Keith Richards is equally loath to discuss guitar minutiae. As he toldEsquire, when talking to guitar mags about his main instrument, a 1953 Fender Telecaster called “Micawber” (#3 on this listicle, btw), the technical details of the hardware are beyond him, but he knows what sounds good...
This model is one of the many variations of design and quality of materials since its first introduction in 1961, but the 1970 version is its quintessential iteration.The Gibson SG 1970 “is the one I’ve always played, before the band even started,” Angus told Guitar Player.“It was the...
he also used Rickenbacker guitars and a rose Morris. He also used electric guitars like the Gretsch Tennessean he used in a tour, a Fender Telecasters and a Gibson Firebird. For acoustic guitars, Petty has had a signature C.F. Martin HD-40, and has written virtually...
it has honestly played better since that night. I’ll occasionally go back and forth between it and my Telecaster and my SG, but the Firebird fits on me much better and Ill never get rid of it.
(重新定义) the sound of American music, but also immediately became an astonishing piece of design. Many musicians found Fender's first model, the Telecaster, clumsy, so he simply improved the instrument, making its shape fit a player's body. For Fender, form followed function as naturally ...