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What is Mr. Davies playing here -- a Starfire?
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Looks like a Starfire III to me.
Bonus points to anyone here (do we have any Welsh members?) who knows how to pronounce his surname correctly.
Bonus points to anyone here (do we have any Welsh members?) who knows how to pronounce his surname correctly.
Mapleman54
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Is it Dyfed or Daffyd you are looking for? Never heard of any Welsh connection with Dave or Ray… did their parents move to Muswell Hill (north London) from Wales I wonder?
Great Kinks track btw, thanks for posting… good to think about Dave’s massive influence on Rock music through his power chord riffs, and the part of that attributable to Guild guitars!
Great Kinks track btw, thanks for posting… good to think about Dave’s massive influence on Rock music through his power chord riffs, and the part of that attributable to Guild guitars!
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They had a lot of hits. This might be my favorite.
Well, Ray and his siblings were born in England, but "Davies" is definitely a Welsh surname.
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Being a typical lip synced tune for tv, I figured I'd post one of the guitar actually being played. (Looks like on the above clip he's only got 3 strings on it!! )
From a year prior in Paris. (gotta love how they basically have to nudge the sloth footed Emcee off the darn stage during the opening!
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From a year prior in Paris. (gotta love how they basically have to nudge the sloth footed Emcee off the darn stage during the opening!
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AcornHouse
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It’s got 6 strings. You can see the treble strings briefly in one of the early close ups. Old b&w footage doesn’t always have the resolution for those thin strings.
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Gotcha. From 3:10-3:16 really threw me off. It actually looks like he's resting his middle, ring, and pinky fingers on the body where the high strings should be!
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I think Rock and Roll Fantasy would be my favorite.
11/26/65 release date:
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hansmoust
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The guitar he plays in the Paris-video is a Guild DE-500, but the one he plays in the O.P.'s clip is indeed a Starfire III.
I posted about that DE-500 several times in the past, so if you do a search you will find it
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johnreardon
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Well I'm Welsh and we always pronounced it 'Davis'. It's only a variant of Davis anyway.
That is correct! In America, everyone calls him "Daveez", but that's actually incorrect.
The Guilds of Grot
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Similar to John Cleese of Monty Python fame. Here is America everybody pronounces his name to rhyme with "cheese" while is should rhyme with "lease"!
EDIT: See post #25 for correction!
EDIT: See post #25 for correction!
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Don't get me started on tomato, aluminium, valves etc
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In the US and Canada, we pronounce aluminum just like we spell it. W/ just one "i". As for tomato, the plant originates from the Americas, so we're right, you're wrong.Don't get me started on tomato, aluminium, valves etc
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johnreardon
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The British are never wrong.In the US and Canada, we pronounce aluminum just like we spell it. W/ just one "i". As for tomato, the plant originates from the Americas, so we're right, you're wrong.
There are just alternates to reality
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Davies by any pronunciation is still Davies.