I was wondering if anyone had into insight to the Tele on this video. This is from Guns'n Roses Use Your Illusion tour vid- circa '92 I think. I love this version of 'Wild Horses'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZC6YbNL ... re=related

The Tele as far as I can see is a '62 Telecaster Custom in Candy Apple Red. The thing that really gets me is whether it is a re-issue or not. The binding is very white, and the bridge has 6 saddles & the guitar overall looks clean and new. Yet- there were no AVRI Tele Customs back then, and that leaves me to believe it could be japanese (if there were any '62 custom re-issues in late eighties-1991 era)- or completely NOS.

Another important question I want to ask is whether or not he is using a little chorus or not?. I ask because this tele sounds nice- what do you think, judging from the sound- what pickups, and amp settings are being used? It sound very full so I am automatically assuming that he is using a few stacked marshalls.

Bearing in mind, GnR didnt use many effects aside from the basics. It was using gain on an amp for rhythym guitar- Delay, Wah and compression using gain for lead- both from Marshall Stacks. Slash uses Jubilee however I dont know what Gilby Clarke used. Both also used a little reverb.

What do you all think?

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sounds like your every day run of the mill tele to me.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

It could have been made for him if its no original, I think the custom shop was going in 91.
Theres definitely some chorus on there.

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Rated "M" for meaty.

Thats a Tele he'd had for years as he used it in his old band Kill for Thrills, not sure what it is though. Looks to be some form of 62, perhaps a Japanese release?

Gilby used Vox AC30's and a slight touch of chorus when using his Teles although he didn't use Teles as much as Izzy Stradlin did before him.

Cheers,

CC

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The dude has great taste in guitars

Also Blertles bro GN'R's rhythm players rarely used Marshall heads, just the cabs occasionally as Izzy Stradlin used a 60's Bassman head usually with a Mesa cab with EV speakers at the top and Celestions at the bottom. He did however use Marshall's sometimes.

Gilby was always a Vox AC30 guy and had them pumping through Marshall cabs in his GN'R days.

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
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Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5