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Re: The Green Marvins

PostPosted: 08 Nov 2023, 17:35
by hiffclall
Was an amazing gig. I wish I'd been a bit older to appreciate it more. Was just starting to get into dire straits and the shadows were a bit "old hat" for me then. Silly silly boy :-( Still, I was only 14-15 I think....

Re: The Green Marvins

PostPosted: 09 Nov 2023, 15:52
by Keith Bateman
Hank's guitar collection from Moonlight Shadows tour programme 1986 (3).jpg


Here's another attempt at a better image. Unfortunately the tour programme is too large for my scanner so I've taken a phone pic. Click on it to enlarge.

Re: The Green Marvins

PostPosted: 09 Nov 2023, 16:00
by hiffclall
Brilliant thanks!

Just spotted a left hander in there...on the rhs....

Re: The Green Marvins

PostPosted: 10 Nov 2023, 00:50
by JimN
hiffclall wrote:Brilliant thanks!

Just spotted a left hander in there...on the rhs....


An original design reverse-body Gibson Firebird, but not an original model - it's a modified reissue. The early 60s version with two gold plated mini-humbuckers had binding on the neck and a Vibrola tremolo.

Re: The Green Marvins

PostPosted: 10 Nov 2023, 08:33
by Moderne
JimN wrote:
hiffclall wrote:Brilliant thanks!

Just spotted a left hander in there...on the rhs....


An original design reverse-body Gibson Firebird, but not an original model - it's a modified reissue. The early 60s version with two gold plated mini-humbuckers had binding on the neck and a Vibrola tremolo.


...so a right-hander, not a left-hander. Jim, to the best of your knowledge did Hank use this guitar on any recordings?