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Mathijs
By the way, there's quite some luthiers building copy's of the Vox Bijou.
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Mathijs
By the way, there's quite some luthiers building copy's of the Vox Bijou.
Mathijs
I searched for electric dulcimers, but didn't manage to find anyone that built there's the same as the bijou. Got a link to one that does?
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His Majesty
Ah, but they sound different, especially the piezo crap. Most builders seem to want to eliminate the very things that make the bijou sound the way it does.
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Ah, but they sound different, especially the piezo crap. Most builders seem to want to eliminate the very things that make the bijou sound the way it does.
Have you tried e-mailing the Voxshowroom site?
I did that a few years ago about an amp question, and they answered back.
They might have some info on the Bijou (mind you, it was a few years ago).
If you knew what pickup they used on it, you could maybe buy a second-hand one,
slap a similiar pickup on it, etc...
Brian's was a semi-hollowed body, right?
Could be a fun project putting one together, if you're into that sort of thing.
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Speaking of Brian's 12-string Rickenbacker, is that another guitar of his
that went missing?
I read an interview in which Mick Taylor mentioned some of guitars stolen from Nellcote. He said one was a Rickenbacker (not sure if he said a 12 string). I seem to recall him saying it had gold hardware. Maybe Brian's Ricky?
You know, it would be nice for someone in the Stones' camp to shed some light on some of these guitars. Keith? Mick? What about Brian's Firebird, the one played on Ed Sullivan? That's almost as iconic as the Vox teardrop in a way. One would think Keith for sure would know. C'mon Keith, talk! While you're at it, tell us if that was really you playing the slide on MLH . . .
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deepinder
The 1963-1965 Mk 1 Firebird VII that Jones used, and I hesitate to say he personally owned was sold by the Rolling Stones management shortly after Brian died. It was played at a concert in October of 1969 after some work was done to it. The guitar is now in private hands
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The 1963-1965 Mk 1 Firebird VII that Jones used, and I hesitate to say he personally owned was sold by the Rolling Stones management shortly after Brian died. It was played at a concert in October of 1969 after some work was done to it. The guitar is now in private hands
In private hands? Interesting. Much has been said about Keith owning a lot of Brian's guitars, but it seems like that just might be another myth. For all I know, he just owns one of Brian's Vox teardrops, the one which Woody wanted to play in Toronto in 1989 (but was scolded by Keith- "Get your fucken hands off of it!"). I wonder how much the Firebird would fetch at auction these days?
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The 1963-1965 Mk 1 Firebird VII that Jones used, and I hesitate to say he personally owned was sold by the Rolling Stones management shortly after Brian died. It was played at a concert in October of 1969 after some work was done to it. The guitar is now in private hands
In private hands? Interesting. Much has been said about Keith owning a lot of Brian's guitars, but it seems like that just might be another myth. For all I know, he just owns one of Brian's Vox teardrops, the one which Woody wanted to play in Toronto in 1989 (but was scolded by Keith- "Get your fucken hands off of it!"). I wonder how much the Firebird would fetch at auction these days?
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Did Brian's Vox Mando guitar ever got used on a Rolling Stones album?
So it's two guitars then... I think you're right on that one. One of the guitars sounds pretty detuned. Love it!Quote
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Quick further addition: There are 2 guitars playing the motif on MLH, one sounds kinda normal, the other wonky and shaky.
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georgie48
Sorry SSSOUL for responding a bit late, but the guitar Brian plays on the 1963 b/w photo is a Harmony Stratetone. In fact he had this guitar already before the Rollin' Stones" came into being. So in fact it's Brians first "Rolling Stones" guitar.
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The 1963-1965 Mk 1 Firebird VII that Jones used, and I hesitate to say he personally owned was sold by the Rolling Stones management shortly after Brian died. It was played at a concert in October of 1969 after some work was done to it. The guitar is now in private hands
In private hands? Interesting. Much has been said about Keith owning a lot of Brian's guitars, but it seems like that just might be another myth. For all I know, he just owns one of Brian's Vox teardrops, the one which Woody wanted to play in Toronto in 1989 (but was scolded by Keith- "Get your fucken hands off of it!"). I wonder how much the Firebird would fetch at auction these days?
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how did Brians guitars become Keiths possessions?
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The 1963-1965 Mk 1 Firebird VII that Jones used, and I hesitate to say he personally owned was sold by the Rolling Stones management shortly after Brian died. It was played at a concert in October of 1969 after some work was done to it. The guitar is now in private hands
In private hands? Interesting. Much has been said about Keith owning a lot of Brian's guitars, but it seems like that just might be another myth. For all I know, he just owns one of Brian's Vox teardrops, the one which Woody wanted to play in Toronto in 1989 (but was scolded by Keith- "Get your fucken hands off of it!"). I wonder how much the Firebird would fetch at auction these days?
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how did Brians guitars become Keiths possessions?
He may never have actually owned them in the first place...
According to some Beat Instrumentals, Brian did not outright own the Rickenbacker guitars he played, Brian and Keith went halfs to replace a stolen one, and Keith bought one himself outright, he says something along the lines of ''No doubt Jonesy will hog it!''.
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The 1963-1965 Mk 1 Firebird VII that Jones used, and I hesitate to say he personally owned was sold by the Rolling Stones management shortly after Brian died. It was played at a concert in October of 1969 after some work was done to it. The guitar is now in private hands
In private hands? Interesting. Much has been said about Keith owning a lot of Brian's guitars, but it seems like that just might be another myth. For all I know, he just owns one of Brian's Vox teardrops, the one which Woody wanted to play in Toronto in 1989 (but was scolded by Keith- "Get your fucken hands off of it!"). I wonder how much the Firebird would fetch at auction these days?
haha... they were also in the backseat of the Bentley in Spain.[
good one - Ill pay that - fit a lot of things in the back of a bentley/quote]
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>> What kind of Gretsch did Brian play in those early years? <<
see tomk's post on page 1 of this thread: The Gretsch is a 6118.