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| − | [[Andy Summers]] bought his [[1961]] Fender Stratocaster during an early US tour with [[The Police]]. It became his second main guitar onstage with the US tour in January [[1980]]. | + | [[Andy Summers]] bought his [[1961]] (?) Fender Stratocaster during an early US tour with [[The Police]] while being in Austin, TX, USA (it might have been the [[1979-10-31]] date). It became his second main guitar onstage with the US tour in January [[1980]]. |
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| + | The guitar is featured in the [[I Advance Masked (video) | I Advance Masked]] video. | ||
=Gear breakdown= | =Gear breakdown= | ||
| − | ' | + | By [[1982-02-12]] the lower tone knob of the guitar was missing (it was still in place at [[1982-01-15]]) and the pickguard was broken at the top (where he used to squeeze a pick in). |
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| + | In [[1986]] a piece of the pickguard was missing - bottom right when you look at the guitar. | ||
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| + | Fender made copies of the Stratocaster for Andy which he used during the band's reunion tour - those had a built-in booster. | ||
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| + | A [[2017]] photo shows the original guitar with a "new" pickguard and tone knob. | ||
=Quotations and trivia= | =Quotations and trivia= | ||
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=See also= | =See also= | ||
| − | + | * [[1980-01-20]] | |
=External links= | =External links= | ||
| − | + | * [https://www.musicradar.com/news/andy-summers-career-in-gear-its-all-mythology-sometimes-old-guitars-are-great-but-not-always?fbclid=IwAR1eZmRAEOrMdSpFNK0jN7IjpJh6unkD64oV6poAplExkggLWQsJE9Bh4x8 Austin info on the Stratocaster sub-page] | |
=References and footnotes= | =References and footnotes= | ||
Latest revision as of 23:42, 11 December 2021
| 1961 Fender Stratocaster | |
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| The 1961 Stratocaster | |
| Artist: | Andy Summers |
| Band or ensemble: | The Police / Andy Summers |
| Time gear used: | YYYY - YYYY |
Contents
Introduction
Andy Summers bought his 1961 (?) Fender Stratocaster during an early US tour with The Police while being in Austin, TX, USA (it might have been the 1979-10-31 date). It became his second main guitar onstage with the US tour in January 1980.
The guitar is featured in the I Advance Masked video.
Gear breakdown
By 1982-02-12 the lower tone knob of the guitar was missing (it was still in place at 1982-01-15) and the pickguard was broken at the top (where he used to squeeze a pick in).
In 1986 a piece of the pickguard was missing - bottom right when you look at the guitar.
Fender made copies of the Stratocaster for Andy which he used during the band's reunion tour - those had a built-in booster.
A 2017 photo shows the original guitar with a "new" pickguard and tone knob.
Quotations and trivia
This section needs more information. Include any quotes of interest from the artist on the use of this gear or anything else of relevance.
See also
External links
References and footnotes
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