John McGeoch's Guitars

Detailed in this April 1986 issue of International Musician: http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/tinder-is-the-night/5160

"John McGeogh 1980-83. Played on Kaleidoscope, JuJu and Kiss In The Dreamhouse Equipment Yamaha SG1000 12 String Ovation (Usually DI'd) MXR Flanger MXR Dynacomp Compressor Yamaha Analog Delay Two Marshall MV50 combos* Roland JC120*"

John can be seen playing the guitar during this performance of 'Shot by Both Sides' with Magazine on the Belgian TV series Follies in 1979.

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In the first paragraph on this page of this interview, John McGeoch says, "After that I shopped around for a vintage Strat and checked out some new ones and of all of them I preferred the Squier '57 Strat."

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John can be seen throughout this video playing a Ibanez AE410BK.

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At 2:35 of the music video for "Disappointed" you can see John playing a Carvin DC400.

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at 0:34 McGeoch can be seen with a white Washburn Tour 24 with black binding and a rosewood neck

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John's first electric guitar was an Aria 1532T (but sold under the brand name Commodore). You can see him play it on this photo from an early concert with Magazine.

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"They've changed the design over the years -- it's about 3/4" thicker, three times as heavy, and the sound if anything is a little thinner [referring to his original '77 model]. These newer, lighter ones are a little warmer sounding."

1985 interview in The Guitarist.

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In the Getty Images photo, John McGeoch can be seen with a Gibson Les Paul Standard. He also played a white Gibson Les Paul in the "Happy House" music video.

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John can be seen playing the Ovation 1618 Glen Campbell 12-string in this image. The guitar can also be seen with Siouxise and the Banshees in the official video for "Spellbound" at :30s.

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through out this music video you can see john with a white les paul coustom

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In the video for "Public Image Ltd - Seattle," John McGeoch is seen using a Jackson Flying V Randy Rhoads guitar throughout the performance.

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"This is a real favourite, which is also quite new, an Ibanez AE100," John says in this article, adding, "It's a solid bodied acoustic—a weird little thing, sounds woody and plonky like a real acoustic."

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"John McGeoch is pictured with his Bond Electraglide guitar in a photo featured in the 'Punk Daze: Great Photos of The' collection on Yahoo."

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In a photo from the "Punk Daze" collection, John McGeoch is seen holding a Steinberger GL2, highlighting his use of this distinctive solid body electric guitar.

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