The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You, guitar tone

RandallFlagg

always loved the guitar tones on The Tourists - I only Want To Be With You. Classic late 70s new wave chugging chords. Love it!

anyone recognise the unusual guitars in the video?

RandallFlagg

RIP Peet Coombes, lovely under harmonies complimenting Annie Lennox. 

I have to admit having a bit of a swoon on to her voice on this track, especially on the whispered 'now listen honey'

RandallFlagg

Is the bass player the coolest dude or what? 

Cut from the same cloth as Frankie Poullain of The Darkness

EricTheWeary

The guitars are an Ibanez ( Artist) and Guild ( something). That might need a google...

EricTheWeary

...Guild S300. Pretty sure that's right. 

EricTheWeary

The Ibanez Artist I associate with Andy Partridge of XTC. 

Paul_C

I've got a copy of this on picture disc, great tune! 

RandallFlagg

@Paul_C love it, more great tones.

I love those late 70s/early 80s new wave guitar tones, The Jam, Boomtown Rats, Ruts, XTC, Blondie, Tourists among many others.

digtheditch

An Ibanez Artist 12string and a Guild S300. Can't see the truss road cover clearly enough in the video to id the exact model though.

57Deluxe

I have both the LPS from the time... Is interesting listening back to some of these tracks that there are influences in the production from the likes of Lena Lovitch, Split Enz et al



Dave Stewart used a wide bodied Gretsch mostly

robinbowes

An early favourite of mine. Used to play it in a previous band. Great tune.

R.

spark240

Saw the Tourists at the Bham Odeon early 80's.....very cool !

rlw

But the Dusty version is the one to make you shiver....

HarrySeven

This was always my favourite song of theirs...

Voxman

The Tourists were a great band, and Annie Lennox is an amazing talent as is of course Dave Stewart.  Can you believe Annie is now 62?!  I loved that jangly tone they had.  That first cover vid, IOWTBWY is just brilliant.