Pinkoboe
Prowler
The sonic blue ESP strathead was also used in the ensuing No Prayer on the Road tour.
Adrian, Janick and Dave's guitars and Steve's basses
The sonic blue ESP strathead was also used in the ensuing No Prayer on the Road tour.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
That was the 1986 electric blue one, which was used on Iron Maiden to throw around and usually the neighbouring song, which was HCW at the time, but not during every show (ESP headstock).
Also, what is interesting about that tour guitar-wise is that Steve used the 70's precision and the 59 precision (checkerboard) for half of the show each during every show.
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matic22
Ancient Mariner
The right guitar is Janick's. It's the cream Strat he still uses as his wireless guitar.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Dave used such cream Strat in 1995/1996.
The left guitar was used in the studio for the DOD album recordings, if I'm not mistaken from the documentary, so it could have been a backup in the early 2000's.
All used live in the 80's without the red one, right? 82-88.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
With a Floyd and Hot Rails. That was one of the Raising Hell strats. Discussed a few pages ago.
That on the picture is Janick's wireless cream strat with original pickups.
Pinkoboe
Prowler
No, he used the sonic blue ESP strathead. I was there for several shows on the tour, and it was not his old electric blue 22 fret lawsuit headstock ESP artist series (sold as the SE-190DM by ESP).
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matic22
Ancient Mariner
What did he play it on? HCW and IM?
Because on the 1990 shows it was the electric blue one for sure:
Those early shows are interesting, as Dave uses the Jackson for everything minus IM and HCW. Those 2 are the electric blue ESP.
It's possible that the sonic blue strathead was the backup for the CAR Jackson before the white Jackson arrived.
Pinkoboe
Prowler
I saw them on the US leg of the tour which was several months after the video in Stockholm was recorded. I can't recall which songs he used it on.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
Then it was some kind of 2nd backup. White Jackson was there at that point for sure.
Could be one of those shows when the bridge pickup on the white Jackson was being changed (it started out with a white one and finished the tour with a black one).
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
Because Adrian Smith once played on Gibson... It seems that Gibson guitars are easily fakeable.
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matic22
Ancient Mariner
They are not if you know where to look.
First alarming thing is no "made in Canada" case and no warranty card with matching serial number. Another one is a serial number that makes no sense. Etc, etc.
If you go further, there is always writing under the neck pickup.
Luckily, I have all the things for both of my cherry sunburst 2011 LP Traditionals (which were made a day apart, but sound completely different, so there is your Gibson quality control).
First alarming thing is no "made in Canada" case and no warranty card with matching serial number. Another one is a serial number that makes no sense. Etc, etc.
If you go further, there is always writing under the neck pickup.
Luckily, I have all the things for both of my cherry sunburst 2011 LP Traditionals (which were made a day apart, but sound completely different, so there is your Gibson quality control).
sea_of_madness_667
Trooper
Found these two pictures on instagram today, Adrian and Dave’s guitar boats from current tour, some strange guitars can be seen here…
Dave has some guitars that are never used on stage: a yellow telecaster, black and cream Stratocasters (maybe same from RIR 2001) and a white strat which looks like an HSH guitar, the only two used are the Andy Hicks strat and the California ones, also, the SG seem to be sent back to Hawaii and the Henrik Danhage Charvel is not on the boat anymore.
I also can see that Adrian still has the black LP’s and even the V, also, the guitar between the acoustic PRS and one of the LP’s is the backstage ebony neck/white Jackson? Or another one?
Dave has some guitars that are never used on stage: a yellow telecaster, black and cream Stratocasters (maybe same from RIR 2001) and a white strat which looks like an HSH guitar, the only two used are the Andy Hicks strat and the California ones, also, the SG seem to be sent back to Hawaii and the Henrik Danhage Charvel is not on the boat anymore.
I also can see that Adrian still has the black LP’s and even the V, also, the guitar between the acoustic PRS and one of the LP’s is the backstage ebony neck/white Jackson? Or another one?
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matic22
Ancient Mariner
That's not a Tele. It's a Fender Acoustosonic.
The HSH Strat is the 2017 main one with new pickguard.
The_7th_one
Ancient Mariner
I hope Adrian bring the Gold Jackson back again someday
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2M2M
Prowler
Interesting that he bought the SG while on tour, and promptly sent it off home after that one show - whereas the Tele has been in the rack the whole tour. Maybe it's just a warm up guitar in case Davey wants to do so... I'd doubt it would come out for any songs live...
2M2M
Prowler
I think it's possible - the HSH one being from 2017, but maybe it's had the HSH pickguard from the Black HSH Strat we've seen in recent years swapped into the white body.. The Zebra pickups..
Orr it could be another new one..