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=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
| − | [[Andy Summers]] bought the famous Fender Telecaster from a guitar student in Los Angeles in | + | [[Andy Summers]] bought the famous 1961 Fender Telecaster from a guitar student in Los Angeles in the early Seventies for just $200. |
=Gear breakdown= | =Gear breakdown= | ||
| − | Most modifications were already | + | Most modifications to the original 1961 Fender Telecaster were already there when Andy bought the guitar: |
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| − | + | * Humbucker pickup | |
| − | 6 saddle flat | + | * mini-toggle phase switch |
| − | + | * preamp on/off mini-toggle switch | |
| + | * rear-mounted overdrive unit controlled by a third knob | ||
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| + | During [[The Police]] times [[Andy Summers]] made a few changes to his guitar: | ||
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| + | * For the first years up until at least March [[1978]] Andy played the guitar with its original 3-saddle bridge with raised sides. Photos from October [[1978]] up until February [[1979]] show Andy playing the Telecaster with a Fender 6-saddle bridge with raised sides. From late February [[1979]] onwards he played the guitar with a flat brass bridge with its pickup mounted in the guitar's body. | ||
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| + | * Andy added a second string tree on the guitar headstock shortly before the Reading festival on [[1979-08-24]]. | ||
=Quotations and trivia= | =Quotations and trivia= | ||
Revision as of 01:45, 15 May 2018
| Fender Telecaster | |
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| Artist: | Andy Summers |
| Band or ensemble: | Kevin Coyne / Kevin Ayers / The Police |
| Time gear used: | YYYY - 1986 |
Contents
Introduction
Andy Summers bought the famous 1961 Fender Telecaster from a guitar student in Los Angeles in the early Seventies for just $200.
Gear breakdown
Most modifications to the original 1961 Fender Telecaster were already there when Andy bought the guitar:
- Humbucker pickup
- mini-toggle phase switch
- preamp on/off mini-toggle switch
- rear-mounted overdrive unit controlled by a third knob
During The Police times Andy Summers made a few changes to his guitar:
- For the first years up until at least March 1978 Andy played the guitar with its original 3-saddle bridge with raised sides. Photos from October 1978 up until February 1979 show Andy playing the Telecaster with a Fender 6-saddle bridge with raised sides. From late February 1979 onwards he played the guitar with a flat brass bridge with its pickup mounted in the guitar's body.
- Andy added a second string tree on the guitar headstock shortly before the Reading festival on 1979-08-24.
Quotations and trivia
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See also
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External links
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References and footnotes
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