Noel Gallagher

In this photo, Noel Gallagher is pictured with his Gibson ES-355 Electric Guitar while performing live. His 355 is fitted with a Bigsby, and appears to have a six-position Varitone switch near the tone and volume knobs (this could indicate the model is the ES-355TD-SV, which was released in 1959).

In an interview from November 2011, when asked what he brings on the road when touring for High Flying Birds, he says, "...the guitars I bring on tour are either 355s or 345s. Those are what I play."

Later in the interview he confirms it is a 1960s model, saying, "Usually, I just pick my 1960's Gibson 355 – that's the basis for everything."

According to Premier Guitar interview, he talks about this guitar a little bit more.

"Talk about your affinity for the Gibson ES-355. I’ve got two or three, and some ES-345s, too. My 1960 ES-355 is the greatest guitar I’ve ever played. It can do anything, and it’s become a part of me. [Ex-Smiths guitarist] Johnny Marr no less picked it up in the studio, then looked like a startled wizard because of how great the guitar is. I got the 355 a while back for 4,000 pounds, and it’s the best 4,000 pounds I’ve ever spent. I’ve taken the guitar on four or five world tours and beat the living daylights out of it, but it still sounds and plays incredible. I’m in awe of the guitar. I put it second to my wife only because I can have sex with her. If I could have sex with that guitar, I’m not sure which I’d choose."

In an interview with guitar.com, he confirms that this is a 1960 model, saying, “My favourite electric guitar I bought in the 90s,” he says without hesitation. “It’s the 1960 Gibson 355 that I played in Oasis. I don’t play it so much nowadays, because the music I’m writing is different and I’m going for a different sound. But if push came to shove, that guitar is priceless for the amount of tunes that I wrote on it.”

Noel Gallagher has used two Gibson J200 guitars in his career one being the Natural one he plays in the Wonderwall video (edited blue at points in the video), and the other being a Gibson Ronnie Wood Signature Series J200 (With the ornate pick guard replaced) seen at Sitting here in silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKs8GMcB__U This is not to be confused with the Gibson J150 which Noel is often seen with which features the Adidas sticker and no binding on the neck. Noel also has the J150 in sunburst ( His older model) and a Natural model he has recently purchased.

For recording the Oasis’s 1994 debut album “Definitely Maybe” Noel used Epiphone guitars, mostly because he was unemployed prior to recording and was not able to purchase a Gibson.

This was a stock Epiphone Les Paul in cherry sunburst. It can be seen in Supersonic music video. (timestamp : 0:44)

Early Oasis gigs were also played with this guitar. Famous "Splash" gig was played with an Epiphone Les Paul Standard.

In this video of Oasis performing an acoustic rendition of "Live Forever" live on MTV in 1994, Noel Gallagher is strumming an Epiphone EJ-200. Epiphone EJ-200 was Noel's acoustic for recording some songs on "Definitely Maybe".

Noel used this guitar a lot during the 90's performances of "Wonderwall" and other songs he played acoustically. He was also pictured with this guitar for "Merry Christmas Everybody" cover. Also, one of the most notable performances with this guitar is definitely the Earls Court performance of "Wonderwall".

In the late 1996, and during the 1997 tour, Noel played a tobacco burst Sheraton with frequensator tailpiece and two mini-humbuckers.

This guitar was played during Oasis' infamous 1996 Knebworth Park concert, during the song "Slide Away". Another famous concert he used this guitar on was 1997 G-Mex Concert, and "Stand By Me" is a notable example. Around 17:30 minute mark, this Sheraton II can be seen.

Noel’s first Gibson Les Paul was a 1960 spec sunburst model which he borrowed from Johnny Marr (Originally a 1952 Gibson Les Paul standard Goldtop converted to 60 spec) – ex-guitarist of The Smiths. Noel wrote and recorded “Slide Away” and “Live Forever” on this guitar. Unfortunately he broke the guitar’s neck at the heel in 1994 in Newcastle when a fan climbed on the stage and Noel smacked the fan with the guitar.

According to Johnny Marr, he definitely recorded Live Forever with one.

As Marr said, this guitar is visible in the music video for Live Forever.

Both Noel and Bonehead started plaing Rivieras on “Definitively Maybe”. Noel’s guitar was from the early 70?s and equpped with two full-sized humbuckers (Rivieras usually have mini-humbuckers), and a Tune-O-Matic bridge. This guitar can be seen in Oasis’ live gig on David Letterman’s Show in 1995, and it was his main guitar during that year.

In this photo Noel can be seen with a Nash JM model. Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images.

In an 2019 interview with guitar.com, he spoke briefly about his relationship with Bill Nash, and has mentioned the use of Nash Jazzmasters, saying, “I’m playing Jazzmasters, both by Fender and Nash,” he says. “You know, I was never a fan of Strats or offset guitars. But I was on tour, and I saw this Nash Jazzmaster – a natural one – and I bought it. And I’ve since got to know Bill Nash, and now I’ve got about 20 of his guitars. And I swear by them."

The Supernova was a Korean-made electric guitar manufactured by Epiphone for Noel Gallagher of the English rock band Oasis. Noel used a customised Epiphone Sheraton guitar with a Union Jack design during many Oasis shows throughout the tour promoting the second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. The Epiphone Supernova was designed to represent that guitar, even though there are several differences, for instance, the Sheraton guitar used by Noel had mini-humbucker pickups, gold hardware and a frequensator tailpiece whereas the Supernova has regular humbucker pickups and a stop-style tailpiece. The original guitar is now on display at the British Music Experience at the O2 arena.

According to Noel Gallagher's AMA on Reddit website, back in 2015. on question "Did you have much involvement in the design or was it just a nice big bag of cash handed over for the use of your signature?", Gallagher answered : "Okay, FIRSTLY, there was no big bag of fucking cash. Secondly, I was involved in the design. Thirdly, I can't fucking remember what my involvement was.Fourthly, I do have one, somewhere. But... I shouldn't have made them sonic blue color. It's disgustin'."

In this photo you can clearly see Noel using the casino with a royal tan finish, whilst playing a gig with Paul Weller in London. I think it is the 66 model due to the "E" logo on the truss rod cover. Noels model has no pickguard. a closer look to a very similar model can be found here http://www.tuckhersey.com/guitars/casino_m.jpg

In this video of Oasis playing a gig in 1996, Noel Gallagher can be seen playing a Gibson SG electric guitar during the song "Cum On Feel the Noize". 4:12 into the video provides a decent look at the guitar.

In an article by Gibson, it is noted that Noel Gallagher owns a Gibson J-45. Original article here.

The 1993 Nashville Series Epiphone Sheraton "Union Jack" Electric Guitar is closely tied to Noel Gallagher. In this video, he can be seen playing it live in Manchester in 1996. He used it from 1993-2002, using it on multiple tracks.

In this rare video from 1995, Noel Gallagher plays an acoustic rendition of "Don't Look Back In Anger" with a vintage Epiphone Frontier acoustic guitar, in a sunburst finish.

This guitar was used mainly during 1995, possibly as a backup for his red Takamine guitar. This guitar was used for Virgin Megastore performance, which was done on October 1, 1995.

In an interview with Noel Gallagher from 2008, talking about the guitars used in the recording of the Oasis album Dig Out Your Soul, Noel says: "For this record I used two Epiphone Casinos. One is an original 1960s... I think it's probably a 1964 which has been sanded down, it's blonde. And one is one of the John Lennon reissue ones, that came out a few years back. They were the two main guitars I used all the way through the album. Which is not like me, I don't really use real hollow-body guitars with P90s, it's not really my style. But they seemed to work best in the studio this time."

The audio interview can be played on the source website at the bottom of the article, and Noel talks about the Epiphone Casinos between the 4th and 5th minute.

in this photo we can see noel gallagher exchanging a martin d-28.

As can be seen in this photo of Noel Gallagher playing at T in the Park festival 2015, he has been using this Tele since the beginning of the Chasing Yesterday tour for songs like "In the Heat of the Moment" and "Digsy's Dinner".

A guitar Noel Gallagher has been seen with is a Fender Jaguar. There is basically no information about this guitar - this is the only photo that has surfaced online.

In this video of Oasis performing the song Go Let It Out, Noel Gallagher can be seen playing a Pink Paisley Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar. The performance took place at Wembley Stadium in 2000, and was also filmed as the opening track to the Oasis live concert film "Familiar to Millions". In the video the guitar can clearly be seen at 0:08 as Noel begins playing the rhythm part of Go Let It Out. Another great shot is at 0:13, where details can be seen such as the maple neck and lack of pickguard

His most notable performance in this guitar was performance of "Sad Song" on "Later...with Jools Holland" on 10th of December, 1994. Also, this guitar was seen during "Live By The Sea" performance of D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman and Talk Tonight. This guitar raises the question if it belonged to fellow bandmate "Bonehead", because at the same appearance he plays the same guitar.

But, unlike Gallagher, Bonehead played this one in the music video for "Whatever", as well...

In this source, Noel Gallagher is photographed playing a Non-Reversed Firebird. This photo is thought to be a promotional photo for "Some Might Say". This guitar was also seen in a music video for "Cigarettes and Alcohol". He can be seen playing it at 1:06 minute mark.

In a 2011 interview, when asked what guitars he's been playing on tour with High Flying Birds, the interviewer asks Noel Gallagher about his 1960s Fender Telecasters. Noel corrects him and says, "Oh, you must mean the Esquire. I played it on Dream On, The Death Of You And Me, Soldier Boys And Jesus Freaks and…Broken Arrow, as well, I think."

Original interview here.

In this YouTube video at 50:49, Noel Gallagher is seen using a Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar. Notably, Noel owned two Custom Les Paul guitars: one with a Florentine cutaway and another with some modifications. This guitar belonged to Johnny Marr and was used on the opening of the song “Morning Glory.”

Noel uses this guitar on most of the majority of his career. He first used it when he was in Oasis and this guitar was featured in the Stand By Me music video for Oasis. He also uses this guitar on the live performances of D'You Know What I Mean? as well as Champagne Supernova in 2008-2009

Noel Gallagher uses a Rickenbacker 330 Electric Guitar in Mapleglo finish, with a rosewood neck. In this video of Oasis performing "Who Feels Love?" live, Noel plays the rhythm guitar part on his Rickenbacker 330. The guitar can be seen throughout the video, but particularly well starting at 4:58 onwards, where the camera zooms in for a closeup, showing the two stickers Noel has placed on the guitar (a green peace sign sticker on the top horn, and a sticker of a blue circle with two bird heads facing each other with the writing "BC" in the middle on the pickguard). This performance is originally from the Oasis - Familiar to Millions: Live At Wembley concert film.

Noel Gallagher used two different Gibson Flying V guitars while in Oasis. The first was a 1989 Gibson Flying V, loaned to Noel by Johnny Marr. Noel used Marr's Flying V to specifically record Cigarettes and Alcohol and Slide Away. It was also used throughout the recording of Definitely Maybe. Photographer Michael Spencer Jones took pictures of Noel using this guitar in the studio in Jan 1994 while recording Definitely Maybe. Sound engineer David Scott, who was present at the Monnow Valley sessions is quoted in a 1994 interview with Melody Maker magazine saying he saw Noel using his Epi Les Paul and also a Gibson Flying V that he used to record Slide Away. Slide Away was the only track to make the cut from the Monnow Valley sessions. Also, Noel was inspired to write Cigarettes & Alcohol by the T Rex song "Get it on". T Rex used a Gibson Flying V to perform Get it on, so makes sense Noel was drawn to using a Flying V to record Cigarettes & Alcohol. Also, T Rex's Get it on was not entirely original either, he equally was inspired by a Chuck Berry song called "Little Queenie". Standing on the shoulders of giants is apt in this case. Noel Gallagher acquired his own 1997 Gibson Flying V and used it in the "D'You Know What I Mean?" official music video. The Flying V he's using has a black finish and a white pickguard, and a capo on the second fret.

In this promotional photo, Noel Gallagher can be seen holding a red Gibson Trini Lopez electric guitar. In an interview where he talks about his gear and guitars on his band High Flying Birds, when asked about using the Trini Lopez, Noel Gallagher says, "I haven't used the Trini Lopez on a track since Don't Believe The Truth, and the Sheraton I haven't used since Morning Glory, really." (original interview found here).

The other person in the photo is Gem Archer.

This guitar was also used during the performance of "Wonderwall", on Glastonbury 2004. He is visible playing that guitar on 0:44 minute mark.

Noel Gallagher spoke to Music Radar about recording his album "Chasing Yesterday", and mentioned using a Nash 63 Stratocaster. He says, "On this record, all over it, is a Nash ’63 Stratocaster, which is fucking outrageous, and I have a brown Nash Tele Deluxe, a ’72, which is also great."

It seems like this guitar is definitely used for "Chasing Yesterday",as Gallagher said in this Premier Guitar interview : "I’ve got two Nash guitars that might be the best Fender-style guitars I’ve ever played. One, a cream 1963 Strat, is all over the record, and the other, a ’72 Deluxe Tele, delivers an amazing sound. Whoever built these guitars is brilliant."

In an interview for Guitar World, Gallagher explained the backstory of how he got that guitar. "I had a very expensive 1963 off-white Strat stolen from me about three years ago. It was the best Strat I’d ever played. And I thought, I’m not fucking spending that much money to replace it, so I bought a Nash copy of it, and it’s the best guitar I’ve ever owned. Ever. And the Nash Tele is astonishing. I use them both all over my new record."

In this interview with Music Radar, Noel says he bought a Stratocaster from Johnny Marr in the early nineties, and used it to record one of Oasis' biggest hits, 'Don't Look Back In Anger'.