My old guitar is semi famous!

DrJazzTap

bbc6 music put a tweet out and one of the top bands to listen to is she drew the gun. I did a double take and thought "that's my old guitar!" 
I ended up selling it for financial reasons but I'm thrilled to see it's out and about being used more than i ever used it! 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=she+drew+the+gun&client=ms-android-samsung&prmd=vin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWr7OChvLeAhUJDMAKHXJfDCgQ_AUIEygC&biw=360&bih=560#imgrc=UfFZsMy4glRHrM

ESBlonde

Distinctive guitar, nice to know they get played after we move them on.

Gassage

Semi famous- hmmm, clearly a semi-hollow gesture by her.

mbe

She's putting it to good use and that's nice to hear a protest singer for a change.

57Deluxe

rad string changes

EricTheWeary

Nice.

My strat was used by someone else for a session for Radio 1 once, so it has a better claim to fame than I have. Long time ago when Nicky Campbell was a Radio 1 DJ! 

fields5069

That's my old Tele.



The front man came all the way from London to Reading to buy it, it's a Highway One.

Paul_C

One of my old Yamaha basses turned up in an indie band's video, but I can't remember the band's name, sadly.

It was distinctive because it was "almost" original, apart from a black jazz bass pickup that wrecked the look of it completely.

ICBM

I've mentioned this before, but this is my old Marshall Major...

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23239/lot/213/

Used by Gary Moore on the BBM tour, until it was replaced by a normal 100W Super Lead - probably because it was just too loud .

I've also sold a HH 100W head to Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr., and a Gibson EB-2 to the bass player in Jools Holland's band.

DrJazzTap

I remember I spent a fortune on that guitar, the paint job, hardware and going back and forth to the guitar shop with it. 
I could never get it to sound like how I wanted it to. I think I took a £400 loss on that guitar. Part of me wanted to keep it because of the artwork. When I bought the tokai it was night and day though. 
Still chuffed that the guitar has gone on to achieve far more than I did with it! 

JayGee

DrJazzTap said:

I remember I spent a fortune on that guitar, the paint job, hardware and going back and forth to the guitar shop with it. 
I could never get it to sound like how I wanted it to. I think I took a £400 loss on that guitar. Part of me wanted to keep it because of the artwork. When I bought the tokai it was night and day though. 
Still chuffed that the guitar has gone on to achieve far more than I did with it! 

I have a very similar one (Epiphone Dot Studio in White with black binding, all-black hardware, and ironically dot-free fretboard) - even box-stock I think it’s hands down one of the coolest looking, most rock’n’roll things I’ve ever seen. It plays OK and sounds good enough that I still thoroughly enjoyed giving it a run-out with a band now and again even when I had much more exalted stuff to choose from, and I’d always get (favourable) comments on it...

DrJazzTap

ICBM said:

I've mentioned this before, but this is my old Marshall Major...

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23239/lot/213/

Used by Gary Moore on the BBM tour, until it was replaced by a normal 100W Super Lead - probably because it was just too loud .

I've also sold a HH 100W head to Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr., and a Gibson EB-2 to the bass player in Jools Holland's band.

I think your Gary Moore claim to fame beats mine.
I was just stoked to see the guitar is out being used. I figured it was probably hanging on a wall in some hipster coffee bar somewhere.

hotpickups

I remember years ago when I was a teenager that I was selling an Ovation Classic which were quite rare even then and this guy got in contact and drove down from up north somewhere to Harlow where I lived. I asked if he plays in any bands etc and the look of utter astonishment and disbelief on his face and his wife's in response to my question was very apparent. I think he was very famous but I had no idea who he was. Haunts me to this day that I never knew lol

octatonic

Is this 'Strictly' famous, or 'left the Jungle' famous?
I am hoping for 'Only Connect' famous.

DrJazzTap

octatonic said:

Is this 'Strictly' famous, or 'left the Jungle' famous?
I am hoping for 'Only Connect' famous.

This is just above the only way is Essex famous.

skullfunkerry

My Performance superstrat was played on The Simpsons' Yellow Album, among others

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/141962/solved-trying-to-track-down-more-information-about-my-guitar

octatonic

DrJazzTap said:

octatonic said:

Is this 'Strictly' famous, or 'left the Jungle' famous?
I am hoping for 'Only Connect' famous.

This is just above the only way is Essex famous.

Nah, that is fully hollow.

ICBM

DrJazzTap said:

I think your Gary Moore claim to fame beats mine.

Not really - he only used it briefly, and although I thought it might have been on the album as well, I can't find any evidence.

From something I found inside it I think it may have originally been ex-Blackmore too, but likewise I don't have any hard evidence.

SlopeSoarer

Revolution of Mind is a great album in my opinion and it looks like Louisa Roach really digs your guitar: ) 

I'd be very happy if I were you: )

Jack_

My semi was famous back in college after an unfortunate picture leaking.

Paul_C

ICBM said:

From something I found inside it I think it may have originally been ex-Blackmore too, but likewise I don't have any hard evidence.

a curly black pube ?