with sssoul Wrote:
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> thanks for all these brilliant photos, HM! and
> for the correction on that Sullivan date.

I've added the credits for the 3 bigger pics! I'm learning, I'm learning!

His Majesty Wrote:
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> with sssoul Wrote:
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> [img.photobucket.com]
> iorr/1967janprobably_sullivan_Stonesdoug.jpg
> - january 67 Sullivan show rehearsal (courtesy
> StonesDoug)
>
> I know you like to get the dates right, the pic
> above seen in full context looks like it's from
> the Ed Sullivan Show in September 1966... the
> Paint it' Black segment!?
>
> [www.vintageoneguitars.com]
> h950.jpg



Looks like a ghost on Keiths guitar. He was haunted and came up with Midnight Rambler. One of the victims of the Boston Strangler? Maybe it's just the spotlight.

Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Milano, Italia - 8 Aprile del 1967
© Giovanni Liverani



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Olympic Studios June 1968

There have been so many things/ guitars stolen and simply lost in those years.
Same goes for tapes unfortunately!

And if it comes to interviews and memories you shouldn't even trust in Keith' words.
On smack and coke you tend to forget and mix up many things!
To believe stories from those times you should have gotten them from 2-3 sources to be sure. (Or you're completely muddled than!) LOL

btw. thanx for the many great pics!The one from the ad is nice as well!

His Majesty Wrote:
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> I know you posted this years ago, but what was the
> source for this information about an alleged theft
> during that tour?
>
> Do you still believe this is the case?
>

I have had some conversations with a guitar tech who had worked for the Stones since the late 70's, and all this information came through him. But, for whatever reason, some of his information has turned out erroneous (the years, age, who knows...). He was the one who stated that Wood's pearl Zemaitis and Keith's Macabre Zemaitis got stolen in New York on the '78 tour, but both guitars have showed up later on (the pearl Zemaitis even in 1981).

About the Customs: Keith seemed to have had two: one already on '66 which recieved the paint job in early '68 and this one he gave away (or left in the shop), and another one which he added before the '69 tour. According to the '78 press shot, he still has that guitar.

There's anouther missing guitar that has shown up: his '57 Strat he used for Brown Sugar on the '72 tour according to stories got stolen, but in 1988 Keith used it for various press picture shootings.

Mathijs

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> His Majesty Wrote:

> There's anouther missing guitar that has shown up:
> his '57 Strat he used for Brown Sugar on the '72
> tour according to stories got stolen, but in 1988
> Keith used it for various press picture shootings.
>
>
> Mathijs

The same Strat ae he used for Let It Rock and Sweet Little Sixteen in 1978?

Big T

I want to learn these Stratocastes in detail.

Hello magee mineko!

Allow me to direct you to the wonderful ratbag boogie thread:

[www.iorr.org]

In there you will find many wonderful guitar and amp threads, there's even a special one for Keith's strats...

[www.iorr.org]

"IORR Talk" is great !!!
I'm stirred !!!

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> "IORR Talk" is great !!!
> I'm stirred !!!


Haha, cool! This is a great place, enjoy!!!

Hmm, I've just noticed that it appears the psychedelic custom had Grovers fitted in time for their 1969 USA tour.

That must have been due to the bended D-string tuner I guess.

Mathijs

Yup, it looks like the psychedelic custom had grovers fitted in time for the 1969 USA tour, but most definitely for the 1970 European tour.


Germany, Hamburg - Ernst Merck Halle - September 14th 1970 - by Laurens van Houten

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bruno
(Taking this one back to life...)

Somebody has said on the MT's Guitars Thread that Keith didn't play any LP on the 73 Tour. Now, I have this pic with a LP Custom, capoed for MR, which I have never been able to date properly. I used to think it's from the 73 tour, but it seems to me now that it could be from 1970, though. Anybody has a clue??

This one has got a P-90 at the bridge. Not a Black beauty?

[www.reverbnation.com]

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audun-eg
This one has got a P-90 at the bridge. Not a Black beauty?

... and an alnico V pickup at the neck...

That IS the original black beauty les paul custom.



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Just guess what I'm have in my hands this very moment?

A - b e a u t i f u l - 57 LP custom.



Unfortunately not mine and sooner or later I will have to give it back, but for the time being ... it sounds like heaven!

C



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Are you sure that's a 1957 les paul custom? The fretboard, tailpiece angle and the headstock suggest otherwise.



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... well since it isn't Keith's anyway ... sorry, but i do love it when these threads stay on topic.
that's a big part of what makes them such good resources, you know? thanks people

I've been in contact with someone in the UK who was asked to authenticate a certain customized les paul custom a few years ago, he played it and say's it's 'a great guitar'.

Interesting comment by John Catto from the les paul forum on the where abouts of the psychedelic custom.

[www.lespaulforum.com]

'That guitar is back in Keith's hands. At some point in the past he gave or loaned it to Alan Rogan who had it for a bunch of years. After the photo of it came out in 50 Years of the Les Paul he remembered and requested it back for sentimental reasons.'

Great thread all!!! Thank you for posting the pics. I've never seen many of these.

Keith's triple pickup black beauty les paul custom with the painted on stuff is in
the British music experience at the o2.

Mathijs posted this link with an interesting bit about the fate of the psychdelic LP one of Keith's black LPs:
[ecommerceconfidential.com]



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with sssoul
Mathijs posted this link with an interesting bit about the fate of the psychdelic LP: [ecommerceconfidential.com]

Not the painted LP Custom, but the second one he used used for open G on the 1969 tour.

Mathijs

Oh sorry - it looked painted to me in the link (I didn't have time to watch the clip)
but I guess it was just reflecting in a semi-psychedelic way.

Very nice shot, HonestMan - thank you! 1968?

As the the Lady already said, Great shot HM.
Never saw that pic before.
R+R Circus rehearsals?



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Hi Sssoul

It wasn't mentioned.I too have in mind the Circus , but could it be shots from Godard 's SFTD ???

Here's the full pic by the way



HMN