Neil's guitars, effects, amps

cjh1107 posted:

Hi everyone.  Can someone tell me what make/model guitar Neil plays in Don't Dream it's Over video?  The headstock looks like a Taylor, but I'm probably wrong.  If anyone can help me I'd really appreciate it.  Thanks!

He was playing a Yahama thin bodied sunburst acoustic with cutaway around the time. Pretty sure that's what it is - it looks like a Yamaha APX500III - actually not an expensive guitar these days.

He's also seen with what looks like a red Fender Telecaster later in the video - not the one he was using around the Woodface era though which has since been passed down to Liam, one I haven't seen him with elsewhere.

Thank you.  I just looked a couple of the Yamaha's up and you're right, it looks a lot like them.  Appreciate it!!

Look closely. The red Telecaster is actually a Yamaha solid body. You’ll also notice Nick is playing a Yamaha BB bass.... I always wondered if it was a Yamaha product endorsement.

Spanky(Andy) posted:

Look closely. The red Telecaster is actually a Yamaha solid body. You’ll also notice Nick is playing a Yamaha BB bass.... I always wondered if it was a Yamaha product endorsement.

Interesting. Bulk discount from Yamaha? Freebies?
Neil must have liked the acoustic enough to hold onto it for a while.
He had a preference for those thin bodied acoustics in the early days of the band - the other one he generally played looks to be a Kramer Ferrington. It's the black one to be seen on their second appearance on The Joan Rivers Show in 1987 and often on that first tour. He was still using it during the Temple Of Low Men tour - see the performance of "Sister Madly" at the State Theatre in Sydney in 1988. His preference seems to shift to the full-bodied Maton acoustics around the Woodface era, though I think he had a Takamine or two for a while - Tim certainly did in the early 90's.
Neil also has that lovely custom built Danny Ferrington acoustic as seen on MTV Unplugged but it's not an instrument he's ever taken out on tour that I'm aware of.

ShowMeAnimals posted:

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Hi there,

Just wondering if anybody would be able to offer a little more info on Neil's Maton acoustic.

I know it's a Custom EGB808. I'm trying to decide which is the closest looking standard-issue Maton. The 'Artist' model seems too light in colour. Would the EGB808L be a closer comparison?

In terms of features, Matons standard artist model is closer, in terms of sound. The artist models have small microphones just inside the soundhole aswel as a pickup, althought some of neils older models wouldnt have the microphone feature. The model hes using here is his most recent one from maton i believe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy3lzKykXkc
The 808L is a laminated finish, but i believe neils artist is a different finish of that to the standard artists. Not by colour but what its covered in. Maton would happily re create neils acoustic for you if you wish, just mail them.

Hope this helps

From a reliable source, Neil has owned total of 5 Maton EBG808 guitars, custom made to his specs. The guitar in the clip is the second of the five, and distinctive in that it is the only one with a pickguard. This is also the guitar that Neil used in his emotional 2005 ARIA Awards tribute to Paul Hester, playong Better be Home Soon.  Neil generously donated the guitar for auction by the NZ music foundation in 2017.

https://www.rockshop.co.nz/ban...r-neil-finns-guitar/

Or any recent thoughts on this huge thread that will take me weeks to read and digest....

Does anyone own a guitar or any equipment that Neil once had? Does Neil still have his first guitar?

renzo - not any of Neil's, but I'm certain I own Nick's first red Spector bass (not the one which was stolen).

Wow...does he ask about it? I know a guy in Winnipeg that runs a small record store that owns Neil Young’s first electric guitar. I saw and touched it. Neil phones him almost every year to see if he would sell it... guy won’t sell

That’s Neil young who phones him not Finn....

Don't know if this has been posted already but I've never seen it before. It's a Sound On Sound article from 1992 going into the production of Woodface in a lot of detail.

http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/quality-streak/9344

@slowpogo posted:

Don't know if this has been posted already but I've never seen it before. It's a Sound On Sound article from 1992 going into the production of Woodface in a lot of detail.

http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/quality-streak/9344

Thank you for sharing that article . Great read 👍