Question about a Gibson guitar

[Flashgordon]

Can someone tell me what Roger Daltrey's guitar is? Is this a model that Elvis used? See photo at the link below.

 

Link

[rar]

Is this a model that Elvis used?

 

Close. It's the eponymous model that the Everly Brothers used.

 

-- Bob R

[Murph]

eponymous

 

 

 

[Pittstrummer]

Saw Roger playing that guitar opening for Clapton a little while back. Real nice show.

[DanvillRob]

Close. It's the eponymous model that the Everly Brothers used.

 

-- Bob R

 

In this case, I'm sure Bob is using eponymous as "self-named".

 

I thought the Everly Brothers used a J-185 in ebony with the double pickguards, (due to the way they strummed).

[Flashgordon]

Thanks! I appreciate the info. Someone on another thread says this is a signature model and I found it at Wikipedia.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Everly_Brothers_Flattop

 

I saw Daltrey on the Clapton tour, too, and wondered about the guitar.

[Gilliangirl]

Saw Roger playing that guitar opening for Clapton a little while back. Real nice show.

Is that the guitar that was touring with them recently? Ooooooo! My mom saw that concert and made a point of mentioning Clapton's Martin' date=' but she didn't mention Daltrey was playing a Gibson. Hah! Now I've got ammo against her . We get into these Martin vs Gibson discussions from time to time Thanks Pittstrummer!

[Flashgordon]

That's it! This photo I linked to above is from his fall solo tour before he picked up with Clapton.

[Gilliangirl]

That's it! This photo I linked to above is from his fall solo tour before he picked up with Clapton.

Haha! Good to know! The WAN networks from Pittsburgh to Calgary will be heating up tonight!

[rar]

In this case' date=' I'm sure Bob is using eponymous as "self-named".[/quote']

 

Right. I meant that the model was yclept "Everly Brothers". :-

 

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The Everlys had at least four pairs of matching J-200s before the the Everly model came along -- first, sunburst with regular pickguards, later black with white (Don-designed) double pickguards, black with black-with-white-lower-layer-showing-at-the-edge double pickguards, and white with black double pickguards. Then came the Everly Brothers model with (Phil-requested -- Phil broke a lot of strings, which is why he started his own string company, and thought a pinless bridge would help -- and Ike-designed) massive pinless bridge and double pickguards. Same body profile as the J-185, but shallower. I only recall them playing black with faux tortoise pickguards, like the one Roger has. (Eventually, they wound up with Steinegger copies of the Gibson Everlys.)

 

But this is all kind of irrelevant, given that these were just their stage guitars. The characteristic guitar tone associated with the Everlys is that of Don's '53 SJ.

 

-- Bob R

[DanvillRob]

Right. I meant that the model was yclept "Everly Brothers".

 

 

You make it sound like the guitar was in a police lineup!!