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Danny Mangold, A Lot of Mighty Redemption, Working Bass + Mixed Media
1. The body
is made of Lindenwood , the neck which is made of maple.
2. Electronics are an old Fender pickup and wiring.
3. The
hardware parts are all made of nickel and have been aged/rusted/distressed. The
items affixed to the body include:
a. The Volume
knob is an old AM radio dial found in Greenwood, Ms.
b. Access
plate is a broken Stax 45RPM record of Sam and Dave just up the Mississippi
River in Memphis.
c. The red
plastic rose was found on the ground a few feet from Robert Johnson’s grave.
d. Image of
Jesus from an old T-shirt from a thrift store.
e. The
“Redemption” letters were found in an old hardware store near the Parchman Farm
prison near Sunflower, Ms.
f. The
various rusty screws and nails came from around the jukejoints around
Clarksdale.
g. Side
binding material is from a burlap bag used for cotton and coffee packing.
4. The lacquer paint
is mixed with Breewax and actual dirt from the cotton fields outside
Clarksdale, Ms, the location of the “Crossroads” legend of Robert Johnson and
the Devil.
"Redemption?? We all need it. Life has rough edges, not smooth curves and nowhere in the world is it more present than the Mississippi Delta. The most expressive simple form of music was born out of the sheer hardship of slavery. AM radio Black Gospel stations arm wrestle 'Hellhounds on My Trail' on the battlefield of the Delta. Say Amen, Somebody!!" -Danny Mangold
Danny Mangold, Jesus Like Clockwork, Working Guitar + Mixed Media
1. The body
is made of Alder in a tradition Stratocaster shape as is the neck which is made
of maple.
2. Electronics are an old Fender pickup and wiring.
3. Hardware parts are all made of nickel and have been aged/rusted/distressed. The
items affixed to the body include:
a.
Part of a
60’s GE clock radio washed up on the banks of the Sunflower River in
Mississippi.
b.
Image of
Jesus from a used T-shirt in a thrift store.
c.
The red
plastic rose was found a foot away from Robert Johnson’s grave in the Little
Zion Cemetery.
d.
Denim
“binding” and pocket were from the jeans I wore on the trip.
e.
Keys in
the pocket were the hotel room keys in Yazoo City, Ms.
f.
The
letters spelling the logo came from a “Five and Dime” Novelty store.
g.
The volume
knob is an antique water hose knob.
4. The lacquer paint
is mixed with Breewax and actual dirt from the cotton fields outside
Clarksdale, Ms, the location of the “Crossroads” legend of Robert Johnson and
the Devil.
5. I remember
hearing that BB King and Muddy Waters used to attach a wire to 2 nails on the
side of a house and a hunk of pipe to make guitar sounds…This has always
inspired me to “take what you got…and try make something”
Danny Mangold, Graceland, Working Bass + Mixed Media
Danny Mangold, #20, Working Guitar + Mixed Media
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