It was originally yellow-and-black-striped. The one with the erotica sticker used to belong to Bootsy Collins’ guitar player. But my favorite pickups of all are the Gibson “T-top” humbuckers that were just after they got their patent. So I got a couple of them, and they screamed! So then I got a couple dozen of them. My guitar tech got in touch with him because my pickups were putting out 14k, and he told us he winds them to 16k. They are by a guy that my guitar tech found. What type of pickups do you use in your stage guitars? It’s not so much distortion as it is a higher-output guitar. I don’t know exactly how to explain it, but if I put a different pickup in it, it’s like night and day. It’s not for the purpose of increasing distortion, it’s part of my tone it resonates better. I think normal output is 7.5k to 8k, and mine are around 16k. The pickups are high-output, but not high-distortion. For what I do, I need to have bridge and neck humbuckers and a single-coil in the center. Mötley Crüe with John Corabi was the first album I played it on, and I used it in the videos, too. I put humbuckers and a Floyd on it and started playing that one. My three main guitars are that one, a beat up black one Fender also built for me, and a ’65 sunburst that was pieced together for me from ’63, ’64, and ’65 parts. I like to beat them up, so it looks older than it is. That one was built for me by Fender in ’96. Your main stage guitar is a white Strat with a big headstock, maple fingerboard, two humbuckers, a single-coil in the middle, and a Floyd Rose. Mid 1970/’71 Fender Stratocaster in Olympic White. I’m figuring the bigger-headstock Fenders from ’66 to the early ’70s are going to be the next to skyrocket in price.ĭoes it seem strange that late-’70s guitars are now considered vintage? ![]() I don’t know why they would, because it creates a weird upper-tone thing. Some people just take off string trees for some reason. Some of your Strats have one string tree, while some have two. In many ways, it’s just like real estate. It was typically affected by supply and demand and trends, but is now affected by the economy, which is good for buyers with money, but bad for sellers. The guitar market is always fluctuating, but prices did jump up quickly on certain guitars over a short time. That broke my heart because it wasn’t very fun to let that one go. It’s crazy! I had a Zemaitis I bought for $4,500 and then sold it for what I paid. But the last time I looked at them, they were over $250,000. And then I had a ’59 for about 10 minutes, and I got rid of it because it didn’t sound very good, either. It had a broken headstock, so it didn’t cost me very much. I used to have a tobaccoburst ’60, but it didn’t sound very good. What I mean is an older one – a ’57, ’58, ’59 or ’60, just to have it. But for every collector… I hate to say it, but I think everybody should have a really cool Les Paul, and I actually do have one. I always enjoy looking around, but there really isn’t anything in particular. Is there anything you’re still on the hunt for? My Fiesta Red Strat is a ’62 with a small headstock and spaghetti logo ’64 was the transition, when Fender went to the bigger logo, and ’66 was the first year of the bigger headstocks. I recently picked up a few ’66 Stratocasters, including a Dakota Red one and a green one. I’ve had quite a few of them for a while. Have you owned most of your guitars for a long time? So you really don’t gravitate to collector pieces? ![]() I typically don’t buy guitars for looks I buy them for tone – the sound, the output, and that kind of thing is most important. So I’m a collector of “player” guitars – those I’m not afraid to pick up and bang on. I don’t buy pristine guitars, because I like to play them. When I buy a guitar, I look for something I can play. What characteristics do you look for when buying guitars? These are the ones I have at home to beat around on, with the exception of the ’51 Esquire. An astute fan and collector of vintage guitars – particularly ’60s Fender Stratocasters – he offered a look at an alluring dose of eye candy that stands as testament to his appreciation for the guitar.Īre the guitars we see the top choice instruments from your collection? While on a recent tour break, Mars invited Vintage Guitar to check out some of the cool instruments that share his abode. Crüe soldiered through the grunge era, and during that time, frontman Vince Neil and drummer Tommy Lee left for personal reasons before finding their way back to re-join Mars and bassist Nikki Sixx. Fueled by the catchy powerhouse riffage of guitarist Mick Mars, the group dominated the rock charts throughout the ’80s, producing a stream of anthemic albums and hits that have echoed through the decades. Since emerging from Hollywood’s Sunset Strip in the early 1980s, Mötley Crue has defined the Los Angeles metal scene.
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