Marc Bolan
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Marc Bolan was a well known endorser of Vampower amps. Note the cover of Electric Warrior.
Marc Bolan's JHS Shatterbox is pictured here in the middle of his pedalboard.
“In the YouTube video titled "T REX - Life's a Gas" by georgie gogo, the guitar solo performed by Marc Bolan features the distinct sound of an MXR M103 Blue Box pedal.”
Edit: the MXR Blue Box first brought to market in 1975, had not been invented at the time of release of T.Rex’s Life’s a Gas (1971).
Marc Bolan is seen here standing in front of an HH IC100 amp.
Bolan can be seen standing in front of an HH Electronic IC 100-S Guitar Amp Head in this image.
According to this Guitar Player article, "His go-to guitars included a Gibson Les Paul Custom refinished in translucent orange, a black, tremequipped Flying V, a late-’60s Olympic White Fender Stratocaster, a Veleno aluminum ax, and a Burns Flyte."
Marc Bolan is pictured here using a Vox AC30.
The large enclosure on the left, in this photo of Marc Bolan, is a Rangemaster treble boost.
According to this Guitar Player article "His go-to guitars included a Gibson Les Paul Custom refinished in translucent orange, a black, tremequipped Flying V, a late-’60s Olympic White Fender Stratocaster, a Veleno aluminum ax, and a Burns Flyte."
In this photo of Bolan and his small pedalboard, the Colorsound Wah Wah pedal can be seen.
According to an interview with Guitar Player, "His go-to guitars included a Gibson Les Paul Custom refinished in translucent orange, a black, tremequipped Flying V, a late-’60s Olympic White Fender Stratocaster, a Veleno aluminum ax, and a Burns Flyte..."
This guitar was Bolan's most used guitar. It was a 'Chablis' coloured Les Paul, but is presumed by many to have originally been sunburst or a goldtop, refinished orange and then to the most well-known 'Chablis' colour. The original neck broke sometime in the 70's and was replaced with a Les Paul Custom neck. It was used up until his death in 1977.
Marc played this guitar on Ringo Starr`s Ringo album
According to this Guitar Player article, "His go-to guitars included a Gibson Les Paul Custom refinished in translucent orange, a black, tremequipped Flying V, a late-’60s Olympic White Fender Stratocaster, a Veleno aluminum ax, and a Burns Flyte."
"His go-to guitars included a Gibson Les Paul Custom refinished in translucent orange, a black, tremequipped Flying V, a late-’60s Olympic White Fender Stratocaster, a Veleno aluminum ax, and a Burns Flyte..." - Guitar Player.
Marc Bolan's Gibson Flying V electric guitar, 1968, Serial number 907116, angular mahogany body, 22 fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, two humbucker pickpus, three rotary controls, selector switch, tremolo tailpiece, Tune-o-matic bridge with later (removable) plaque engraved MARC BOLAN and white pickguard; and contemporary hardshell contour case with yellow plush lining... (Read More) @ https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/marc-bolan-4894378-details.aspx
Marc Bolan is associated with the Ovation Deacon guitar from 1972-73, as documented in The Unique Guitar Blog. The blog discusses the model's features and historical pricing, highlighting its upscale status during Bolan's era.
Pedal 12 in Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World's Greatest Guitarists, as can be seen in the quick browse video at 0:09.
Only four Foam (or Sea Foam) Green Jaguars from this year are known to have been made. ... "L46649" which was originally owned by Marc Bolan (T Rex) and then Henri Padovani (The Police) - and that is the only one known with gold hardware.
Marc can be seen playing the Gibson CF-100E while performing "Life's A Gas" as a duet with Cilla Black
In Classic Tracks: T. Rex’s “Bang a Gong (Get It On)”, Marc Bolan's producer Tony Visconti says: "We used this vocal mic for the final mix as an ambience mic. We used about four or five tracks for Flo & Eddie, with Marc joining them. I always used a U87 on vocals and backing vocals."
Picture of Marc with his Fender Telecaster.
Marc Bolan used a Gibson SG Junior 60's Electric Guitar during his appearances on "The Marc Bolan Show." While there isn't a video available online, a user-uploaded photo serves as evidence of this usage.
According to an article by Dave Hunter on GuitarPlayer titled "Zemaitis: King of Custom-Made Guitars," Marc Bolan is listed as a player of the Zemaitis MSCF-101 guitar, and the article includes a photo of him with the instrument.
Marc Bolan with a Gibson SG Standard during a recording session with Alice Cooper, Harry Nilsson and Keith Moon.
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