Toy Dolls – Dig That Groove Baby
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1983 album Dig That Groove Baby.
Music from Dig That Groove Baby
Artists on Dig That Groove Baby
Gear Used On Dig That Groove Baby
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Toy Dolls – Dig That Groove Baby (1983). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by Michael Algar on Dig That Groove Baby
Fender Telecaster USA (1979-1980)
Avg price: $2,300.00
As stated on the official Toy Dolls website 'Ask Olga' page, Algar describes his telecaster as being "...from 79/80, and was indeed set up by Les Tones... The guitar was originally sunburst, booooring! I thought anyway! Its been Yellow since 1982/3. A Fender Telecaster USA"
The telecaster has a maple neck, and likely the stock Fender neck 'lipstick' pickup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Algar, states that the telecaster has a Seymour Duncan bridge pickup. It seems likely that the original scratchplate has been changed from a white (or white/black) to a single ply black plate. This has certainly been replaced a few times as Algar gave away a broken scratchplate in a Toy Dolls fan competition.
In videos from Toy Doll's 1985 release 'A Far Out Disc' Algar can be seen playing a pinkish red telecaster, that seems similar to his yellow one (vintage style bridge, maple neck) but with a 2-ply white/black scratchplate.This one is also likely custom painted.
