Eddie's guitar used on "You Really Got Me" - Guitars101

08-10-2003, 10:33 PM

Hi all. Someone sent us this info about Eddie, and I was wondering if it's true:
Contrary to popular belief, Ed used an Ibanez Destroyer for most of this (their first) album, as well as several songs on the next 2 albums. This guitar is featured on the cover of the Woman and Children first (it looks like a Gibson Explorer). Ed later took a large chunk out of the guitar, which ruined the tone.

Thanks much,
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NewHalen5150 · 08-11-2003, 12:30 AM

good question..curious my self about that!

Stiglar · 08-11-2003, 02:23 AM

yeah he did...

well at least on you really got me . on the clip for you really got me he's using it ... another sign is just before the break down he toggles the pick up switch back and forth to get that disjointed rhythm you can only do that on a destroyer or a les paul or something with similar gibson switching .

Stiglar · 08-11-2003, 02:29 AM

oh wait you already knew that ! ...

whoops :P

08-11-2003, 05:00 AM

I sent that. Hehehe...no need to check my facts. [img]images/smilies/shame.gif[/img]

-Jay

Stiglar · 08-11-2003, 06:13 AM

lol !

so he did use that guitar ?

does that guitar have a whammy bar though ? . i can't remember

Jedi McFly5150 · 08-11-2003, 09:37 AM

No, it doesn't, but he doesn't use it in YRGM.

Stiglar · 08-11-2003, 03:51 PM

yeah i know but isn't the first post saying that he used it for most of the first album ?

08-12-2003, 09:48 AM

Thanks for the confirmation. We'll post it on Songfacts in our next update. Sorry to doubt you Jay.

ericgtr · 08-12-2003, 10:02 AM

Feel free to ask about this stuff here anytime. We have a lot of knowledgable people hanging out [img]images/smilies/icon_thumb.gif[/img]

08-12-2003, 11:42 AM

Yep, YRGM is the Ibanez Destroyer. Note there are no trem dive bombs in YRGM.

-Jay

Stiglar · 08-13-2003, 12:38 AM

but . in the first post it says : "Contrary to popular belief, Ed used an Ibanez Destroyer for most of this (their first) album, as well as several songs on the next 2 albums"

but i think on just about every song on the first album except yrgm it has whammy work in it ?

Jedi McFly5150 · 08-13-2003, 06:38 AM

Runnin' With the Devil doesn't, and yes, he did use it on the first few albums. I think he stopped using it around Diver Down.

Stiglar · 08-13-2003, 10:49 PM

well 2 songs is hardly most of the first album .

hate to sound like i'm being picky or something it just confused me a bit [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img]

08-14-2003, 07:54 AM

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Stiglar said:

but i think on just about every song on the first album except yrgm it has whammy work in it ?

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He sometimes overdubbed solos with whammy...but YRGM isn't one of them. It's all Ibanez Destroyer, along with RWTD, On Fire, The Rhythm track to Jamie's Cryin', and some others I'm sure. I think DTNA is also...

Basically, some of Ed's coolest sounds from the first few records were from a Destroyer, which at the time was a Korina bodied copy of the Original Gibson Explorer.

-Jay