•Arched maple top "Can be seen with a candy red and with a white one in this video. I happened to capture one of his guitars (the one used on Shake It Up for the title track and the song "Cruiser") before the Hard Rock Cafe took the images of those guitars offline (they had at least 3 of Elliot's leads - one red Fender Lead 1 1/2 that looks like a survivor of a house fire, the red Lead II I posted the link to below, and a white Fender Lead I that was used to record the solo to "Touch and Go" on Panorama).Here's the picture of EE's straight off of Pinterest - I saved it from the Hard Rock Website when it was still there •Neo classic thumbnail fretboard inlays The Daily Event's Book Blog also lists out the Lead II's use on "Shake It Up" in a interview taken from Musician Magazine in 1982 done during the release of that album half stack. In effect, Fender has gotten around the same potential problem by offering the Custom Shop; they don't ask you to expect the same thing out of a Mexican-built Strat as one that Jay Black builds for you (chuckles). The guy who was running Kramer at the time, Dennis Berardi, loved to hang around rock bands; I don't know any other way to put it. You also get custom touches like a master volume control with no loss of highs at lower volumes, a pickup selector switch that's closer to the strumming hand, and a tone switch with a distinctive, midrange lead voice. "Built For Elliot Easton 2005
I guess Elliot did not get the TPG "The Blues Jr. Great show, great player. Elliot Easton married twice and is now married to his second wife Jill Easton. I recall seeing some Lab Series amps in those early years...when I'd stay up on Friday nights and watch "The Midnight Special" with Wolfman Jack. One of my favorites for sure.... Manners03 Member. Elliot Easton's AvatarJoin Date Billboard is a subsidiary of Valence Media, LLC. Elliot Easton is offline A Blues Jr huh? In the mid 1980's Kramer was the hottest guitar brand on the planet at the time, and they had a huge roster of celebrity endorsers.....some well known like Ritchie Sambora, George Lynch, Eddie Van-Halen......but they also had a lot of other guys outside the realm of "big rock/hair rock" guitar like Paul Dean (Loverboy), Paul Reynolds (A Flock of Seagulls), and obviously Elliot Easton of The Cars.However, Elliot Easton, or so it seems, never actually used the Kramer built version. He studied music at the Berklee College of Music.He is a left-handed guitarist. Here's the Quote from the Forum, right from the source himself.01-06-08, 02:08 PM #29 It is unknown if this may have been the above Panorama guitar modified further by Fender in the early 80's, but it was said it was used on "HEartbeat City" for the guitar solo on "Magic". ""And there was a Martin HD-28V and a Custom Shop '66-style Strat with a big h... "And there was a Martin HD-28V and a Custom Shop '66-style Strat with a big headstock, a white one. Elliot had the Deans and Lab Series, "Candy-O" era if I recall. "Elliot Easton was one of the first people to become a patron of Fender's Cust... Elliot Easton was one of the first people to become a patron of Fender's Custom Shop when it started in the mid 1980's (back when it was pretty much an exclusive thing to the rich and famous). The Cars'' Elliot Easton talks about reuniting with his chart-topping new wave bandmates and using a bunch of guitars from his amazing collection to record their classic-sounding new album, ... more of my own stuff. •3-position pickup toggle switch Blue taffeta Antony ... "#TBT 1984 Heartbeat City Tour. •25" scale •1-11/16" nut width That's not to put Kramer down, but you're talking about two completely different setups; one is an artist in a small shop, building one guitar at a time, the other is a huge factory, which by its very definition has to turn out a lot of instruments. This board has got so much *drools*can't believe there's no buffer/loop with that many pedalsyeah, I was suprised at the lack of loops. On February, 13th, 2013, Easton's Tiki Gods released the album "Easton Island" as an mp3 download album only. Finished in a metallic green finish with gold-plated hardware, this guitar has multiple black/white binding surrounding a mahogany arched top body. It was sold by Route 66' guitars in the late 1990's.Elliot Easton used a Fender Lead I on the guitar solo for "Touch and Go" off ... Elliot Easton used a Fender Lead I on the guitar solo for "Touch and Go" off the Panorama album. You must log in or register to reply here. In very good condition. Messages: 2. You must log in or register to reply here. memo! Sucks!" i also 'composed' the solo beforehand. 3,416 thanks, it's one of the solos that i'm proudest of. Elliot had at least 2 if not 3 Fender Lead 1 1/2's that he has been seen with..#1 - This one - which is a 1979 model in red with matching headstock that looks like it suffered some kind of fire or water damage. •Gold-plated hardware 2001.