ratherbwalkn Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Im currently working on covering a couple of Cat Stevens songs. Does anyone know what guitar/s did he usually use? Thanks in advance for responses PS. Right now Im working off the " Tea for the tillerman " album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) I think he used a Gibson J200 . Leonard McCoy is probably the CS expert. PM him. Edited April 25, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 I've seen photos of him with various J-200s, and even a J-45: https://mobile.twitter.com/yusufcatstevens/status/1139575109767839744 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) The man is over 70 now. He has used plenty of guitars of different brands throughout his career in studio and on stage, though mostly his mainstay Gibson acoustic the SJ-200. I'll refer you to the FAQ over on my site for a deeper dive-in. Edited April 25, 2020 by Leonard McCoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Stevens typically used J-200, J-180, but also allowed Ovation inside the herd. Here is the early Cat with something unknown. Could be a Levin. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 with a guy as deep as this one,.. anything with 6 stings is going to work... anything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratherbwalkn Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Again Thanks all ! Also a thanks to Mr. LMcC . for sharing the FAQ from your website. tons of info!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 While I am not a Cat Stevens fan, who was that guitar player he recorded and toured with in the 1970s. That guy was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 19 hours ago, E-minor7 said: Stevens typically used J-200, J-180, but also allowed Ovation inside the herd. Here is the early Cat with something unknown. Could be a Levin. . That almost looks like a National with the dots to the side. I had a electric at one point in time with almost the same finger board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) I might aid your curiosity with a more complete photo of a similar snapshot: The photo was presumably taken in hospital during his convalescence from tuberculosis, ca. 1969. The guitar is a 12-string J-45 knockoff. Edited April 26, 2020 by Leonard McCoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Leonard McCoy said: I might aid your curiosity with a more complete photo of a similar snapshot: The photo was presumably taken in hospital during his convalescence from tuberculosis, ca. 1969. The guitar is a 12-string J-45 knockoff. Really cool photo from what is now a legendary breakthrough period in Cat Stevens’ music career. Thanks for sharing! QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff Edited April 26, 2020 by QuestionMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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