Greg Hawkes

Greg Hawkes, known for his work with The Cars, occasionally played rhythm guitar on tracks not originally featured on their albums, such as "You Just Can't Push Me" and "Take What You Want." These songs, available on expanded editions like The Cars Deluxe Edition, notably lack synthesizer parts. In these recordings, Greg's guitar, often delivering a fuzztone sound, adds depth to the mix.

Additionally, Greg Hawkes is pictured with an Ovation Breadwinner guitar on the inner sleeve of The Cars' album "Panorama," alongside his bandmates and their respective instruments.

Greg Hawks was said to have recieved a Pink Fender Telecaster for The Cars 1982 Shake It Up tour. Greg played guitars on the songs "Take What You Want" and a few others, mostly all songs The Cars never recorded in the studio on their original run.

One thing that may keep things interesting on the tour is Ben Orr's pink bass. Pink bass? "There are going to be four guitars," he explains. "and they're all going to be pink. Ric has his old Fender Jazzmaster, Elliot's getting a Stratocaster, Greg's getting a Telecaster, and I'll be playing a Precision bass. Just a little flash for the folks, I guess."