Star Guitars: Reveal

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Welcome to Star Guitars reveal.
Players score 3 points for every correct answer and a bonus point for recognising a guitar's nick-name.

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We are kicking of with round 6 and we'll reveal the scores at the end.

Let me know if you see any mistakes folks.



6. JIMI HENDRIX




Hendrix’s playing was often described as incendiary and he once released a song called Fire. He also had a habit of setting his guitar on fire! Poor Strat


Arghus

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Jimi Hendrix
Endacl

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Jimi Hendrix
Hermy

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Jimi Hendrix
K. Flyer

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Jimi Hendrix
Reberetta

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Kurt Kobain

Round 7:

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7. Bo Diddley


Hey, Bo Diddley! Like a lot of the old blues guitarists Bo used to make homemade guitars from a cigar box and a broom-stick as a child. They are called diddley bows, which was where he got the inspiration for his stage-name. He went back to that simple, no-nonsense design when he got the chance to create his own signature guitar.

Arghus

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Bo Diddley
Endacl

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Bo Diddley
Hermy

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Bo Diddley
K. Flyer

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Bo Diddley
Reberetta

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Yngwie Malmsteem

Round 8:

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8. ERIC CLAPTON [THE FOOL]


No folks, I am not blaspheming and insulting Old Slowhand: The Fool was the name of this beautiful hand-painted Gibson SG which Clapton played in the original supergroup Cream. He literally played the fool :pac:



Arghus

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Eric Clapton [The Fool]
Endacl

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Eric Clapton [The Fool]
Hermy

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Eric Clapton [?????]
K. Flyer

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?????
Reberetta

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Marc Bolan [Rainbow]

Round 9:

SineadSpears

the purple tin wrote: »

6. JIMI HENDRIX


He also had a habit of setting his guitar on fire! Poor Strat

he's a bit before my time, but was this accidental or part of his act?

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9. RICK NIELSEN



The Cheap Trick guitarist’s outrageous five necked guitar decorated with his trademark checked pattern. I bet his chiropractor loves that guitar.

Arghus

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Rick Nielsen
Endacl

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Rick Nielsen
Hermy

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?????
K. Flyer

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?????
Reberetta

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Alex Lifeson

Round 10:

endacl

the purple tin wrote: »

No folks, I am not blaspheming and insulting Old Slowhand: The Fool was the name of this beautiful hand-painted Gibson SG which Clapton played in the original supergroup Cream. He literally played the fool :pac:

[pedantic hat on]

‘The Fool’ refers to the Dutch art collective who painted the guitar fo Clapton,

Carry on.

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SineadSpears wrote: »

he's a bit before my time, but was this accidental or part of his act?

Part of the act, he used lighter fluid. Shame to waste a guitar but it did look very cool though :cool:

endacl

SineadSpears wrote: »

he's a bit before my time, but was this accidental or part of his act?

Part of the act. He’d keep a can of lighter fluid onstage.

SineadSpears

I think you've mixed up some pics for Eric and Ricks pics

SineadSpears

the purple tin wrote: »

Part of the act, he used lighter fluid. Shame to waste a guitar but it did look very cool though :cool:

yeah I always think when they do things like smash a guitar, that its such a silly waste. but hey, it looks cool as you say

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10. BRIAN MAY [RED SPECIAL]


May built this guitar with help from his father using wood from an old mantlepiece. He has been playing it in Queen ever since, and using an old sixpence piece for a plectrum.

Arghus

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Brian May [Red Special]
Endacl

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Brian May [Red Special]
Hermy

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Brian May [?????]
K. Flyer

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Brian May [Red]
Reberetta

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Steve Vai [Big Heart]
K. Flyer, I’ll give you half a point as you got half the answer.

Round 11:

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11. WOODY GUTHRIE



The famous dustbowl era folk-singer who influenced Bob Dylan among others wore his heart on his sleeve with this guitar.

Arghus

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Woody Guthrie
Endacl

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Woody Guthrie
Hermy

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Woody Guthrie
K. Flyer

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Woody Guthrie
Reberetta

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Tom Morello

Round 12:

SineadSpears

the purple tin wrote: »

9. RICK NIELSEN



The Cheap Trick guitarist’s outrageous five necked guitar decorated with his trademark checked pattern. I bet his chiropractor loves that guitar.

are all the pieces functioning?

it looks a little silly imho. especially if they can't all be played

endacl

SineadSpears wrote: »

are all the pieces functioning?

it looks a little silly imho. especially if they can't all be played

They are indeed. And are very silly. Nielsen embraces silly.

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Sorry folks live TV

this one is next up round 12...

SineadSpears

endacl wrote: »

They are indeed. And are very silly. Nielsen embraces silly.

ok that makes it a bit more interesting that they can be played. I dont know who he is, but i'd like to see the silly looking guitar in action now..

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12. WAYLON JENNINGS


The country legend and original outlaw had his Tele finished with hand-stitched leather in this eye-catching design.

Arghus

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?????
Endacl

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Waylon Jennings
Hermy

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?????
K. Flyer

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Waylon Jennings
Reberetta

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Carlos Santana

Round 13:

endacl

SineadSpears wrote: »

ok that makes it a bit more interesting that they can be played. I dont know who he is, but i'd like to see the silly looking guitar in action now..

Here’s a sillier one. The ‘Pikasso’, built by Canadian luthier Linda Manzer for Pat Metheny. Only 3 necks, but 42 strings!

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13. STEVE VAI


The guitar virtuouso’s signature Ibanez model is easily recognised by his ‘monkey grip’ handle. It is even easier to recognise it when you realise that I boobed and left his name on the neck for the sharp-eyed among you :rolleyes:


Arghus

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Steve Vai
Endacl

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Steve Vai
Hermy

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Steve Vai
K. Flyer

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?????
Reberetta

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Dave Mustaine

Round 14:

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14. SEASICK STEVE [THREE STRING TRANCE WONDER]


Everyone’s favourite ex-hobo bluesman likes to keep it simple with just three strings and the truth.


Arghus

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Seasick Steve [?????]
Endacl

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Seasick Steve [Three String Trance Wonder]
Hermy

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Seasick Steve [?????]
K. Flyer

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Seasick Steve [The Biggest Piece of **** in the World]
Reberetta

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Seasick Steve [Piece of ****]

Round 15:

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15. BUDDY GUY


This polka dot Strat belongs to another famous blues guitarist, this time from the Chicago era and still going strong at 84 years old.

Arghus

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Buddy Guy
Endacl

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Buddy Guy
Hermy

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Buddy Guy
K. Flyer

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?????
Reberetta

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Chuck Berry

Round 16:

SineadSpears

endacl wrote: »

Here’s a sillier one. The ‘Pikasso’, built by Canadian luthier Linda Manzer for Pat Metheny. Only 3 necks, but 42 strings!

thats kinda cool tbh. its a bit bonkers looking but when you look at it, you can imagine it being played with the multifunctions.

the other one looks like an awkward pointless toy that is just for show :pac:

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16. KEITH RICHARDS [MICAWBER]


The Rolling Stone’s guitarist’s battered Tele is almost as indestructible as Keef himself. He took the name Micawber from a character in the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield.

Arghus

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Keith Richards [Micawber]
Endacl

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Keith Richards
Hermy

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Bruce Springsteen
K. Flyer

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Bruce Springsteen
Reberetta

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Neil Young [Dumping Your Wife for Darryl Hannah]

Round 17:

SineadSpears

the Waylon Jennings one is a beauty..

endacl

You’ll love this one!

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17. PRINCE


The Purple One designed this guitar after he changed his name to a love symbol in the 90s and became the artist formerly known as Prince for several years.
And it’s our first clean-sweep of the contest. Let’s party! (like it’s 1999)

Arghus

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Prince
Endacl

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Prince
Hermy

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Prince
K. Flyer

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Prince
Reberetta

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Prince

Round 18:

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SineadSpears wrote: »

the Waylon Jennings one is a beauty..

Him or the guitar?

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endacl wrote: »

You’ll love this one!

:eek: Looks like some sort of a medieval torture device!

SineadSpears

the purple tin wrote: »

Him or the guitar?

this time I was actually talking about the quitar and not the man!

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18. TOM MORELLO


The RATM guitarist uses his Tele as a billboard to display certain causes which are close to his heart.

Arghus

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Tom Morello
Endacl

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Tom Morello
Hermy

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?????
K. Flyer

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Billy Joe Armstrong
Reberetta

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Johnny Ramone

Round 19:

SineadSpears

the purple tin wrote: »

17. PRINCE

the only one in the whole game I knew :pac:

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19. RANDY RHOADS


Ozzy’s guitarist until his untimely demise in 1982 . Randy was famous for shredding his spotted Flying V.

Arghus

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Randy Rhoads
Endacl

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Randy Rhoads
Hermy

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?????
K. Flyer

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?????
Reberetta

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Tony Iommi

Round 20:

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20. TONY IOMMI


The Black Sabbath legend paved the way for heavy metal with some killer riffs on his Gibson SG.

Arghus

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Tony Iommi
Endacl

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Tony Iommi
Hermy

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Tony Iommi
K. Flyer

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Tony Iommi
Reberetta

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Tom Warrior/Fischer

Round 21:

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21. RORY GALLAGHER


Rory played his ‘61 Strat (the first one in Ireland) throughout his career until his death in 1995. Here is an article on how it came to be so worn looking…
https://guitar.com/features/artist-rigs/rare-guitars-rory-gallaghers-1961-fender-stratocaster/

Arghus

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Rory Gallagher
Endacl

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Rory Gallagher
Hermy

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Rory Gallagher
K. Flyer

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Rory Gallagher
Reberetta

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Buddy Holly

Final Round 22:

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22. PETE TOWNSHEND




Old ‘Conk-Face’ had a nasty habit of smashing his guitar up after every performance which he says almost ruined the Who in the 60s as it was costing so much to replace all the wrecked instruments.

Arghus

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Pete Townshend
Endacl

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Pete Townshend
Hermy

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?????
K. Flyer

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Pete Townshend
Reberetta

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Robert Johnson

SineadSpears

the purple tin wrote: »

22. PETE TOWNSHEND




Old ‘Conk-Face’ had a nasty habit of smashing his guitar up after every performance which he says almost ruined the Who in the 60s as it was costing so much to replace all the wrecked instruments.

yep silly idea

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So finally, to the scores. It really came down to the wire but Endacl is our Star Guitar Champion after managing to just pull clear of Arghus. Some great knowledge on display: they even managed to identify which Hendrix show the burnt strat came from!
My favourite award, the wooden spoon goes to Reberetta.

Endacl

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54
Arghus

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51
Hermy

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33
K. Flyer

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30.5
Reberetta

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Thanks for playing everybody, hope you had fun.

endacl

This makes me irrationally happy. I wouldn’t accused of being one of nature’s ‘winners’.

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SineadSpears wrote: »

yep silly idea

I am with you.
John Hiatt said it best...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzeoLe6nSrU

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ah great stuff ThePurpleTin I was reallylooking forward to that reveal even though I wasn't even in the game.

and fair play to the few in the know who entered


congrats endacl for knowing your stuff!! well played

and congrats to Reberetta too for taking home the wooden spoon. ThePurpleTin would have most likely brought it home if it wern't for him being the host

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SineadSpears wrote: »

ah great stuff ThePurpleTin I was reallylooking forward to that reveal even though I wasn't even in the game.

and fair play to the few in the know who entered


congrats endacl for knowing your stuff!! well played

and congrats to Reberetta too for taking home the wooden spoon. ThePurpleTin would have most likely brought it home if it wern't for him being the host

:P You are right though. They would have wiped the floor with me

quickbeam

the purple tin wrote: »

Reberetta

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Neil Young [Dumping Your Wife for Darryl Hannah]

Arghus

What happened to 1-5?

Ah, what of it. Congrats to endacl. Some knowledge. Well run competition purple tin, it deserved more entrants!

quickbeam

Arghus wrote: »

What happened to 1-5?

Answered in the sign-up thread.

endacl wrote: »

1. Angus Young.
2, Eddie Van Halen. Frankenstein
3. James Hetfield.
4. Willie Nelson. Trigger.
5. Zakk Wylde.

Reberetta

Gratz Endaci, grazie purple tin. Two correct answers! One more than I expected.

ari101

I could have had a solid duck egg spoon here... Some really amazing knowledge for ye specialists

Declan A Walsh

Prince's guitar is the only one I would have definitely got right. After that, it would have been hit or miss - mainly miss!

SineadSpears

Arghus wrote: »

Well run competition purple tin, it deserved more entrants!

unfortunately not enough people in the know.

but was a great idea and still an interesting reveal all the same :cool:

SineadSpears

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Prince's guitar is the only one I would have definitely got right. After that, it would have been hit or miss - mainly miss!

same here, and I was going to submit a list of random guitar players from bands i like just so I could be part of the reveal. even if i was 100% linking them to the wrong guitar.

but I would have needed to google their names, so then I'd have been half cheating.

so I just said scrap that, I'll stick my nose into the reveal anyway

Hermy

endacl wrote: »

Here’s a sillier one. The ‘Pikasso’, built by Canadian luthier Linda Manzer for Pat Metheny. Only 3 necks, but 42 strings!

It might look silly but having heard Metheny playing it in the NCH a couple of years ago I can assure you it sounds amazing. Mind you, a plastic ukelele would probably sound amazing in Pat's hands!

the purple tin wrote: »

Part of the act, he used lighter fluid. Shame to waste a guitar but it did look very cool though :cool:

There was a story doing the rounds that Frank Zappa got his hands on what remained of that guitar and gave it to Abraham Wechter - John McLaughlin's luthier - and he brought it back to life and that said guitar is now in the possession of Frank's son Dweezil. However, I've read elsewhere that that's a load of not true.