Gold plated Strat for an english celebrity

crispy king · October 30th, 2009, 01:30 PM

Any ideas who this could be for?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8334329.stm

It says that it is an aluminium guitar. I didn't know you could get those.

Telesavalis · October 30th, 2009, 01:35 PM

Living in Monaco....hmmm...wonder who it's for. I think Justin Hayward lives in that
part of the world. But he's not the gaudy type. Ringo?

BigDaddyLH · October 30th, 2009, 01:54 PM

Now, to relic it!

crispy king · October 30th, 2009, 02:02 PM

Further digging reveals the owner lives next door to Justin Hayward

http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/n...golden_guitar/

Goluphi · October 30th, 2009, 02:20 PM

Robbie Robertson?

crispy king · October 30th, 2009, 02:33 PM

Canadian apparently

BigDaddyLH · October 30th, 2009, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goluphi

Robbie Robertson?

You'd think he'd have the taste and judgment to goldplate a Tele!

Groovey Records · October 30th, 2009, 02:42 PM

cheapskate didn't do the headstock

I rather have a Buck O Caster

BigDaddyLH · October 30th, 2009, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groovey Records

cheapskate didn't do the headstock

probably didn't do the neck back either

Casual_Reader · October 30th, 2009, 07:58 PM

one snippet says it was aluminum... the second says it's a custom stainless

joe walsh gave ron wood one of the last fender aluminum strats.... where's ronnie hanging his hat these days?

djphelan01 · October 31st, 2009, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Casual_Reader

one snippet says it was aluminum... the second says it's a custom stainless

joe walsh gave ron wood one of the last fender aluminum strats.... where's ronnie hanging his hat these days?

There was a youtube video of Billy Gibbons giving Keith Richards an aluminum tele and Ron Wood complained he didn't get one so Billy brought Ron an aluminum one the next day. I couldn't find the video but I did see it about a year ago. It must be nice to have the money and the clout to give away high priced guitars.

October 30th, 2009, 01:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
crispy king TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North East UK Posts: 40	Gold plated Strat for an english celebrity Any ideas who this could be for? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8334329.stm It says that it is an aluminium guitar. I didn't know you could get those.

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crispy king TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North East UK Posts: 40	Further digging reveals the owner lives next door to Justin Hayward http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/n...golden_guitar/

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Casual_Reader Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio Age: 50 Posts: 386	one snippet says it was aluminum... the second says it's a custom stainless joe walsh gave ron wood one of the last fender aluminum strats.... where's ronnie hanging his hat these days?

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