Dave Gregory

Now if you want to talk guitar, ask Dave Gregory. He was crushed that he couldn't take his entire guitar harem (over 20) with him for Oranges and Lemons, but he made do with his faves: a 1953 Gibson Les Paul gold-top; a Schecter Telecaster-style ("quite versatile"); a 1963 Stratocaster; a semi-hollow 1964 Epiphone Riviera with miniature humbuckers, heard on the "Pink Thing" solo ("It has a nice Beatley sound"); and one of the first 25 Rickenbacker 12-strings shipped to England in the wake of A Hard Day's Night. Gregory uses Ernie Ball strings "out of force of habit," but creates his own gauge set: .011-.013-.016-.024-.038-.050. He has a Roland JC-120 amp "for those rare occasions that I go out of the house," and a Japanese Fender Sidekick 30 amp for home practice. Effects include a MIDIverb and D1500. For keyboard dabbling he keeps a Roland JX3P with MSQ-100 sequencer, and "an old acoustic piano."

At the 0:03 mark in the video, you see him actually plugging the guitar in during the opening of the song. It cuts to the guitar throughout the song as well. In addition, there's the Chalkhills.org archived interview, "XTC: The Reluctent Gods of Smart Pop," from a Guitar Player magazine in 1992, which has this to say:

"For Nonsuch, Gregory played his trusty old gold-top as well as a '63 Epiphone Coronet Dwight, a '65, a '65 Fender Jaguar, a Vox Phantom and, on 'The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead', a Gretsch Country Gentleman. On the 'That Wave' solo, he played a Stratocaster through a Roland JC-120 amp in admiration of Adrian Belew's tone on King Crimson's Beat."

Dave Gregory picked up a twelve string Rickenbacker for the recording of XTC's fifth album English Settlement, which had a profound effect on the band's evolving sound. Gregory is seen playing the instrument in the Senses Working Overtime video, as well as many live performances of that period.

Now if you want to talk guitar, ask Dave Gregory. He was crushed that he couldn't take his entire guitar harem (over 20) with him for Oranges and Lemons, but he made do with his faves: a 1953 Gibson Les Paul gold-top; a Schecter Telecaster-style ("quite versatile"); a 1963 Stratocaster; a semi-hollow 1964 Epiphone Riviera with miniature humbuckers, heard on the "Pink Thing" solo ("It has a nice Beatley sound"); and one of the first 25 Rickenbacker 12-strings shipped to England in the wake of A Hard Day's Night. Gregory uses Ernie Ball strings "out of force of habit," but creates his own gauge set: .011-.013-.016-.024-.038-.050. He has a Roland JC-120 amp "for those rare occasions that I go out of the house," and a Japanese Fender Sidekick 30 amp for home practice. Effects include a MIDIverb and D1500. For keyboard dabbling he keeps a Roland JX3P with MSQ-100 sequencer, and "an old acoustic piano."

Now if you want to talk guitar, ask Dave Gregory. He was crushed that he couldn't take his entire guitar harem (over 20) with him for Oranges and Lemons, but he made do with his faves: a 1953 Gibson Les Paul gold-top; a Schecter Telecaster-style ("quite versatile"); a 1963 Stratocaster; a semi-hollow 1964 Epiphone Riviera with miniature humbuckers, heard on the "Pink Thing" solo ("It has a nice Beatley sound"); and one of the first 25 Rickenbacker 12-strings shipped to England in the wake of A Hard Day's Night. Gregory uses Ernie Ball strings "out of force of habit," but creates his own gauge set: .011-.013-.016-.024-.038-.050. He has a Roland JC-120 amp "for those rare occasions that I go out of the house," and a Japanese Fender Sidekick 30 amp for home practice. Effects include a MIDIverb and D1500. For keyboard dabbling he keeps a Roland JX3P with MSQ-100 sequencer, and "an old acoustic piano."

Dave Gregory used the SG Junior for the slide solo in the XTC song 'Blue Overall'.

Dave used a 1982 Tele-style Scheter guitar on several XTC recordings and other session work.

Dave used the Surfcaster on the XTC track 'Fruit Nut' along with several home recordings and studio sessions.

Dave used the Les Paul Junior during the sessions for Steve Hogarth's 'Ice Cream Genius' album in 1996.

Dave played a 1965 SG Standard during his first year with XTC in 1979, and has appeared on several recordings.

Dave plays an ES-355TD-SV on the recording of 'Leisure' by XTC.

Dave played this guitar during the sessions of Steve Hogarth's 'Ice Cream Genius' album in 1996.

Dave used 'The Fool' guitar (then owned by Todd Rundgren) for the solo of the XTC song 'That's Really Super, Supergirl'.

In an episode of "That Pedal Show" titled "Let’s Talk About Gibson Firebirds… With Dave Gregory!", guitarist Dave Gregory showcases his collection of Gibson Firebird guitars, which includes a Non-Reversed Firebird. This appearance provides visual confirmation of Gregory's use of the Gibson Firebird Non-Reversed. The episode delves into the history and tones of the Firebird, with Gregory discussing his experiences and the unique attributes of his guitars.

In an episode of "That Pedal Show" titled "Let’s Talk About Gibson Firebirds… With Dave Gregory!", guitarist Dave Gregory demonstrates his use of the Gibson Firebird I. During this episode, which provides visual confirmation, Gregory showcases his collection of Gibson Firebird guitars, including the Firebird I, and discusses the history, tones, and unique attributes of these guitars. The source is "That Pedal Show" on YouTube, where Dave Gregory shares insights and experiences with this specific model.

In the episode of "That Pedal Show" titled "Let’s Talk About Gibson Firebirds… With Dave Gregory!", guitarist Dave Gregory provides visual confirmation of his use of the Epiphone Firebird VII Electric Guitar. Throughout the episode, Gregory showcases his collection of Gibson Firebird guitars, including the Firebird VII, while discussing the instruments' history, tones, and unique attributes. This episode, available on YouTube, serves as a definitive source where Gregory shares his insights and experiences with this specific guitar model.