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

Kalata said:
Very nice to finally see Janick's rig, for the last tour was only Adrian. Dave still carry the cream Strat, but is now a deep backup (like the birthday Strat). It wasn't even presented. I wonder if he, besides Adrian ofc, can bring something different/new for next year or in the future.

FOTD's intro is just pure gold.
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Yeah, I hope Dave brings something special next year!

P.S: Are any of Dave’s old guitars still on working condition? (‘57 and ‘64 strats, the ESP’s, the Jacksons, etc) I would like to see Davey bring his old axes, as Adrian did.
 
sea.of.madness.1986 said:
Yeah, I hope Dave brings something special next year!

P.S: Are any of Dave’s old guitars still on working condition? (‘57 and ‘64 strats, the ESP’s, the Jacksons, etc) I would like to see Davey bring his old axes, as Adrian did.
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In the video with Colin, he says the Kossoff is "too fragile" to bring out.
 
As I said before, the 64 almost came back to service in 2013.

However, it seems like Dave prefers really small necks this days. Cali Series Strat is an anomaly in that regard, since it has incredibly small neck according to Colin. Hicks Strat has a direct copy of that neck on it.

Dave also said in an IMFC interview that the Cali Series Strat is his desert island guitar.

I'd imagine for 64 to come back, it would need to be refretted, neck re-radiused and get 2 JB's since Dave prefers that.
 
sea.of.madness.1986 said:
Yeah, I hope Dave brings something special next year!

P.S: Are any of Dave’s old guitars still on working condition? (‘57 and ‘64 strats, the ESP’s, the Jacksons, etc) I would like to see Davey bring his old axes, as Adrian did.
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One should never say never, but Davey doesn't seem to be the sentimental type, as far as touring is concerned when it comes to the axes he picks for the tour(s). The cali has been in the rig since the early 00s, the cream FR Classic even longer than that. Given that ESP & Jackson don't really make strats anymore, I doubt that he'll take those guitars out on tour again, since they can't really be replaced if something were to happen.
 
He's practical rather than sentimental, the Strat is a great guitar in itself, has a sick design and is highly customisable (much more than the Gibsons).

Also he's used to the body and neck. He's played Strats on a practically exclusive basis since when he bought the Kossoff.

Unrelated, but I wonder if he ever tried a Tele.
 
Murder of Rue Morgue said:
He's practical rather than sentimental, the Strat is a great guitar in itself, has a sick design and is highly customisable (much more than the Gibsons).

Also he's used to the body and neck. He's played Strats on a practically exclusive basis since when he bought the Kossoff.

Unrelated, but I wonder if he ever tried a Tele.
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I think he might have used one on DOD or perhaps AMOLAD, but my memories might betray me there.
 
sea.of.madness.1986 said:
This was quite delayed, but I found the photo you’re looking for…View attachment 44541
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So the one from the left is the FR classic Strat from 1999, it had hot rails on a tortoiseshell pickguard originally, then it got the pickguard from the photo during Maiden England Tour rehearsals and then it went back again to hot rails and tortoiseshell pickguard, middle one is the ‘64 Stratocaster (the Kahler one from LAD) with its Floyd Rose trem, and the right one is a Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster prototype which Dave got in 2009
 
The prototype which is also how they should've done it, but I can understand that the configuration would have probably shot to the stars the price for a guitar that wasn't going to be a best seller anyway. (Not that it was particularly cheap, it was a signature after all.)
 
In this old interview from 1983 with Dave and Adrian, it it said that Adrian brought a cherry SG. Used live?? Photos? Only the brown one. There was a black one too. He said he liked their lead sound.

Also - he played a 12-string on ''Children Of The Damned''. It seems he didn't use the Melody Maker (used to record with it, POM iirc) live that much because of the ''too fat neck''.

I like Adrian's answer about guitar harmonies.
 

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Maybe not a Floyd specifically, but one of the criticisms at the time was that they opted for a standard Fender bridge (with all its tuning deficiencies, in a guitar primarily—if not only—aimed at heavy metal playing), when in fact the Kossoff clearly mounted different different bridges when it was in active service. Though it's true that the setup changed over the years.

The new signature model is probably less iconic on the historical side and definitely aimed at a more modern style, but much better under the above respect (and not only this: versatility is another point that does it much credit over the 2009 series).

Unrelated, but I saw in the rig video that they'll probably mass-produce the Andy Hicks Strat next year or whereabouts. Honestly surprising, IMHO the design is hideous and the setup is basically that of the 'new' signature. The Jason Smith Strat is enormously more beautiful (and probably more interesting as well given the different configuration).
 
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Murder of Rue Morgue said:
Maybe not a Floyd specifically, but one of the criticisms at the time was that they opted for a standard Fender bridge (with all its tuning deficiencies, in a guitar primarily—if not only—aimed at heavy metal playing), when in fact the Kossoff clearly mounted different different bridges when it was in active service. Though it's true that the setup changed over the years.

The new signature model is probably less iconic on the historical side and definitely aimed at a more modern style, but much better under the above respect (and not only this: versatility is another point that does it much credit over the 2009 series).

Unrelated, but I saw in the rig video that they'll probably mass-produce the Andy Hicks Strat next year or whereabouts. Honestly surprising, IMHO the design is hideous and the setup is basically that of the 'new' signature. The Jason Smith Strat is enormously more beautiful (and probably more interesting as well given the different configuration).
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It wouldn't have been a replica if they had made it different from the configuration it was for most of the time, which is what it was advertised as. People buy reissue strats all the time and they have the same bridge, so it's not really a problem, unless you prefer to set the trem floating.

As for the Andy Hicks strat, I think it looks great, especially the finish on the body. Not too crazy about the neck, due to the wood (Don't like the color of the headstock).
 
Kalata said:
In this old interview from 1983 with Dave and Adrian, it it said that Adrian brought a cherry SG. Used live?? Photos? Only the brown one. There was a black one too. He said he liked their lead sound.

Also - he played a 12-string on ''Children Of The Damned''. It seems he didn't use the Melody Maker (used to record with it, POM iirc) live that much because of the ''too fat neck''.

I like Adrian's answer about guitar harmonies.
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Interesting that Dave said the middle pickup wasn’t wired up in the Kossoff Strat (at least at that time)
 
Murder of Rue Morgue said:
I agree completely, and in fact in the previous pages we saw that the Kossoff actually did not mount a Fender bridge for most of the time.
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The Kossoff strat had its Fender synchronized tremolo installed for its entire stint with Dave from 1978 or so when it was purchased until it was retired in 1988. The only noted exception to this is a few months in the early World Slavery Tour where it had a Rockinger system installed.
 
Nice!

Did I read somewhere on here that it got damaged and there's a split at the 5 way switch behind the trem?

Might have been a safer build with a pickguard/ stuff mounted on a panel.. .
 
sea.of.madness.1986 said:
A nice unseen picture from SSOASS era (likely) of Adrian with his synth Jackson!View attachment 44605
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That's sweet! Careful he doesn't drop that off his shoulder

CRRACK!

Adrian: Oh balls
Steve: Ade you numpty just for that I'm going to write an extra chorus to this new song I'm going to release in about 10 years time called the angel and the gambler
Adrian: I don't even know what that means Steve
Steve: Shove it you mug



Why yes I am a little bored at work why do you ask
 
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