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{{Guitarbox | {{Guitarbox | ||
| Name = G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet | | Name = G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet | ||
| Manufacturer = [[Gretsch]] | | Manufacturer = [[Gretsch]] | ||
| Used = 2000-05-14<ref name="when"> | | Used = [[Cannes Canal 2000 (gig)|2000-05-14]]<ref name="when"> | ||
{{cite | | {{cite | | ||
title=Festival De Cannes 00 - Showbiz (video) | desc=Date in question | date=2005-04-08 | auth=JimmyKane_DT | url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=85297#85297 | dom=www.muselive.com | type=ext | title=Festival De Cannes 00 - Showbiz (video) | desc=Date in question | date=2005-04-08 | auth=JimmyKane_DT | url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=85297#85297 | dom=www.muselive.com | type=ext | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> – [[Grenoble Summum 2000 (gig)|2000-05-25]] | ||
| Body = Semi-hollow with f-hole | | Body = Semi-hollow with f-hole | ||
| BodyCovering = Blue | | BodyCovering = Blue | ||
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| Bridge = Fixed | | Bridge = Fixed | ||
| Pickups = <nowiki></nowiki> | | Pickups = <nowiki></nowiki> | ||
* '''Neck/ | * '''Neck/Bridge''': 2×Gretsch humbucker | ||
* [[Roland GK-2a Guitar Synthesizer Driver |Roland GK2 MIDI]] pickup | * [[Roland GK-2a Guitar Synthesizer Driver |Roland GK2 MIDI]] pickup | ||
| Special = <nowiki></nowiki> | | Special = <nowiki></nowiki> | ||
* Spinning hypno-disc affixed below the bridge | * Spinning hypno-disc affixed below the bridge | ||
* Roland GK2 | * Roland GK2 Midi pickup internal kit | ||
}} | }} | ||
This guitar was only used for two gigs in the course of a week and a half in May of 2000. | |||
The guitar was used again a few | Matt's Gretsch featured standard G1627 model specs with an addition of the Roland GK2 Midi pickup and a spinning hypno-disc which was mounted below the bridge. | ||
During the first outing, it was used for [[Showbiz (song) | Showbiz]], and at the end of the song Matt threw the guitar and the amplifier onto the sand in the background of the stage set. ([https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x51cgt8 watch]) | |||
== Touring == | |||
As far as is known, [[Matthew Bellamy]] first used this guitar during the French TV programme ''Nulle Part Ailleurs'', filmed at Cannes Festival in May 2000. | |||
The guitar was used again a few gigs later, on the 25{{supo|th}} of that month during a gig inside Le Summum in Grenoble, France. At the end of the set, he threw the guitar at an amplifier, which destroyed it. The spinning hypno-disc pictured below was collected by a French fan who attended the gig, in the first row. | |||
==== Songs Used For ==== | |||
* [[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]] | |||
== Gretsch G1627 Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Gretsch G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet showcase.jpg| Gretsch G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet | |||
File:Cannes Canal 2000-05-14 – Matthew Bellamy with Gretsch G1627.jpg|[[Matthew Bellamy]] with the G1627 during [[Cannes Canal 2000 (gig) | Festival de Cannes]] | |||
File:Spinning hypno disc.jpg| Spinning hypno disc | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 3 August 2019
| G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Gretsch |
| Used | 2000-05-14[1] – 2000-05-25 |
| Body type | Semi-hollow with f-hole |
| Neck joint | Unknown |
| Body covering | Blue |
| Wood | Body: mahogany Neck: (unfinished natural) Fingerboard: rosewood (22 frets, 24 1/2" scale length) |
| Bridge | Fixed |
| Electronics | Unknown |
| Pickup(s) |
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| Special circuits |
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This guitar was only used for two gigs in the course of a week and a half in May of 2000.
Matt's Gretsch featured standard G1627 model specs with an addition of the Roland GK2 Midi pickup and a spinning hypno-disc which was mounted below the bridge.
During the first outing, it was used for Showbiz, and at the end of the song Matt threw the guitar and the amplifier onto the sand in the background of the stage set. (watch)
Touring
As far as is known, Matthew Bellamy first used this guitar during the French TV programme Nulle Part Ailleurs, filmed at Cannes Festival in May 2000.
The guitar was used again a few gigs later, on the 25th of that month during a gig inside Le Summum in Grenoble, France. At the end of the set, he threw the guitar at an amplifier, which destroyed it. The spinning hypno-disc pictured below was collected by a French fan who attended the gig, in the first row.
Songs Used For
Gretsch G1627 Gallery
Gretsch G1627 Synchromatic Sparkle Jet
Matthew Bellamy with the G1627 during Festival de Cannes
Spinning hypno disc
References
- ↑ JimmyKane_DT. (2005-04-08). Festival De Cannes 00 - Showbiz (video). Retrieved from www.muselive.com.