Post by quomanuk on Feb 27, 2014 22:11:58 GMT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_AC30
During the Vox brand's early '70s "Dallas Arbiter" period, the tube rectifiers of AC30s were replaced by silicon rectifiers, which became standard on later AC30TB models. In the late 1970s Vox also introduced a solid-state AC30 (AC30SS), which is the AC30 model that was used by Status Quo. A tube AC30TB with spring reverb feature was reintroduced in 1978.
Status Quo - Francis Rossi Guitar Rig Gear and Equipment
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Burman Amplification
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The cabs and amp travelled to Australia with Status quo
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FAMOUS HOFNER GUITAR PLAYERS FROM THE PAST AND PRESENT
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Guitars quo have got rid of..., Posted on sqmb by quoindence
Ain't Complaining - www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d47167/d4716 781x.jpg
Rain Guitar - www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d18783/d1878 352x.jpg
Zemaitis - www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d18783/d1878 353x.jpg
G&L - www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d20358/d2035 856x.jpg
Ovation - www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d18783/d1878 351x.jpg
Fun Fun - www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d20358/d2035 857x.jpg
Who Asked You - www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d18783/d1878 350x.jpg
(AL Jacket)
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Guitars used by Quo
antquo:
Francis,
The main telecaster
Down Down tele & Whatever You Want tele
Ovation Viper
G&L green and black tele (as spare i think)
G&L natural finnish (gerdundula)
Blue tele with cream binding?
Ovation accoustic (let me fly video)?
Double neck tele (studio use i belive)
Several Jaimie Davie guitars for TV etc.
Rick,
Main tele
A copy of main tele
Ovatin Viper
Natural finnish / gold tele (Dirty water in 80's i think)
Thinline tele (RP on the neck)
Gibson Melody Maker (4500)
Another Melody Maker ?
Gibson SG Junior
Red guitar with golden dragon (forgot make)
Black and white one used for gerdundula and fun fun fun (forgot make)
Several Jaimie Davey guitars for TV etc.
Andy,
Washburn accoustic
Ricks thinline tele
Several Jaimie Davey guitars for stage use.
Rhino,
Status Graphite Charger Bass
Nashville tele (gerdundula)?
G&L tele (gerdundula)?
Gibson SG (gerdundula)
Some others for gerdundula.
Choppa Whoppa:
Rick's red one with the dragon was a Zemaitis. He also have used at least three different Les Paul/SG Juniors, one had faded to brown with a lot of wear and it featured a big batwing scratchplate and removed Vibrola-unit. The other two is the one with a humbucker instead of a traditional P90 pickup and his "main" one.
In the 70s/80s he used a heavily modified Gibson Melody Maker referred to as the "Gibson Custom". He also used a Gibson Les Paul Special as seen inside the gatefold cover of BFY. What's more interesting is that he also used a rather unusual 3/4 sized Les Paul Special DC as seen in the "Rain" promo. Only 12 of them were shipped from the Gibson plant in 1959!
Almost forgot his more recent Melody Maker, (which he still uses) it came stock with a single humbucker and tune-o-matic bridge. This particular model was only in production between 1986-1993.
Bryan Coates:
Franics has used
Main Green Fender Telecaster
2 other Green Tele's (used for WYW/DD)
Natural Finish Tele (TWH/Gerdundula)
Green Tele bound (Gerdundula)(Rhino used this guitar on the Just Doin It DVD)
Natural Ovation Viper (WYP EOTR)
Green G&L ASAT (Spare for main Tele)
Natural G&L ASAT (AW Part 2 Vid)
Green Thinline Tele (JSD vid)
Ovation Accoustic (SSMH and LOAI vid)
White Ibanez Artist (R&R VID)
Grimshaw Les Paul type (POMM TOTP)
Brown Tele (not Main one before refinish. Late 60s performances)
Blue Fender Telecaster or G&L ASAT (TOY)
Sunburst Fender Tele with Bigsby Tremelo (This possibly became the DD Tele)
Brown Fender Stratocaster (BFY inside gatefold cover)
Flying V
Unkown guitar (WAY Vid)
Gibson Les Paul
Gibson ES335
Charvel
Rick
Main White Fender Telecaster
Copy Of Main Tele
Natural Fender Esquire (LL, Rain, MM, HYB)
Natural Fat Tele Humbucker in neck posion (Don't Drive My Car)
Fender Elecric XII (Don't Drive My Car Vid)
Brown Shecter Tele(OTE,DW,OMB)
Black Gibson Modified Melody Maker (4500 Times,BW/JTM)
Black Gibson Melody Maker (4500 Times)
Brown Gibson Meldoy Maker (LL)
Gibson Les Paul Special DC 3/4 (Rain Vid)
Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Special (DD Vid BFY inside gatefold cover)
Red Zematis Dragon Guitar (WYP, 4500 times)
Blue later Burnt finish Fender Tele, Main Guitar 1968/1972
Red Gibson SG Batwing Scratchplate Main guitar 1972/1973
Red Gibson SG Smaller Scratchplate Humbucker, Main Guitar 1973/1974 later used for DW live.
Ovation Accoustic.(LOAI vid)
Gibson ES335, (POMM TOTP)
White Ovation Viper (MM,Rain,HYB)
Black Steinburger (LL)
White Steinburger (RTYD Vid)
White Thinline Tele (JSD Vid, Andy uses this one for SR live)
Black Semi Accoustic (FFF vid, Gerdundula)
Charval Guitar
Alan
White Fender Mustang Bass (Around 1972 had paint stripped off and left Natural until 1974, then refinished dark brown)
Sunburst Fender Mustang Bass
Travis Bean Bass
Kramer Bass
Burns Bison Bass (POMM TOTP)
Red Fender Bronco (Gerdundula. Rick uses this on Doing Their Thing Vid)
Rhino
Black Status Bass
Red Status Bass
White Status Bass
Green Fender Jazz Bass
Black guitar, (Gerdundula Rhino later smashed this one)
Andy
Brown Fender Tele
Washburn Accoustic
Several Jaimie Davey guitars for TV etc
Bela Lugosi
Francis has also played an Ibanez Artist (not sure of the model)... he's pictured with it at rehearsals in a Fan Club mag circa 1981
berwilliga:
Red Telecaster for Andy
Choppa Whoppa:
Bryan, you have a big knowledge of Quo's guitars, no doubt, but I feel I must correct you a little.
You mentioned a "short scale Gibson Junior" that Rick used in the Rain video, it's in fact the Gibson Les Paul Special DC 3/4 which I listed in my earlier post. So it's not a Junior.
I'm also curious about the brown MM, when did he use that one? I've never seen any pics or footage with that guitar. Enlighten me!
Lastly, the white guitar in the RR (and parts of WYP) vids is the Ibanez Artist that Francis used during the JS and NTL sessions
Rock:
I know Andy pretty much only uses Jamie Davey Teles on stage now, and Rick and Francis have them in the rack at the side of the stage. They did used them on ISOTFC if I'm not mistaken too
Danielquo:
could be here all day thinking of them, to start of with, the ones that spring to mind not mentioned.
Rick had a Black Roger Giffin custom built telecaster, not sure he still owns it.
He did once have a Gretsch White Falcon.
There are loads of teles as we know.
Francis meanwhile to name a few bizarre ones, erm a Fender Flame, Freddie Edwards used it for solo gigs, there are promo pics of Francis holding it.
Theres been a few Semi-Acoustics, a Gibson 335 in the 70's, I seen a pic of Francis using/trying a Yamaha 335 copy. This may have been part of the Quo/Yamaha thing bout 2-3 years ago.
On the subject of Yamaha guitars they do also have custom Yamaha Pacifica Mike Stern 1511 (yamahas take on a tele) models that have been Quo'd up. Theyve used them on TV a few times.
On the pic from Hilversum studios 1978 theres a few various suprises, A Rickenbacker, theres 2 Flying V's, a Coral Sitar I think is on there too!!!
Precious Pup:
Hi danielquo, In that pic at Wisseloord studio 2 in addition to the guitars of Francis, Richard and Alan we set up all of Pip's guitars that he had with him at the time. Thats why you will see a few surprises such as Pips coral sitar and ricky not normally seen with the band.Richard did have a Flying 'V' that he didn't play much, probably due to it not being the best guitar for the tramlines and so I had loan of it for a while. Did many solos with Francis's "V" though which after old faithful I really loved the sound of for solo's. Brilliant tone and sustain.
