Brian Jones

Brian with his 6118 'two tone smoke green double anniversary' Gretsch. The Anniversary was modeled after the Gretsch Country Gentleman (the CG is associated with the creator of the 'Nashville Sound', Chet Atkins.)

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Good picture of Brian showing off his teardrop. Now, check out the trademarked Teardrop BJ model from Phantom Guitarworks of Seattle.

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Brian had a deal with Vox to promote the new Phantom Mark. The prototype of the Mark III, which Brian has here, was shaped differently than the later marketed version. There was also a Mark VI (6-string) and a Mark XII (12-string).

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In this photo, one can see Jones playing a Gibson Firebird VII.

In this photo, one can see Jones holding a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.

Brian with Harmony Stratotone (Jupiter model?). Brian played this at the Marquee. Stratotones were very popular in England at the time. Harmony made good, but inexpensive, guitars. Keith had a Harmony Meteor.

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Brian with [prob. Keith's] Epiphone Casino. Brian used a Casino when he played Little Red Rooster on the Ed Sullivan show. Casinos are sought after today because John Lennon had one.

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Brian backstage with a 1961 Fender Telecaster. Muddy Waters played a Telecaster; Pete Townshend rammed them into amps; Keith Richards swiped one from a kid in New York not so long ago. Vintage Telecasters are very famous, very collectible guitars!

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Brian with Rickenbacker 330/12, December 1965.

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Another shot from the last tour with Brian in fine style playing a Gibson ES 330, 'a magnificent jazz guitar'. Keith playing this at the free Hyde Park concert. Read more about this model at Gibson.

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Brian playing Sympathy for the Devil on an acoustic Gibson J-200 6-string during filming of One Plus One, June '68. This model is associated with guitar heroes of yesteryear - Hollywood's singing cowboys.

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Palazzo Dello Sport, Rome, April 4, 1967. Brian with Rickenbacker 360/12 on his final concert tour.

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This is a picture of Brian Jones playing a 1966 Fender Telecaster on the famous Jumpin' Jack Flash promo video from 1968. The guitar belonged to Keith Richards, whom acquired it in 1966, and Brian used it on occasion.

Brian Jones used the first generation of the non reverse, which can be seen in the show of Ed Sulivan show and in some other presentations between 1966 - 1967

"Ronnie Wood still uses AC30s today in the Stones. And Brian used them. Basically it was a Brian deal with Vox. 'Cause they made him his teardrop guitar. [Jones played a rare two-pickup version of the Vox Mk VI -- GW Ed. ]"

In this image, Jones can be seen playing a sitar.

Developed in collaboration with Jones, as stated in an original Vox catalog ad for the insturment. In addition to being used on "Lady Jane" and "I Am Waiting", Jones' Bijou was one of many Rolling Stones instruments on display for Exhibitionism.

An unconventional, exciting new instrument created by VOX for Rolling Stone Brian Jones. The Bijou is the four-string, semi-acoustic, single-pickup instrument that gives the new rave SITAR sound with simple four-string, novel tuning.

A story involving the Bijou is told by Dick Dodd on the "Stones Gear" page of the website of Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost, co-author of Rolling Stones Gear: All the Stones' Instruments from Stage to Studio.

Prevost: Boston show-6/24/66-Manning Bowl, Lynn Mass/Brian’s Bijou Vox Electric Dulcimer-I remember you telling me awhile ago about rain and electrical shocks going through Brian’s electric Vox dulcimer …

DD: “We were playing in Boston...we started playing “Dirty Water” as the last song and it started raining. Everyone went crazy and blamed us for bringing the rain and the water and all that. Then when the Stones finally went on, Brian was playing the electric Vox Bijou Dulcimer for “Lady Jane”. The metal folding chair was still a bit damp, and Brian got a shock and bolted out of the chair.”

Jones can be seen in this studio shot seated at a Mellotron Mk II.