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David Mar Group: Members Posts: 457 Joined: Oct. 2001 Posted: Nov. 09 2001, 05:42 Does anyone know anything about Mike's main guitar in the Knebworth video? It looks like a Gibson L6-S, but it is neither an L6-S Custom (as used by Carlos Santana in the '70's) nor is it an L6-S Deluxe. Mike used both of these on the Exposed tour. Is it a Gibson - perhaps it was a copy that was custom built for Mike? I last saw it when Mike was interviewed on tv several years ago, so he might still have it! I forgot to say that Zemaitis made some metal plates for it for Mike. Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Nov. 09 2001, 13:01 All I know is pretty much what you've said already - that it's an L6-S which was customised by Tony Zematis... The electrics on that guitar look the same as his deluxe - the black humbuckers and the toggle switch (as opposed to the rotary switch of the custom - am I right on this?). The controls could also quite easily have been moved. The stop bar tailpiece is probably an addition - the metal scratchplate would I imagine cover up the holes where the strings went through the body previously. Back to top

David Mar Group: Members Posts: 457 Joined: Oct. 2001 Posted: Nov. 10 2001, 04:37 Yes, the black L6-S Custom is the one with a rotary selector switch. I think that the guitar Mike used in the video for 'North Point' guitar solo looks like an L6-S too, but it doesn't look like any of the others, except for the basic shape, 2 humbuckers and 24 frets. Mike must have used millions of guitars over the years!! Was the black L6-S the Abbey Road guitar? Back to top

David Mar Group: Members Posts: 457 Joined: Oct. 2001 Posted: Mar. 15 2002, 05:44 There's a great photo of the guitar on Google images. It looks like the photo was taken around 1980. Back to top

David Mar Group: Members Posts: 457 Joined: Oct. 2001 Posted: June 28 2002, 05:45 Currently the images are on page 6 on Google Images - one is a close up of the headstock, and the other is of Mike in his studio holding the guitar. Back to top

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