Maurice Gibb

Maurice can be seen using black Epiphone Sheraton II with custom white pickguard during live by Request 2001. His guitar string broke during the song, his guitar tech bring the backup guitar but he kept playing and finishes the song. This is his last performance before his death in 2003.

From 1987 onwards, Maurice generally played keyboards or synthesizers, and he can be seen using Kurzweil K2500XS during concerts.

Maurice Gibb is pictured using a Rickenbacker 4003 bass guitar in the user-uploaded photo on Rickresource.

One user on TalkBass.com said the following:

"I understand by 1976 Maurice Gibb played mostly Fender precision basses (one of them fretless), but in 1977 the Gibbs signed with Guild guitars, and also unlike any other of their albums the songs that ended in the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack were recorded in France. Yes, Stayin' Alive does not sound like it was done with a P bass, but that doesn't sound to me like a Ric either. Maurice probably used his Guild B-302, a fat sounding bass but not as much as his old 4001."

Maurice Gibb playing a Fender Precision on stage

The late Maurice Gibb played a number of different Rickenbackers during the Bee Gees' career, Maurice used the Jetglo 320B in most live performances between the late 1980s until 2003.

This GIbson EBS-1250 double neck used by Maurice Gibb was auctioned in September 2018.

Maurice Gibb on stage with a Fender Stratocaster

When The Bee Gees was first starting out, Maurice would occasionally play this offset, Eko Cobra XII string electric guitar up until 1967 when they move to England to pursue their music career. This guitar is an offset brand and is considered a cheap purchase in the 60s, and Maurice had either purchased it or received it as a trade and he performed with it during several TV appearances. Some earlier songs that he is seen performing with the guitar include Wine and Women, and I Was A Lover A Leader Of Men in 1965, and Spicks and Specks in 1966. The whereabouts of this electric guitar was and is still unknown, as it is a cheap purchase, when The Bee Gees became famous, it was either still kept in Maurice's collection at the time, or was sold/traded.

In this post by official Bee Gees' Instagram, Maurice can be seen holding 1964 Guild Starfire III (custom pickguard cut)

During the Bee Gees' performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1997, Maurice Gibb played an Epiphone Viola Bass, as seen in the YouTube video by juie anderson.

Maurice Gibb is confirmed to use a Gibson J-200 guitar for studio recording, as stated in an article by Timothy White in Billboard Magazine. In the article, Maurice mentioned:

"The guitar I play on the track – but not on the video – of 'This Is Where I Came In' is an acoustic Gibson Monarch. Years ago, what I got for my 21st birthday was a movie camera from Ringo [Starr] and a guitar from George [Harrison] and a Monarch guitar from John [Lennon]. The one from George is the 12-string Rickenbacker, the [1965] Shea Stadium [concert] one, which he also used on recordings."

Maurice Gibb is confirmed to use a Rickenbacker 360/12 12-String Hollowbody guitar for studio recordings, as detailed in an article by Timothy White in Billboard magazine. Maurice mentioned,

"Years ago, what I got for my 21st birthday was a movie camera from Ringo [Starr] and a guitar from George [Harrison] and a Monarch guitar from John [Lennon]. The one from George is the 12-string Rickenbacker, the [1965] Shea Stadium [concert] one, which he also used on recordings."