The SG and the Guild bass are news. We kinda knew about the others.Some of the guitars will be on display at Eddfest.
So.... according to this story, the live after death rosewood strat is not the early days rosewood strat? They say here this was bought in 83? Interesting....The SG and the Guild bass are news. We kinda knew about the others.
Adrian getting dragged by the tank tracks story is also hillarious. Some info from Sean and Colin is wrong, tho. The doubleneck was first used on the A Matter Of The Beast tour and the SG was on stage for the last time in 2012.
LAD 64 Kahler Strat was bought on 1st of August 1983 in Nashville. It all checks out. It also appears on that guitar collection photo from 1983 backstage. It's first stage appearance was in 1984 during the Powerslave tour.So.... according to this story, the live after death rosewood strat is not the early days rosewood strat? They say here this was bought in 83? Interesting....
LAD 64 Kahler Strat was bought on 1st of August 1983 in Nashville. It all checks out. It also appears on that guitar collection photo from 1983 backstage. It's first stage appearance was in 1984 during the Powerslave tour.
Early days rosewood Strat was a CBS-era Strat anyway...


The white Strat was always a 61/62. The LAD Kahler Strat was always a 64. We knew that. The only info about the 64 to me is that it was fire-damaged when Dave bought it.The white/cream Stratocaster from the 83' collection photo is not the LAD 64' Kahler Strat.
From what I can tell, that guitar is from somewhere between 1959 and 1962. The spotting details that indicate that are:
1) The wide position markers on the 12th fret (discontinued in 1963)View attachment 46939View attachment 46940
2) Slab rosewood fretboard (discontinued in 1962)
3) Fender "spaghetti" logo (used through 1964)
The neck on the LAD 64 Kahler Strat has:
1) Narrow position markers on the 12th fret (introduced in 1963)
2) Later thicker "transition" Fender logo (introduced in 1964, generally associated with the L-Series of serial numbers)
Very hard to get good photos at Eddfest during the day, because of the reflective glass. Hopefully someone else had better luck!The white Strat was always a 61/62. The LAD Kahler Strat was always a 64. We knew that. The only info about the 64 to me is that it was fire-damaged when Dave bought it.
Sandberg did a copy of Blacike? That is interesting.Very hard to get good photos at Eddfest during the day, because of the reflective glass. Hopefully someone else had better luck!![]()