adrian belew

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:43 pm

are these modified mustangs?

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:51 pm

you could probably answer this with a magic 8-ball
it may very well be, but who knows. [not i]

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:56 pm

Haze wrote:you could probably answer this with google

http://www.vintageguitar.com/features/a ... p?AID=2247

search for modified mustang on that page.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:24 pm

Before he played Strats and then Parkers he used Mustangs.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:01 pm

looks like maybe an early duosonic or musicmaster. it's tough to tell.
i've heard he used mustangs and i know he played with the talking heads for a bit and they loved shortscales.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:05 pm

They played teh shortscales because they were cheap. Jerry loved him some Telecaster action and Byrne loved him a Strat.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:12 pm

there's some pretty good live footage on youtube of them playing with belew and bernie worrell from funkadelic.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:15 pm

the rome concert?

Its pretty fucking immense that. I can't believe it has never been released on DVD.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:26 pm

yeah, it's in rome. why has this not been released? people are weird.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:28 pm

IDK.

It is the best sounding live stuff I've heard from the Talking Heads. Plus Tina Weymouth is sex incarnate in it.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:42 pm

who'd be blow and was he allowed to marry them?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:39 am

never mind his guitars, check his fucking suit!

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he also looks like a cross between james woods and alex kapranos.

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:31 pm

After Belew joined the Talking Heads, Byrne started playing Strats. After Belew joined the Talking Heads, Belew starting wearing ridiculous baggy suit trousers.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:39 pm

HAH! He likes Kahlers. ADRIAN FUCKING BELEW likes FUCKING KAHLERS on FUCKING SHOTSCALES.

Not that anyone was ever arguing with me about Kahlers, or Kahlers on shortscales, but I feel I've scored a minor victory here.

Edit: He also uses actives, though admittedly Lace Sensors are about a world or two apart from "my" EMGs...

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:30 pm

Is Tina Weymouth the coolest bassist ever?

Why, yes. Yes, she is.

m0n0mania · Post by **m0n0mania** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:51 pm

from what I remember they're not active pickups, just had no-holes covers on them for the paint job.
The guts of a GR300 controller in there as well.

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:32 pm

stewart wrote:never mind his guitars, check his fucking suit!

[youtube][/youtube]

he also looks like a cross between james woods and alex kapranos.

that is fucking awful

m0n0mania · Post by **m0n0mania** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:39 am

Maybe you're too young to remember the 80s? That suit was the kind of thing funeral directors used to wear. Everyone else looked like Cindy Lauper, it wasn't nice.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:50 pm

Here is Adrien using one of his modified Mustangs:

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Also, I met Tina Weymouth when she was hosting the In Pittsburgh Music Awards in 89 (ish). Not only was she very nice, she knew everything about the PGH music scene, amazing since she was not a local, so to speak.

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:58 pm

I cant quite explain why, but laurie anderson creeps me right out.

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specifically this one, terrifies me. Its a great song, but i cant bear to listen to it much.