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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:52 am
by benecol
The Supernova came in both Man. City blue or Union Jack finish - while I'd never have a union jack guitar (or much else, for that matter) I'd be interested in playing a blue one, since they're meant to be very good.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:03 am
by lorez
benecol wrote:The Supernova came in both Man. City blue or Union Jack finish - while I'd never have a union jack guitar (or much else, for that matter) I'd be interested in playing a blue one, since they're meant to be very good.
aren't they just a sheraton II?
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:09 am
by Fran
I long for Stewart to use one of these in Black International
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:12 am
by tomin8r
Yep, just a customized Sheraton
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:28 am
by Viljami
Not really a flag per se, but..
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:38 am
by benecol
lorez wrote:aren't they just a sheraton II?
I always thought they were a cross between a Riviera and a Sheraton and had nice necks, but it would appear that apart from the neck inlays, I'm wrong.
EDIT: and the switch position. I was right about the finishes, mind.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:39 am
by Mike
I loved the Man City Blue Supernovas. Fucking HOT.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:12 pm
by Johno
benecol wrote:lorez wrote:aren't they just a sheraton II?
I always thought they were a cross between a Riviera and a Sheraton and had nice necks, but it would appear that apart from the neck inlays, I'm wrong.
EDIT: and the switch position. I was right about the finishes, mind.
That's what I thought too, Sheraton body Riviera neck. They also came in black.
Didn't Johnny Marr give Noel the union Jack 335?
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:39 pm
by Mike
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:45 pm
by lorez
definitely looks like a mix of both. the pickguard is from the Riviera but the pickups and body look similar to my old Sheraton from the 80s. I'd be interested in trying one of these as I loved my Sheraton and only hear nice things about the Riviera
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:46 pm
by Boab
Fran wrote:I long for Stewart to use one of these in Black International
I've seen one of these in person. Just look irritatingly tacky. Seen a Saltire acoustic too.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:06 pm
by stewart
Ooh that's really nice!
Only joking, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:08 pm
by johnnyseven
benecol wrote:The Supernova came in both Man. City blue or Union Jack finish - while I'd never have a union jack guitar (or much else, for that matter) I'd be interested in playing a blue one, since they're meant to be very good.
Shouldn't it be referred to as the Union Flag? It's only called a Union Jack when flown on a ship, I think.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:43 pm
by benecol
I was going to call it the union flag (you are, of course, right) but was concerned I'd seem overly pedantic. So thank you for drawing that flak for me.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:45 pm
by Mike
You're right, it does look overly pedantic.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:30 pm
by johnnyseven
I don't care, I like to be correct.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:30 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
original musicians friend page for the supernova.
Musiciansfriend.com wrote:With the same custom British flag paint job, Noel's signature, and all the great SuperNova features that Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher had custom painted on his Epiphone Sheraton a few years back.
Wikipedia.org wrote:The Epiphone Supernova was designed to represent that guitar, even though there are several differences, for instance, the Sheraton guitar used by Noel had mini-humbucker pickups and a frequensator tailpiece whereas the Supernova has regular humbucker pickups and a stop-style tailpiece.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:06 pm
by plaidbeer
Is the controversy over the Union Jack on guitars or anything else (for those of you in the UK) due to the BNP appropriating it for their logo?
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:17 pm
by Fran
plaidbeer wrote:Is the controversy over the Union Jack on guitars or anything else (for those of you in the UK) due to the BNP appropriating it for their logo?
Partly, but to be honest i think its had controversy connected to it for a long time.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:45 pm
by benecol
It's long had a bit Brit-shorts and lager/last days of the Raj bullshit association. It's problematic in umpteen ways, and always gets adopted by any knuckledragger with an unpleasant manifesto. A shame really, but best to shy away from.
