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tin machine photos from @gaere77200's copy of the brian aris book that I pointed out were new to me, photos of the pages also taken by him
Bowie's Custom Steinberger Guitar
Bowie liked his Steinbergers – he plays one in the video for Valentine's day and this one (which was signed by the whole band in 1992) has a particularly interesting story which has been retold by Reeves Gabrels. Reeves had asked for a ‘tin’ guitar to use in Tin Machine, but the silver Mylar covering on the neck and frets made it pretty much unplayable.
"I came up with the idea because I wanted a distinctive guitar to use for a video we did for a song called “One Shot,” the first single from the second Tin Machine album… unfortunately, they didn’t really chrome it but covered it with a chrome/silver mylar and put a sealer on the entire guitar, frets included. Every time I bent a note, it scraped some chrome slivers off. Eventually I scraped enough of that off so I could play it.
Reeves continues: “David saw mine and decided he wanted one like it. My guitar tech called the factory in Newburgh to see if they could make another chrome L series. Apparently, they had a guitar they used as a test run for the chroming process. That one had a normal fretboard (it did not have a chromed fretboard) making Bowie’s copycat completely playable while mine was not. The non chromed fretboard is the easiest way to tell them apart. Oh and another thing, his was free…”
Bowie used this Steinberger guitar for the 1991-1992 Tin Machine tour as well as during recording sessions for Tin Machine II. You can also see it in the video for Tin Machine’s “You Belong In Rock And Roll.” – davidbowieautograph
more steinberger pics~ ♥️
David Bowie, Eric Schermerhorn, and Tony Sales, 1991 | Source
Tin Machine performing at the Target Corporation, Marriott hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 1st, 1991, © Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives | Source
David Bowie, 1987, © Greg Gorman
David Bowie, Brixton Academy, November 11th, 1991, © Pete Still | Source
David Bowie, Dublin, Ireland, 1991, © Brian Aris
David Bowie, 1991, © Brian Aris