tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post6162311189615812582..comments2024-02-27T22:15:31.380+08:00Comments on The Guitar Column: John McLaughlin's Rex Bogue Double RainbowClinton Carnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353694159662057570noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-69635333798086874622014-06-30T17:03:31.460+08:002014-06-30T17:03:31.460+08:00Rex live on the edge, most certainly. If he came t...Rex live on the edge, most certainly. If he came to dinner, you were never sure what would unfold. Rex was my brother-in-law, and it killed my late husband Rob and I to witness his heavy drinking and drug use, knowing that he was on a downward spiral with his health. Yes, Rex had diabetes, but never took it seriously. In the end, it took him, seriously. He was a man with great talent, but could never reel it in and pursue his craft with any certainty. He was genius, he was foolish, he was talented, he was crazed. We loved him for who he was, plain and simple. Thank you for all of your interest.<br />Mary Boguehttp://www.marybogue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-6100456634869136712014-04-01T12:07:43.213+08:002014-04-01T12:07:43.213+08:00eya gang!
Rex was my cellar band lead guitar in th...eya gang!<br />Rex was my cellar band lead guitar in the late 60's. i visited him in the garage when he was inlaying, gave him some tips on finishing and took some pix as well, he did an amazing violin as well at the time.<br />call anytime <br />SJ<br />604 864 9649SJhttp://www3.telus.net/Art-Adventures/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-51113016399639314322013-03-23T04:20:11.363+08:002013-03-23T04:20:11.363+08:00I met Rex at Ren Ferguson's shop in the early ...I met Rex at Ren Ferguson's shop in the early 70's. The double neck was in it's final phase of finishing. He was so far out there, I'd never met anyone like him. I walked out of the shop in Venice and my life was changed forever. Seeing what they were building was what I wanted to do with my life. I worked with them in Venice and when they parted ways I moved to Green Valley with Rex and his friend's Gregg and Bill. Oh ya, the rare rum, and all the excesses of youth were what we indulged in. It was a wild time. Rex, Bill and Gregg had had a band in high school and one day they played a recording of a performance they had done in their senior year <br />(the Prom I believe). It was silent in the hall after the first tune, everybody was blown away. Rex was not only a innovative and progressive guitar designer, he was good player as well. Life at the summer camp in Green Valley was a real eye opener for a kid like me in his early 20's. I spoke to once about a couple years before he died, and he was as wild as ever. In my life he stand out as one of the most interesting people I had the pleasure to know. I suspect I'll see you soon! <br /><br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-2312484908598269692012-11-16T03:10:23.838+08:002012-11-16T03:10:23.838+08:00I knew Rex very well, Back in the late 70's.
I...I knew Rex very well, Back in the late 70's.<br />I met him when he lived in Idyllwid, California. I had no Idea who he was, or what he was about until after we became good friends.He was everything everyone else says he was..<br />One crazy &%$#^& ! I had my first taste of 100 year old Rum while out on the town in Palm Springs with Rex..<br />The rest of the stories, are for me to remember Rex by.<br />Rest In Peace BRO...GregAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-12256320450956063982012-10-13T12:12:01.564+08:002012-10-13T12:12:01.564+08:00I got to meet Rex in 1980 through a guitar player ...I got to meet Rex in 1980 through a guitar player named Steve Medrano. Steve brought me to Rex to get my first bass-rig.. & indeed, I did buy my first rig from him.. I remember He sold me this ridiculously heavy cabinet without casters..<br />He called it a Diamond Sound speaker, as he'd named it.. It was loaded-with 2 - 18" Gausse speakers.. I remember it was soO heavy!!! It didn't matter.. I had a love for Johns music & it was a mini-honor to me, to meet him, even if he wasn't in the best sorts right-then.. It didn't matter.. he was Rex Bogue! Odd-enough, I also hung-around his studio a bit. I remember playing in a few different groups that rehearsed there. I dug Rex.. Vince Fasciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669930819155094800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-60722844928878088412012-08-30T06:56:57.864+08:002012-08-30T06:56:57.864+08:00I met Rex when he lived in Green Valley ,Ca. a fri...I met Rex when he lived in Green Valley ,Ca. a friend Mark johnson lived next door ,anyway I got to see the blueprints for the Rainbow and got to see Mirslav's Doubleneck Bass and Guitar Combo finish. We were just high school kids and Rex was cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-57361676360275037542012-03-09T00:01:16.724+08:002012-03-09T00:01:16.724+08:00could it be there's another one?
http://s170....could it be there's another one?<br /><br />http://s170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/Parabar/Guitars/?action=view&current=RexBogue.jpg&sort=ascending#!oZZ22QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs170.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu278%2FParabar%2FGuitars%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3DRexBogue.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-88893557285000019452012-01-25T20:19:05.290+08:002012-01-25T20:19:05.290+08:00I knew Rex Bogue briefly, when he lived on Walnut ...I knew Rex Bogue briefly, when he lived on Walnut Grove, in San Gabriel. He was the quintessential "mad genius," a true eccentric. I am an illustrator and artist by trade, and worked out his twin-palm pearl-inlay logo he utilized on subsequent guitar designs. He lived a chaotic, fast life, was extremely talented, matched by an equally extreme self-destructiveness. He drove an older alfa-romeo, and moved to several locations on Walnut grove, due to failures to make rent and paranoia. Many well-known musicians had contracts with him to build custom guitars or alter their instruments with his innovative custom electronics. He lived life on the extreme edge. Like many talented persons, he had a massive ego, and was difficult to pin down. He was a perfectionist, and when, and if, a client's work would be completed was always an open issue. He was a very good friend and confidant of Frank Zappa's, and maintained some of Frank's instruments. I could see by the nature of his lifestyle, he probably wouldn't live a long life. (I doubted my own chances at longevity in those days) He had a guitar he'd redeemed from Jimi Hendrix, the one (or A one) Jimi had lit on fire and smashed into a thousand pieces at the Monterey festival. Rex went on the stage and collected every piece of it, and rebuilt it into a prized, well-functioning instrument. All of his work was guaranteed for life, and if any of it ever failed, he would travel to wherever it, and its owner were on this earth, and fix it, at his own expense. That was one aspect of Rex Bogue. Rex was a connoisseur of rum, and so was I. I became a steady consumer of his favorite, which I believe no longer exists, I haven't seen it in this country for a long, long time. - J. Wray & Nephew Special Reserve, 12 years old. It may still be sold in the Carribbean, Rex spent a significant amount of his time in Jamaica. If he had diabetes, I wasn't aware of it. whether that was his demise, or if he was a "victim of the elements," I know not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-40057027901219194522011-07-31T04:55:34.368+08:002011-07-31T04:55:34.368+08:00Dearest Rex, I met him when I was 15. He lived dow...Dearest Rex, I met him when I was 15. He lived down the street from my school, that was in about 1971 I think. What a great guy! The first real hippie I ever met! So sad he died too young, I have some great stories about him, can't really write them here..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-54698363815755181712010-03-31T22:21:54.136+08:002010-03-31T22:21:54.136+08:00Thanks for this Keith!Thanks for this Keith!Clinton Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353694159662057570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-16716582640816918322010-03-31T18:07:21.761+08:002010-03-31T18:07:21.761+08:00Nice information on Rex, a unique guitar maker. Ov...Nice information on Rex, a unique guitar maker. Over on our blog we were able to share some experiences which one of our members, Michael Gnapp, had while working with Rex.<br /><br />You can see the post here: http://blog.dbtwang.com/rex-bogue-guitar-maker-a-lovely-piece-of-his-life-story/<br /><br />keithkeith bohannahttp://www.dbtwang.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627082341520635633.post-68178484985104010892010-02-21T12:57:38.007+08:002010-02-21T12:57:38.007+08:00Hi- I owned the prototype of the Ibanez McLaughlin...Hi- I owned the prototype of the Ibanez McLaughlin double neck. It was purchased by Hollowood Music in McKees Rocks, Pa at the Dallas, Tx Namm Show and flown back to Pittsburgh wrapped in a blanket in it's own seat on the plane since there was no case built yet. I sold it many years ago when I was in Chicago and the owner will see that if he unscrews the pickups on the lead neck he will find 2 PAF's I installed from my 58 Les Paul Custom. I put DiMarzio Super Distortion's in the neck and bridge of the 58 (who knew)and put the PAF's in the double neck since the original pickups were (well) less than PAF's so to speak. It was an ok playing guitar and did a few trips to Bermuda and the UK with me. It was really heavy! I bought a wide hand tooled leather/sheepskin backed strap to hold it that was later stolen in Puerto Rico. I'm Jeff Saginaw--ask anybody in Pittsburgh or Chicago about or call me.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717128582235125879noreply@blogger.com