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Scaramouche 11:02 am UTC 06/24/09 |
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the American Guitar - bellminer 12:45 am UTC 06/24/09 |
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> Jim Steinman says "I once killed a boy with a Fender
> guitar... I don't remember if it was a Telecaster or a
> Stratocaster." But a YouTube commenter points out that the
> guitar in the video is a Gibson Firebird.
Ha I've wondered this as well. Perhaps Jim was trying to be clever in that he didn't remember if it was a Telecaster or a Stratocaster so chose something else?
The guitar to me is a bit of a hybrid. The neck & headstock is almost certainly from a Fender Telecaster:
http://jimsteinman.com/neverland.htm
The body is almost certainly a Gibson Explorer but with a modified scratchplate, only one humbucker pick-up, and one volume control.
Either Jim borrowed it from someone or he had it custom-made.
Also note that between making the video & the German TV performance of RNRDCT, it looks like the headstock has been painted red to match the body.
Signing off from Nerdville.
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