Nice finish on Dave Brock's LP.

Philly_Q · October 2023

^^ @steamabacus thanks for that! Two or three years after that, an Ibanez Artist AR-300 was one of the first guitars I fantasised about owning (I never did actually buy one).

But it definitely wasn't the Brock connection, I had no idea that was what he was playing. In 1979 I hadn't started playing guitar. Arguably I still haven't...

steamabacus · October 2023

Philly_Q said:

^^ @steamabacus thanks for that! Two or three years after that, an Ibanez Artist AR-300 was one of the first guitars I fantasised about owning (I never did actually buy one).

But it definitely wasn't the Brock connection, I had no idea that was what he was playing. In 1979 I hadn't started playing guitar. Arguably I still haven't...

He was still using it in '82/'83 which is when I started playing guitar. I couldn't work out what it was, thought it might be a double-cut Gibson (no internet back then, just seeing it live and blurry photos).

I ended up getting an AR100 a little bit later but not because of Brock - my first guitar (a Vulcan Les Paul copy) was stolen and a mate just happened to be selling his Ibanez. It was only later I found out that was what Brock was playing (all be it a more up-market model than mine).

Still got the old Artist. Gave it some tlc last week - clean up, some Montepresso relic wax on the fretboard, fresh set of strings and some new knobs.

Image: https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-s54gin8hUpzTxtcO-yxdrzA-t500x500.jpg

Philly_Q · October 2023

^^ I still think they're cool guitars. I can remember seeing quite a few local bands during my university years who had Ibanez AR-100s or the cheaper Musician models (MC-150 was it?). I ended up buying a Hamer Special, which was a similar-ish sunburst double cutaway, but a bit cheaper (at the time).

impmann · October 2023

The Ibanez always makes me think of Andy Partridge from XTC.

axisus · October 2023

Horrible. Truly horrible.

Offset · October 2023

steamabacus said:

Philly_Q said:

^^ @steamabacus thanks for that! Two or three years after that, an Ibanez Artist AR-300 was one of the first guitars I fantasised about owning (I never did actually buy one).

But it definitely wasn't the Brock connection, I had no idea that was what he was playing. In 1979 I hadn't started playing guitar. Arguably I still haven't...

He was still using it in '82/'83 which is when I started playing guitar. I couldn't work out what it was, thought it might be a double-cut Gibson (no internet back then, just seeing it live and blurry photos).

I ended up getting an AR100 a little bit later but not because of Brock - my first guitar (a Vulcan Les Paul copy) was stolen and a mate just happened to be selling his Ibanez. It was only later I found out that was what Brock was playing (all be it a more up-market model than mine).

Still got the old Artist. Gave it some tlc last week - clean up, some Montepresso relic wax on the fretboard, fresh set of strings and some new knobs.

I do like your kaftan I must say.

steamabacus · October 2023

Kaftan?

I think you must be referring to the piece of cloth keeping the dust off my Blackstar HT-5. Not really large enough to wear without a good deal of indecent exposure (even if I'm not QUITE the size of Demis Roussos)

Fingers657 · October 2023

fandango said:

Sassafras said:

It's better than the finish on his face.
WTF's going on with that man's face?

It's what happens when you reach 75 years old.... you know, wrinkles and stuff, and there's no need to shave and impress the groupies ... but kudos to Brock, because I've heard Francis Rossi complain like a trooper it's getting harder to tour/play live, yet he's only 67.

I prefer what Brock's got on the stand behind him ... a Gibson Nighthawk re-issue. He's been known to play near anything and just gets on with it. Sometimes that's how I think it should be, although I appreciate what we play can be dictated by the £££ we have available, or what won't get damaged in a live band situation.

But back to the guitar in the photo, the LP's appearance is hampered by the lighting. It looks like is has the 'spaghetti-sauce' finish made famous by Heinz?

Francis Rossi is 74 years young.

Svartmetall · October 2023

fandango said: It's what happens when you reach 75 years old....

He's 82...as much as anything else I think he wanted to live long enough to see Nik Turner die. I mean, there's band member acrimony, there's raw unbridled hatred, and then there's how Brock felt about Turner...

Philly_Q · October 2023

Last two comments about ages... this thread started in 2017. We're all six or seven years older now.

Fingers657 · October 2023

impmann said:

The Ibanez always makes me think of Andy Partridge from XTC.

That guitar makes me think of the 70s/80s excellent Japanese made Yamahas.
Andy Partridge has a great sounding Harley Benton guitars he uses in a couple of his latest YouTube interviews.
Theres also excellent YouTube videos of Sam Deeks / Reloved guitars giving Andy’s guitars a good service and setup.
http: https://youtu.be/EgslQ1lquJg?feature=shared//

stonevibe · October 2023

Looks like a Fernandes with a Sustainer in the neck position to me

steamabacus · October 2023

stonevibe said:

Looks like a Fernandes with a Sustainer in the neck position to me

Some more clips of him using it at the Albert Hall gig have come out since and it certainly sounds like some long sustainer-driven notes with whammy bar waggling.

Svartmetall · October 2023

Philly_Q said:

Last two comments about ages... this thread started in 2017. We're all six or seven years older now.

What, I have to pay attention to stuff now?!?

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