Robert Quine's Guitars
In 1996 Quine switched to the Fender Telecaster. "In the late '90s, Chris Cush of [New York City's] Mojo Guitars rewired a lot of Telecasters for me," Quine notes. My favorite right now is a Fender '52 reissue, with Seymour Duncan Antiquities pickups and a four-way switch. Rick Kelly of Carmine Street Guitars has been building some amazing Telecasters lately, and that's probably what I'll get next."
In 1961 he got his first Fender Stratocaster the guitar he has been identified with for most of his career. His infatuation with the Strat was directly inspired by his idol, Ritchie Valens: "I saw the picture on the cover of his first album, and he had a Stratocaster. I didn't know what it was, but I knew I had to have one."
Robert Quine's first electric guitar was a double-cutaway Danelectro with two pickups and a gold finish, which he got with a case and amplifier for $130. These days, though, "I pretty much stick to Fenders," Quine says of his impressive guitar collection.
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