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Post subject: Rogers Stevens' "Blind Melon" Strat
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:58 am
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I'm trying to find out more information about the Stratocaster that Roger Stevens used in Blind Melon's video for, "No Rain."

Since the day I saw that video I thought, "What a great looking 'yellow' Strat. Where do I get one?"

From what I gather in the video it is a late '60 or early '70s, Olympic White or Blonde Strat with a rosewood finger board.

I have a '79 Strat that I'm planning on repainting to match that color.


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Post subject: Re: Rogers Stevens' "Blind Melon" Strat
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:41 am
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Hi,

Someone forwarded this to me, so I'll chime in, as I would like to find out more about that guitar as well…I've been looking for it since 1994 or so. I bought the guitar in Hollywood in 1991 at a music store on Santa Monica Blvd. It was a new 1962 reissue model….I'm assuming a late '80's model…creamy yellow color with a rosewood board. I seem to remember the neck being on the chunky side—I've had strats of the same make that felt somewhat slimmer. Overall, I'd say that guitar was a bit on the heavy side for my taste. I like strats to be super-light.

Anyway, I recorded the entire first record with that guitar, but nothing beyond that. We were doing a festival gig in Europe (Glastonbury or Reading, I think) and the jack shorted out. I took the guitar and sort of "dropped" it by my amp because I couldn't find a stand nearby and there was quite a bit of adrenaline going at the moment. For reasons I will never understand, Shannon took this as an indication that I was entirely done with the guitar and would never pick it back up again. Perhaps in some antiquated common law scheme, one might say I no longer had possession of the guitar, so I must've surrendered ownership.

Whatever the case, Shannon immediately picked, smashed it, and threw it out into a crowd of about 300,000 drunken Englishmen. I wasn't really heartbroken, I guess…there will always be other guitars out there. I've often wondered what happened to it and would be happy to buy it back. I suspect it's buried in the mud out there in that field…

Rogers Stevens


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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:29 am
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Post subject: Re: Rogers Stevens' "Blind Melon" Strat
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:30 am
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Hi,

Someone forwarded this to me, so I'll chime in, as I would like to find out more about that guitar as well…I've been looking for it since 1994 or so. I bought the guitar in Hollywood in 1991 at a music store on Santa Monica Blvd. It was a new 1962 reissue model….I'm assuming a late '80's model…creamy yellow color with a rosewood board. I seem to remember the neck being on the chunky side—I've had strats of the same make that felt somewhat slimmer. Overall, I'd say that guitar was a bit on the heavy side for my taste. I like strats to be super-light.

Anyway, I recorded the entire first record with that guitar, but nothing beyond that. We were doing a festival gig in Europe (Glastonbury or Reading, I think) and the jack shorted out. I took the guitar and sort of "dropped" it by my amp because I couldn't find a stand nearby and there was quite a bit of adrenaline going at the moment. For reasons I will never understand, Shannon took this as an indication that I was entirely done with the guitar and would never pick it back up again. Perhaps in some antiquated common law scheme, one might say I no longer had possession of the guitar, so I must've surrendered ownership.

Whatever the case, Shannon immediately picked, smashed it, and threw it out into a crowd of about 300,000 drunken Englishmen. I wasn't really heartbroken, I guess…there will always be other guitars out there. I've often wondered what happened to it and would be happy to buy it back. I suspect it's buried in the mud out there in that field…

Rogers Stevens


Thanks for the swift reply. Beautiful guitar that I'm sorry to hear was lost. I llost an '87 Strat Plus that I loved several years ago and I'm still searching for it.


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Post subject: Re: Rogers Stevens' "Blind Melon" Strat
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:31 am
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Guitars come and go. Shannon was a beautiful spirit with a great voice. Roger, awesome to have you fill in the blanks.

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Post subject: Re: Rogers Stevens' "Blind Melon" Strat
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:39 am
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Blind Melon was one of the greatest hippy rock bands I ever saw and heard.
They extremly influenced the scene at the time and still do.

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Post subject: Re: Rogers Stevens' "Blind Melon" Strat
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:01 pm
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Well as a guitarist, I can say that singers have at times done things that made absolutely no sense.

And as a old swimmer from Mississippi as well as an old rocker, I'd love to see Roger and the boys find a lead singer and catch more lightning in a jar.

They were great live and all they need are a handful of songs!!


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Post subject: Re: Rogers Stevens' "Blind Melon" Strat
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 4:03 pm
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It's interesting that this thread showed up today in my in-box. I recently purchased a very yellowed, blonde '76 Strat that I really love playing. It reminds me of the one in the video in color.


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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:29 pm
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Great story, great guitar, thanks for sharing Roger!

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