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Title: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Chris P. on November 28, 2011, 05:01:22 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx0bLBk-BNM


Thanks!

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: exiledarchangel on November 30, 2011, 02:43:13 AM

I think it says Framus on the headstock, but I'm not 100% sure, most likely 10% sure. :D Cool thing for sure.

edit: now that I have found that one, I'm 100% sure. Its a 1960's Framus with "humbug finish." (Formerly owned by Bill Wyman.)

(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/open-g/Framus60s_BillWyman.jpg)

Founded it here http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,283846,page=2 (http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,283846,page=2)

Here's Bill with his bass :P

(http://www.satisfaction.dk/Story/weloveyou2.jpg)

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Basvarken on November 30, 2011, 03:09:39 AM

Bill is not Keith...

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: exiledarchangel on November 30, 2011, 03:20:48 AM

That is true on so many levels! :)

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Chris P. on November 30, 2011, 04:17:25 AM

Yep, thanks mr. Archangel, but I knew that is a Star Bass. But thanks. The reason I post it in the guitar section is indeed because it's about Keef aka The Human Riff. But thanks for your efforts!

It's an f-holed Gibson, but it looks more LP sized than the ES350/330/335 and so.

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Basvarken on November 30, 2011, 04:36:36 AM

Maybe an ES-175D?

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: leftybass on November 30, 2011, 11:31:52 AM

Reminds me of one of mine:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/telewatersbanjojan8008-2.jpg)

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: exiledarchangel on November 30, 2011, 12:45:37 PM

Now i got it, sorry, wrong person, wrong kind of instrument. Double fail. :D

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: chromium on November 30, 2011, 01:46:00 PM

Sorta looks like a late 50s-to-early-60s Guild M-65 aka Freshman.  Might have mods for a bridge pickup and extra v/t controls.

I honestly prefer the new double-header banana avatar over Keith, though  ;D

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Basvarken on November 30, 2011, 03:13:19 PM

Quote from: chromium on November 30, 2011, 01:46:00 PM

Sorta looks like a late 50s-to-early-60s Guild M-65 aka Freshman.  Might have mods for a bridge pickup and extra v/t controls.

I think that's it!

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Psycho Bass Guy on November 30, 2011, 06:06:03 PM

Quote from: exiledarchangel on November 30, 2011, 12:45:37 PM

Now i got it, sorry, wrong person, wrong kind of instrument. Double fail. :D

It's alright. Keith will say he played it on the album whether he did or not, so you can just chalk it up to that.

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Dave W on November 30, 2011, 09:34:42 PM

Keith supposedly has quite a few Guilds, mostly M-75s (Aristocrat/Bluesbird). I've seen a couple of pics of M-65s with 2 pickups, whether they were custom, modded or prototypes isn't clear. But they do exist.

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Chris P. on December 01, 2011, 08:10:48 AM

Thanks! I was looking at all kinds of Gibsons, but of course it's a Guild!

Dudepit-member and fellow countryman Hans Moust knows it all:

Copied from another forum:


"does ANYONE know which guild keith richards played when they did 'satisfaction' on the ed sullivan show? it looks like an m-75 aristicrat, but it has F-HOLES, and it also seems to have an additional smalll knob where the pickup selector switch is located. i have never ever seen another one like that!!"


"Hi revelroy,

The reason you've never seen another one is because the guitar in question was modified. It's an M-65 that was outfitted with 2 DeArmond pickups, an extra set of tone & volume knobs and a Master Volume. It doesn't look like this modification was done at the factory since the extra vol. & tone knobs are in the wrong location and also the Master volume knob was mounted at a very odd place. There are other small details that are very un-like Guild, so the work must have been done after the guitar left the factory.

Here's a link to a page from my website. Just click on the second one of the smaller thumbnails to see the guitar:

http://www.guitarchives.nl/guitarsgalore/gallery_detail.php?id=98

Sincerely,

Hans"

Only the link goes to Bernie Richards?

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Chris P. on December 01, 2011, 08:14:09 AM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/withsssoul/iorr/1966febmar_australia_Guild_Stu01.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/withsssoul/iorr/1966febmar_australia_Guild_Stu02.jpg)

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Basvarken on December 01, 2011, 08:20:05 AM

Quote from: Chris P

Only the link goes to Bernie Richards?

Second pic on the righthand side is Keef

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Chris P. on December 01, 2011, 08:25:37 AM

I see know. Thanks!

Title: Re: Which is Keith playing here?
Post by: Dr Quist on January 30, 2012, 10:10:16 AM

Guild Bluesbird