Munchen 1978

[JimiJamesIII]

@FZmustacheFZ Thanks, I didn't recognize him & was too lazy to research it.

[JimiJamesIII]

Nice shots of the 'Baby Snakes SG' and Zappa's numerous custom stompboxes. Is that Ray White playing Zappa's old switchmaster? Great video of a true original.

[FZmustacheFZ]

@JimiJamesIII That's Ike Willis playing the Switchmaster

[SteveSparx]

great solo

[KingOfWhiteTrash1]

Awe inspiring guitar work.

I miss Frank

singing: "Zappa come back!"

[tomtiddler]

Conehead - One of my favourite solo's!..Cheers

[jeemobon]

Damn, that's my first ever glimpse of Zappas pedalboard. Pretty sweet custom looking job. Guy was on top of technology advances.

[Nuditeaf]

They took this concert off youtube :'(

[computerblue1]

I found out that the song is in fact Conehead, & it's from the bootleg Zappa at the circus!!! Thanks for postin. Where can I get this video?

[BornAgain2989]

Aww wow! i didnt know it was available on an album!, this is my favourite solo!!! Thanks computerblue1!

[computerblue1]

Is We Don't Mess Around the actual name of this track? Can anyone help me with that?

[Hughgotit76]

Pretty sure this is part of the cd collection "Beat The Boots"/Zappa Live @ Circus Krone, guitar solo from "Conehead"

[Scrutinizer5]

Fantastic solo, too bad the sound levels are way too low.

[xaxaxa22]

In fact, looking twice and closer, It's Vinnie !

[xaxaxa22]

Who is this drummer, Bozzio or Vinnie ? He does'nt sound like the VC of Joes Garage, as far as I ear.

[karrowarro02]

It's Vinnie. Do you know what the name of the song is?

[GreggaryPeccary]

Perhaps the stupidest song in Zappas entire catalogue. Whatever, he had to eat. Still Genius.

[MEGAMIGA]

Yes, do not let the headstock fool you, this is NOT a Gibson SG. It was made by a luthier and FZ had it for $500!

He was definitively one of the greatest guitar players EVER!

[gorgiak]

This SG can be played only by this great man. Frank, the world isn't a good place to live without your intelligence and musicality

[snottydyck]

i thought i had seen and heard it all....alas!

[Blueslide]

It says the song is "We Don't Mess Around", but it sure sounds like the Conehead solo to me.

[Earlwood]

Frank does some incredible playing in this song. Thank you very much.

[skarioffszky]

On the liner notes of the Shut up albums it's always described as a 'hand made copy SG': "The fifth guitar would be the SG copy that I got from this guy in Phoenix, Arizona. It says "Gibson" on it, but it's handmade, and it's got an ebony fretboard with 23 frets on it; it goes one fret higher than a normal SG. I play that a lot."

http://www.musictoyz.com/artic­les/chop010101.php

[erahonk]

It appears to be a heavily customised SG. Mucho rewired (just check out all the switches!) and probably with embedded crystal pick-ups, i think a lot of his guitars had them and i know they contribute a lot to his sound.

[UncleIrv]

I heard that he had to retire this guitar because it broke apart at the neck joint, probably from years of bending the neck to get his "whammy bar" effect.

[zappator]

wich guitar model is this one?

great vid

[NURB]

It's a Gibson SG i believe.

http://www.gibson.com/Products­/GibsonElectric/Gibson%20Elect­ric%20Guitars/SG%20Specials/

[allyboo614]

Most definately a Gibson SG. It was FZ's guitar of choice for most of his playing years. He switched to a Fender Strat around the time that Ike Willis and Ray White joined the band. They played three identical White Strats. I always thought that the SG gave FZ that distinct sound until I saw him in concert w/ the Strat and he still had that sound. He always tuned his guitars offstage 3 or 4 times during a show.

[allyboo614]

Definately a Gibson SG

[zappator]

thanks to you, ally and nurb

[Mooncrazy1970]

Incredible vid.......tthanks much.