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Stevie G
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He used:
THe Gallagher Strat
Goldtop with bigs
the 59
Two other bursts- one iced tea, one lemonburstish
Bonaburst
2 Peaveys
345 with vibrola
Yari acoustic
the Ibanez (?) explorer
The vee
Well at cardiff (and the other UK dates) I'm pretty sure it wasn't the real '59....I've heard Joe doesn't take it touring outside of the US for insurance and value reasons etc.....besides, the '59 LP I saw him with at Cardiff looked far too new and shiny to be a real 59
I think the red mystery guitar was indeed the Musicman - thanks for clearing that up! 
Well at cardiff (and the other UK dates) I'm pretty sure it wasn't the real '59....I've heard Joe doesn't take it touring outside of the US for insurance and value reasons etc.....besides, the '59 LP I saw him with at Cardiff looked far too new and shiny to be a real 59
I think the red mystery guitar was indeed the Musicman - thanks for clearing that up!
It was in fact one of the "real" '59's, the "Skinner", which he bought just before the tour. Joe now has two! The other is "Magellan". He plays one every show.
He's got another '59?? Man, there's no stopping him! 'Skinner' is in very good condition then for it's age...I did wonder why the young looking tech wandering around with it on stage before the gig started looked so nervous 
He's got another '59?? Man, there's no stopping him! 'Skinner' is in very good condition then for it's age...I did wonder why the young looking tech wandering around with it on stage before the gig started looked so nervous
Well, if you break a string on the git onstage, there must be a ready reserve standing by. Just any old LP wouldn't do. 
Stevie G
Right-
He used: 2 Peaveys
Are you sure those were the Ernie Ball Music Mans?
Here is the list
1959 Gibson Les Paul 9-1951 not a reissue by any means aka "Principal Skinner"
Historic Makover Dark burst
JB LP goldtop with bigsby prototype
JB LP prototype Sunburst
1972 ES 355
1982 Gibson Explorer 3 pu
1983 Gibson flying V formerly owned by Adam Ant
Musicman Steve Morse custom one off
Musicman 25th anniversary
Alvarez Yari acoustic.
I also played Bernie Marsden's 1959 Les Paul second night at Hammersmith which was made in the same week as mine and of course the Rory Strat which was the honor of a lifetime..
Joe B
Here is the list
1959 Gibson Les Paul 9-1951 not a reissue by any means aka "Principal Skinner"
Historic Makover Dark burst
JB LP goldtop with bigsby prototype
JB LP prototype Sunburst
1972 ES 355
1982 Gibson Explorer 3 pu
1983 Gibson flying V formerly owned by Adam Ant
Musicman Steve Morse custom one off
Musicman 25th anniversary
Alvarez Yari acoustic.I also played Bernie Marsden's 1959 Les Paul second night at Hammersmith which was made in the same week as mine and of course the Rory Strat which was the honor of a lifetime..
Joe B
I stand ultimately corrected 
And the decidedly not-so-reissue 59 'Principal Skinner' is an absolute beauty too! Although one feels compelled to ask....why is it called 'Principal Skinner' Joe? Just out of interest, I think it's a pretty cool name for a guitar
And congrats on getting to play the Rory Strat, that must have been awesome - wish I'd been there to see that (although I was more than happy enough with being at the Cardiff show ) and Bernie's 59 too!
Peace
James
I named it after the Simpson's character... It was known as the Skinner Burst because it surfaced and was sold by the original owner's family via Skinner Auction House in Boston. I thought it was time for a name upgrade...
Joe B
I named it after the Simpson's character... It was known as the Skinner Burst because it surfaced and was sold by the original owner's family via Skinner Auction House in Boston. I thought it was time for a name upgrade...
Joe B
Thanks for the personal reply Joe! Well judging by it's (and your) performance in Cardiff the Skinner burst certainly is the 'Principal' of Les Paul tone...so it was a very apt name upgrade 
James
Whilst slightly vulgar, I have just totted up the value of those guitars.
Including the BM and RG guitars, I reckon (valuing JB's LP without his association at a conservative £75k or $125k)
£1, 184, 000.
Or
$1,941,760.
I wonder it that's a world record for one gig!!!
My guesstimates are below- I may be wrong on a few and it's in GBP, not USD. Times by 1.64 for USD.
Very unsure as the value of the Explorer as that's a very rare guitar with 3 pups.
1959 Gibson Les Paul 9-1951 not a reissue by any means aka "Principal Skinner" without JB association £75k, with £100k
Historic Makover Dark burst £4000
JB LP goldtop with bigsby prototype £4000
JB LP prototype Sunburst £5000
1972 ES 355 £3500
1982 Gibson Explorer 3 pu £3500
1983 Gibson flying V formerly owned by Adam Ant £6000
Musicman Steve Morse custom one off £5000
Musicman 25th anniversary £2000
Alvarez Yari acoustic. £1000
Bernie Marsden's 1959 Les Paul without BM assoc £75000
Rory Strat ok- I'm going to pitch this at....
£1m.
well thats lots of ££££££$$$$$ for ya!!
well going on what joe says, is that bigsby gold top gonna be your new sig model??? will i be out of term if i said please let your next guitar be a flame top?!!!
the skinner was so nice i couldn't stop looking at pictures of it on the net!!
Whilst slightly vulgar, I have just totted up the value of those guitars.
Including the BM and RG guitars, I reckon (valuing JB's LP without his association at a conservative £75k or $125k)
£1, 184, 000.
Or
$1,941,760.
I wonder it that's a world record for one gig!!!
My guesstimates are below- I may be wrong on a few and it's in GBP, not USD. Times by 1.64 for USD.
Very unsure as the value of the Explorer as that's a very rare guitar with 3 pups.
1959 Gibson Les Paul 9-1951 not a reissue by any means aka "Principal Skinner" without JB association £75k, with £100k
Historic Makover Dark burst £4000
JB LP goldtop with bigsby prototype £4000
JB LP prototype Sunburst £5000
1972 ES 355 £3500
1982 Gibson Explorer 3 pu £3500
1983 Gibson flying V formerly owned by Adam Ant £6000
Musicman Steve Morse custom one off £5000
Musicman 25th anniversary £2000
Alvarez Yari acoustic. £1000Bernie Marsden's 1959 Les Paul without BM assoc £75000
Rory Strat ok- I'm going to pitch this at....£1m.
There's a shocker for the gearheads! You might be a tad low on the '59's. Half again might be closer to the mark. Joe does love his guitars.
well thats lots of ££££££$$$$$ for ya!!
well going on what joe says, is that bigsby gold top gonna be your new sig model??? will i be out of term if i said please let your next guitar be a flame top?!!!
the skinner was so nice i couldn't stop looking at pictures of it on the net!!
Steve- link for pics of Skinner?
link for pics of Skinner?
Here you go > http://www.burstserial.com/gallery/main … amp;var2=2
Magellan is there too > http://www.burstserial.com/gallery/main … amp;var2=2
Go to this link here: http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php … mp;t=36528
I played the guitar just before Joe bought it and found out on this forum it was his. Search for
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