Adrian, Janick and Dave's guitars and Steve's basses

[Kalata]

I was talking about that - the 3rd in the row bass (the first blue on this picture) is different form his blue from the 80's which is the last bass on this picture ! That's why I said he has two blue basses + the Unicorn bass ! The other blue bass has some kind of spider web on it - but it is cool !!!
And the two with the West Ham FC emblem are also different - on the second one, the emblem is more dark !

 

[Kalata]

I think I found the Unicorn bass !

 

[Kalata]

And that is the red one - which he don't use that often ! - it seems that he also used it in the past !

 

[Kalata]

And the chess bass, which is one of my favorites by Steve ! I think he used it on the European leg of the BNW tour and on the WST and NPOTR tours !

 

[Kalata]

The blue bass from the 80's is a classic one and Steve, I think, uses it on the encores of the recent tours ! and of course, his signature bass with the West Ham FC emblem !

 

[Kalata]

The black bass from the RTTH and Trooper videos, which he uses 'till the Killers tour ! and some other bass which is black and white, that I do not know about it !

 

[Kalata]

The white and black bass that he used on the Killers and TBOTR tours - if I'm right ! It's almost the same as the West Ham FC bass , but without the emblem

 

[Kalata]

And that is another bass, I think that he never use it on stage ! Maybe it was just for the picture of this magazine !

 

[Brigantium]

It took me a while to actually spot Nicko in the one on the left.

 

[matic22]

Ok, Adrian's guitars part 2

(1990 - now)

Sunburst Floyd Rose Special Stratocaster #1

-H's main standard tuned guitar from 1996-2007, except Early Days tour
-Has had Roland synth pickup added before AMLOAD tour in 2006
-Appeared on all of the albums from Brave New World to The Final Frontier heavily
-Lighter colour around the edges than the other Sunburst strat
-Warm-up/backup guitar on SBIT 2008 tour

Sunburst Floyd Rose Special Stratocaster #2

-H's main standard tuned guitar during The Early Days Tour
-Used as a drop-D guitar on DOD tour
-Used during rehearsals for TFF 2011 tour

Cream HSS Stratocaster with Schaller Floyd Rose

-Used as a drop-D tremolo guitar (main or backup) from 2000-2007)
-Was a backup guitar during the first leg of SBIT tour
-The role of this guitar became diminished through the years, because H begun using his '72 SG as a drop-D guitar and he stopped using drop-D tunning on some songs

Gibson Les Paul Custom

-Likely bought in 2000 as a replacement for his Goldtop, which was retired from the road at that point
-Used live on Iron Maiden (2000-2003) and sometimes Blood Brothers
-Reappeared in 2012 and was used on Running Free with its pickguard removed
-Used in 2014 on a lot of songs, either in drop-D or standard
-Used on TGU in 2017 as an open-tuned guitar

2007 Jackson Custom Shop Adrian Smith Signature Model Prototype #1

-Serial number 8431
-Used as a drop-D tremolo guitar (2008-today)
-Distinguishable from production models. because it lacks H's signature on the headstock
-DiMarzio Super Distortion in bridge position
-H got this guitar before the show at Download 2007

2007 Jackson Custom Shop Adrian Smith Signature Model Prototype #2

-Serial number 8432
-This is the guitar H speaks about on the Jackson website (he got it out of the box and it became his main guitar next tour)
-Used heavily on TBOS
-This guitar also lacks H's signature on the headstock, but has Custom Shop written instead of it
-DiMarzio Super Distortion in bridge
-Both of the prototypes also have a bit less shiny finish than the production models
-This guitar is still heavily used today

Jackson Adrian Smith Signature RW (production model)
-This guitar was probably acquired after the 2nd prototype of his Jackson model was stolen
-It has a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge position
-Used heavily in 2016, used only on Powerslave in 2017

Jackson Custom Shop Adrian Smith Signature, Green Sunburst
-H acquired this guitar before 2nd LA show in 2016
-In the beginning it was used only on HBTN, but it soon became one of his main standard tuned guitars, replacing the production model Jackson
-Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge position
-Unfinished neck

Jackson Custom Shop X-Stroyer
-Modeled after H's Ibanez Destroyer II
-Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge position
-Acquired at the same time as the green Jackson
-Used on FOTD and IM (2016-2017), until H bought the black Les Paul Standard
-Used on TNOTB on 2nd Tokyo and Moscow TBOS shows

Ibanez DT-400, Candy Apple Red
-Used on IM in 2014
-DiMarzio pickups

Jackson KV-2
-Used as a main drop-D guitar (1998-1999)
-Used on BNW
-Used on IESF
-Seymour Duncan Duncan Distortion set

Gibson Les Paul Standard 2017
-Adrian bought this guitar in New York in 2017 along with a P-90 loaded Goldtop
-Was used as both drop-D and standard tuned guitar in 2017
-He would use it on select songs, which varied from show to show

Yes there are other 1 show or 1 song (Goltop Jackson) guitars that aren't so important. But I think I covered all of H's important guitars now.

 

[Brigantium]

Did he get that stolen one back? And when you say the KV2 was used on IESF, do your mean in the studio? (I can't remember live)

 

[Kalata]

For Adrian, I think, we should add these two guitars !

 

[Deleted member 7164]

^ we should rename this thread to "Maiden instruments over years".

 

[matic22]

Did he get that stolen one back? And when you say the KV2 was used on IESF, do your mean in the studio? (I can't remember live)

Yup, in the studio, I believe for that Dickinson band Drop-D sound.

The stolen guitar (2nd prototype for sig. model) was never found, I believe.

 

[matic22]

@Kalata
I don't know if you are trolling or not, but this topic is clearly titled guitars and was made by me for my fellow guitar enthusiasts. So please feel free to make another topic with Nicko's drum sets or another with Bruce's stage coustumes, but please stop littering this topic with photo of each thing that has seen stage during a Maiden show.

Thank you.

 

[IWishIHadAdriansDT300]

I'll post something on topic-ish
Here's a photo of Adrians Lazer in action
I did shoot Joe an email about the build specs of Adrians Lado Silverburst (I didn't want to make the list long and exhausting).

 

[LooseCannon]

If you guys want, we can go ahead and split the topics. I just need to know what belongs in what thread.

 

[matic22]

If you guys want, we can go ahead and split the topics. I just need to know what belongs in what thread.

This topic is dedicated to guitars used by Adrian, Dave and Janick. Maybe we can leave Steve's basses in here. Stage costumes and drumkits don't belong here.

So please, split the topics and edit the topic title to
Adrian, Janick and Dave's guitars and Steve's basses

Thanks.

 

[LooseCannon]

How's that?

 

[Black Bart]

This topic is dedicated to guitars used by Adrian, Dave and Janick. Maybe we can leave Steve's basses in here. Stage costumes and drumkits don't belong here.

So please, split the topics and edit the topic title to
Adrian, Janick and Dave's guitars and Steve's basses

Thanks.

Given how low Dave was mixed in Maiden England, I thought his guitars could be considered as stage props too!
More seriously, I think Steve's basses have their place here too... as well as Nicko's drumkit elements: one "Maiden gear" thread (or sub-forums) should be enough in my opinion.