Andy Gill's Guitars

This page of Magneto Guitars' website lists Andy as an endorsing artist, and depicts him holding a Sonnet.

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In this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown feature, Gill states that the Strat Ultra has been his main instrument since the 1980s.

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In this 1982 live image from a Gang of Four performance at NYC's the Pier, Andy is playing a Magpie (which appears to have had the badge removed from the headstock).

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Andy Gill is seen playing a Yamaha SBG2000 Double Cutaway Neck-Thru Electric Guitar in the video "Gang of Four - He'd Send In The Army (1980)," uploaded by cpunctn on YouTube. However, this is incorrect; the correct guitar is the Ibanez 2681 Bob Weir Artist Signature Professional, which has been updated on his Equipboard profile.

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In one of the last pictures taken of Andy, we can see him strumming a semi-hollowbody Thineline Telecaster.

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In this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown feature, Gill indicates that the has been using the Double Agent on Gang of Four's recent tours.

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Andy Gill is mistakenly linked to the 1976 Ibanez Artist 2619. The correct instrument associated with him is the Ibanez 2681 Bob Weir Artist Signature, as shown in the user-uploaded photo on Futurecdn. A request for correction has been submitted to the moderation team.

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Andy Gill was much photographed in the early 80’s with a blonde finish Ibanez Bob Weir 2680 (as pictured here in his obituary as published in the UK’s Guardian newspaper).

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Ibanez 2680 Bob Weir

Ibanez 2680 Bob Weir

Solid Body Electric Guitars
Color/Finish: Natural Year: 1970s

In this YouTube video on Gang of Four's official page, a performance of "He'd Send in the Army" filmed as part of the "Urgh! A Music War" film, Andy Gills can be seen playing an Ibanez 2680 Bob Weir model. A good view of it can be seen near the end of the video, around 2 minutes and 40 seconds.

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Andy Gill has consistently played Fender Stratocaster throughout his career. This photograph from the late 70s shows him playing one model that was modified by removing the neck pickup.

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