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Ivan Pongracic Jr wrote:I apologize if this has already been covered somewhere else, but I was wondering when exactly Hank switched from his black '70s Strat to a '57 fiesta red Strat? I seem to remember a video from the Change of Address tour in '80 where he was still using the black one, so did it happen with the Hits Right Up Your Street period around '81? Thanks in advance.
Hi Ivan,The story as I know it starts with Hank getting the Black strat because Dave Gilmour had one,(wiring mods/dimarzio FS1).Hank also tried a Fender Rangemaster p/up,With public demand for the old hits to be played, Hank wanted a more vintage sound so decided to get an old strat,He wasnt looking for fiesta red (sorry folks,,not another debate) but was over the moon when he saw the strat that Patrice had. Fender gave him a 57 reissue in the mid 80s although I dont think he used it on anything. (I heard he gave it away). Roger Giffin made a new neck for Hanks 58 strat in 1989 (as seen in the Liverpool Empire DVD).In 1990, Fender gave him a custom shop model and the 58 became the spare,The last I heard about it was that the original neck is back on it and that he used it for a few tracks on the Reunited CD......regards Gary ---------------anorak mode off---------------------Ivan Pongracic Jr wrote:Thanks, Didier and Paul. I'm glad to see I had the timeline roughly right, though got the year of the guitar slightly wrong ('58 vs. '57). So, did Bruce repaint the 34346 to red at that same time, to match up with Hank? And anybody know why Hank decided to return back to a red Strat after 18 years away? And finally, is this '58 Strat the guitar he used for the rest of the '80s? When was that one decommissioned?
Thanks!
Ivan Pongracic Jr wrote:Thanks, Didier and Paul. I'm glad to see I had the timeline roughly right, though got the year of the guitar slightly wrong ('58 vs. '57). So, did Bruce repaint the 34346 to red at that same time, to match up with Hank? And anybody know why Hank decided to return back to a red Strat after 18 years away? And finally, is this '58 Strat the guitar he used for the rest of the '80s? When was that one decommissioned?
Thanks!
Gary Allen wrote:Hi Ivan,The story as I know it starts with Hank getting the Black strat because Dave Gilmour had one,(wiring mods/dimarzio FS1).Hank also tried a Fender Rangemaster p/up,With public demand for the old hits to be played, Hank wanted a more vintage sound so decided to get an old strat,He wasnt looking for fiesta red (sorry folks,,not another debate) but was over the moon when he saw the strat that Patrice had. Fender gave him a 57 reissue in the mid 80s although I dont think he used it on anything. (I heard he gave it away). Roger Giffin made a new neck for Hanks 58 strat in 1989 (as seen in the Liverpool Empire DVD).In 1990, Fender gave him a custom shop model and the 58 became the spare,The last I heard about it was that the original neck is back on it and that he used it for a few tracks on the Reunited CD......regards Gary ---------------anorak mode off---------------------Ivan Pongracic Jr wrote:Thanks, Didier and Paul. I'm glad to see I had the timeline roughly right, though got the year of the guitar slightly wrong ('58 vs. '57). So, did Bruce repaint the 34346 to red at that same time, to match up with Hank? And anybody know why Hank decided to return back to a red Strat after 18 years away? And finally, is this '58 Strat the guitar he used for the rest of the '80s? When was that one decommissioned?
Thanks!
Gary Allen wrote:Hi Ivan,The story as I know it starts with Hank getting the Black strat because Dave Gilmour had one,(wiring mods/dimarzio FS1).Hank also tried a Fender Rangemaster p/up,With public demand for the old hits to be played, Hank wanted a more vintage sound so decided to get an old strat,He wasnt looking for fiesta red (sorry folks,,not another debate) but was over the moon when he saw the strat that Patrice had. Fender gave him a 57 reissue in the mid 80s although I dont think he used it on anything. (I heard he gave it away). Roger Giffin made a new neck for Hanks 58 strat in 1989 (as seen in the Liverpool Empire DVD).In 1990, Fender gave him a custom shop model and the 58 became the spare,The last I heard about it was that the original neck is back on it and that he used it for a few tracks on the Reunited CD......regards Gary ---------------anorak mode off---------------------
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