Geordie Walker

In this video, Geordie is recording a guitar tracks using a Gibson 1952 ES-295. The first clear view of the front of the guitar is at 0:20.

In this image, Geordie can be seen playing on a Gibson Les Paul equipped with P-90 pickups.

How did you find that instrument in the first place?

I was very lucky. I got a real **Les Paul deluxe* when I was 15, and then with the money I had saved from the two real jobs I had as a youngster, I bought a little SG Junior. I was noticing that if you play an interesting chord with a distorted sound, the harmonics of the distortion would make the chord disappear. So I thought what I’d do is get a semi-acoustic so I’d still have the electric sound, put a little contact pickup on it and I’ll mix an acoustic sound with it. I came across an old Gibson catalog, saw one of those types of guitar, and went, ‘Look at that! What a beautiful looking guitar!’ I found one in London for 40 pounds, plugged in and the sound was just there.*

How did you find that instrument in the first place?

I was very lucky. I got a real Les Paul deluxe when I was 15, and then with the money I had saved from the two real jobs I had as a youngster, I bought a little SG Junior. I was noticing that if you play an interesting chord with a distorted sound, the harmonics of the distortion would make the chord disappear. So I thought what I’d do is get a semi-acoustic so I’d still have the electric sound, put a little contact pickup on it and I’ll mix an acoustic sound with it. I came across an old Gibson catalog, saw one of those types of guitar, and went, ‘Look at that! What a beautiful looking guitar!’ I found one in London for 40 pounds, plugged in and the sound was just there.

In a video from the Belgian TV show "Generation 80," Geordie Walker is seen playing a 1979 Fender Stratocaster Hardtail Natural Finish during Killing Joke's performance of "Unspeakable" and "Exit." The video, uploaded by ScottishTeeVee on YouTube, captures this appearance from 1981.