Unexpected choice of guitar

Always associated Carl Wilson with Fenders and Rickenbackers, here he is with a 12 string - is that an Epiphone? Anybody?

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Gibson.

 

Robert Cray with something other than a hardtail Strat

 

Glen Campbell is perhaps best known for his favoring Ovations for stage performances, beginning in the late 1970s- an unusual choice in and of itself.

But that isn't the half of it


Hamer 12-string


Dobro Californian, designed by Semie Moseley of Mosrite


??? Ovation electric, possibly


& a few others.

Unfortunately, I couldn't manage to lift a shot of the Teisco T-60 he was known to play in the 1960s, or a clear closeup of the 6-string bass he used for "Galveston" and "Witchita Lineman."

 

Didn't know that! I did see him play it a couple of times, usually on ballad-type tunes like "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow".

 

Central park 1967 (or is this one 68?) :


I see @hoggydoggy was on the case already

 

In a similar vein, Ed Bickert on his traditional Tele. Looks like with original pick-ups...

 

Late Allman Brothers keyboardist, Greg Allman, did some work on the guitar, as well

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John with that tan is for me a far bigger anomaly than playing that beautiful strat..

 

This is a great thread!!

 

That’s an Ovation Breadwinner... I had a black one for a few years back in the late 1970s/early 80s, if I recall correctly... played great!

 

Cantrell with something other than his notorious G&L Rampage...

And most likely know about Hendrix's flying V but he was so iconically associated with strats....

 

Yep, Ovation Breadwinner (I think)

 

OP, GREAT THREAD!

 

thats a Telecaster bass not precision

 

Not quite precise enough, eh?

 

an educational thread!

 

I couldn't get use to the OVAL back of the Ovation Guitar!

 

I knew he played an SG with Procol Harem

 

Not in the '50s! That was a Precision all right, the Telecaster bass wasn't introduced until '68.

 

That V guitar Jerry is playing is a Michael Schenker signature model Dean, in case you didn't know. Fantastic Pics BTW

 

No, it's a Precision. Originally they were shaped more like Teles. The Strat version was a later redesign.

The Tele bass was sort of a revival of the original design (not quite).

 

I always think it's weird when any of the Beatles are seen playing anything other than their classic instruments. I know they can play anything they want to, but Paul with a Fender Jazz bass or Yamaha, or John with that Sardonyx guitar just seems strange to me.