Midge Ure

According to this article from Vintage Guitar magazine, in the 1980s, "Ure relied on an Ibanez Roadstar. 'It was stock until I had everything onstage painted grey for the Return to Eden tour--flooring, backdrop, and back line,' he explained. 'It looked fantastic, and the color remained on the guitar after the tour. It became not only my signature guitar, but my favorite. You know how an instrument can feel just right?'

In this tweet, Ure states that in 2018 he's been playing a Lemon Drop.

In this image from Ultravox's 1981 live performance at London's Crystal Palace, Ure can be seen playing a Strat.

In this 1980 live performance of "New Europeans" with Ultravox, Ure can be seen playing an SG2000. The distinctive headstock and logo can be seen fairly clearly at the 1:52 mark. This interview with Electricity Club makes it clear that Ure was specifically playing an SG2000 model from the late 70s onwards.

In this video Midge Ure talks about his signature V100MU

This article from Vintage Guitar magazine states of Ure's guitars, "More recently, he has donned a Les Paul Standard and a signature model made by Vintage – the MU V100 Goldtop."

This article from Vintage Guitar magazine states of Ure's guitars, "More recently, he has donned a Les Paul Standard and a signature model made by Vintage – the MU V100 Goldtop."

This image posted to Ure's Facebook page shows three guitars he was performing live with in 2012. The 12SDC is pictured on the left.

In this interview with Australian Musician, Ure tells the story of buying his first guitar, a Fender Stratocaster, which he refinished and traded for a 330. The story begins as the video clip opens, and continues through to 1:14.

Then came a crop of songs from the new album, interspersed with a few old favourites. 'Heart of the Country' slid gracefully by (harmony vocals et at) and after a fascinating bridge passage that saw Midge Ure playing DX7 koto sounds from the Roland G707 guitar (thanks to MIDI) over two sequenced OSCars, Billy Currie picked up the main riff from 'Western Promise': during the course of the song, this was played on OSCar, PPG, Yamaha GS1 and finally (during Ure's Roland guitar synth solo) on Prophet T8.

Gibson Melody Maker "one pickup — I've always loved its Les Paul shape. Really lightweight, but useless as a guitar because it really screams. I'm not going to change it because it's original."

Played in the music video for “Cold Cold Heart”, this one of one Gordon Smith GS1. Also played a different black GS1 in a live performance of Vienna with Ultravox.