- #1954 NAMM TRADE SHOW GRETSCH WHITE FALCON UPDATE#
- #1954 NAMM TRADE SHOW GRETSCH WHITE FALCON SERIES#
Only about 19 of these guitars were made between 19, making it one of the rarest (and most expensive) of all vintage guitars from the classic era. It quickly disappeared from Gibson’s product catalog. The original Explorer, made of solid African Korina wood and voiced with a pair of PAF humbucking pickups, was a commercial flop at the time. Having grown tired of always playing catch-up to the modern Fender guitars from California, Gibson designed new, radically shaped guitars for the 1957 NAMM trade show, including the Explorer and Flying V.
#1954 NAMM TRADE SHOW GRETSCH WHITE FALCON UPDATE#
Released in 1958, the Explorer was part of Gibson’s attempt to update their more traditional, “old-fashioned” line of guitars. Dave now owns several DG-335 guitars in various colors. This custom guitar differs from the original in having a stop tailpiece rather than the “trapeze” style tailpiece found on the older Trini Lopez. The Gibson Custom Shop honored Grohl’s use of this guitar by making the DG-335 guitar series, based on his original Trini Lopez, in a Pelham blue finish. He calls the Trini Lopez “the sound of Foo Fighters,” saying that it “can be heard on every Foo Fighters album.” Dave first bought a vintage cherry red Trini Lopez while on the road with Nirvana, having never seen one before, and has used it extensively both onstage and in the studio. Built much like a Gibson ES-335, with two humbucking pickups and semi-hollow body construction, it has distinctive diamond-shaped f-holes in the body and a slab headstock shape based on the Gibson Firebird. Named for a popular guitarist and singer from the 1960s named Trinidad “Trini” Lopez III, this guitar model was originally manufactured by Gibson from 1964 until 1971. Ampeg Lucite Dan Armstrong Plexi Guitarĭave Grohl’s Electric Guitars Gibson Trini Lopezĭave Grohl has used a Gibson Trini Lopez throughout his career.Here is a chronological list of Dave Grohl guitars that he used in the Foo Fighters during his career on his album, tours, and recordings. 2.6 Ampeg Lucite Dan Armstrong Plexi Guitar.1 Complete List of Dave Grohl’s Guitars & Gear.Throughout his prolific career Dave Grohl has favored different guitars to achieve his signature sound.Ĭomplete List of Dave Grohl’s Guitars & Gear He often finds time to work with other bands, and has appeared with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins, Them Crooked Vultures, and his metal project Probot. Grohl has remained the central driving force behind the band, with chart-topping songs like “My Hero,” “Everlong,” and “Best of You” among the most well-known.
#1954 NAMM TRADE SHOW GRETSCH WHITE FALCON SERIES#
Inspired the name given to a series of UFO sightings over Japan, he called his project “Foo Fighters.” Dave played nearly every instrument on the record, and formed a touring band shortly after its release.Īlthough Foo Fighters has undergone a dizzying series of lineup changes over the years, the band has released multiple Grammy winning albums, become one of the biggest rock acts in the post-grunge era, and inspired an entire generation of aspiring musicians. After Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, Grohl decided to record a handful of these songs. In his spare time he began writing his own songs. Grohl proved to be a talented guitar player and singer as well as a drummer.
He rose to worldwide fame when Nirvana tapped him to be their new drummer before recording the seminal grunge album “Nevermind.” punk scene playing drums for the hardcore band Scream. As a teenager in the 1980s, he emerged from the Washington, D.C. Each on reflects Dave’s style and sound.ĭave Grohl has had an enviable life in the music business. Every Dave Grohl guitar is memorable from early days of the Foo Fighters to his more recent work.
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