Which is Keith playing here?

[Chris P.]

Thanks!

[exiledarchangel]

I think it says Framus on the headstock, but I'm not 100% sure, most likely 10% sure. 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.)



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

Here's Bill with his bass

[Basvarken]

Bill is not Keith...

[exiledarchangel]

That is true on so many levels!

[Chris P.]

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.

[Basvarken]

Maybe an ES-175D?

[leftybass]

Reminds me of one of mine:

[exiledarchangel]

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

[chromium]

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  

[Basvarken]

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!

[Psycho Bass Guy]

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

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.

[Dave W]

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.

[Chris P.]

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?

[Chris P.]

[Basvarken]

Only the link goes to Bernie Richards?

Second pic on the righthand side is Keef