Andy Cairns

"For live work and the bulk of studio work I use my Gibson SG, just straight off the factory line. It's very power chord-y – good for stuff like Screamager, Nowhere – but I've also got this cherry '63 SG which I bought in America. That's got a lot more bite, it cuts through more. And Chris Sheldon also lent me this beautiful early-70's Fender Tele Deluxe – so solid, not that thin, almost transistor-y sound I find you get from a lot of Teles. There's also a Jaguar on a few tracks."

I would say.. personally.. Andy Cairns is one of.. if not thee most prominent SG Special player, and certainly a prominent SG player in general.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Log0QG5qxacJ:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Cairns&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0

As can be seen Andy Cairns is playing a 24 fret red SG-X in the video.

These guitars are usually from 1998, although they were also produced in 1999 and 2000. While similar to SG juniors.. they have stop tailpiece and bridge (not wrap around) they have a humbucker (and not a P90) and have 24 frets (and not 22 frets).

The control layout is also different to an SG junior.

In a 1994 MTV 120 Minutes live performance of "Screamager," Andy Cairns of Therapy? can be seen playing a PRS Santana I guitar. This performance is captured in a video uploaded by "Random Stuff I Find on VHS" on YouTube.

As can be seen Andy Cairns is playing his SG Standard. He plays thisguitar the most for the concert.

In the official video for Screamager by the Irish metal band Therapy? at 0:06 Andy is playing a black Explorer with a stark white pickguard.

Andy played with Gibson SJ-200 on this live performance.

In a 2002 photo from Bospop in the Netherlands, Andy Cairns is seen playing a Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar.

During the Therapy? performance at Quantic Pub in Bucharest on May 28, 2022, Andy Cairns played a Gibson SG Les Paul Custom 3-Pickup, as seen in the YouTube video of the event.

Andy Cairns played Gibson Les Paul Goldtop on his stage performance.

Andy Cairns played with Norman B 20 at his acoustic performance.

Andy Cairns played with Takamine EN15 on his acoustic performance.

Andy Cairns performed Gibson SJ-100 on the stage.

Andy cairns played with Gibson J-185 EC on his live performance.

Andy Cairns played with Gibson SG on his live performance.

Andy Cairns used a Gibson Harley Charlonne SG Standard during his performance at the Reading Festival on August 28, 1994. This is documented in the full concert video available on YouTube, uploaded by 90's Live Archive, showcasing his live stage presence with this guitar.

Andy Cairns, the singer and guitarist of the band Therapy?, confirmed on Instagram that he uses a Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Telecaster. In a post by the account @therapyofficial, he expressed gratitude to Haaris Ail at Fender for providing this instrument, reminiscing about the Telecasters he used in the band's early days and highlighting the guitar's ability to deliver a clear, cutting sound for their new tunes.