Gary Marx's guitar

Unknown songs and demos, who wrote what, who sang what, the usual biographies, discography gubbins, photos of Eldritch with no sunglasses, etc, etc, etc, yadda, yadda, yadda....
Post Reply
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

the main gigging & recording one not the anaconda one...

i've just been informed that i am to be rewarded for all my hard work (:lol:) on a certain sisters-offshoot band's website :von:

i gather my reward is to be no less than a real, genooowine, honest-to-god piece of moosikal eekwipment, which while not actually in a playable condition, still has considerable historical significance if you're into that kind of thing, which i am.

:o

lets just say it was trashed on stage after a gig in nottingham, circa may 1984

;D :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

now THAT shall be going on the wall. if i can find something to glue it all back together with....henceforth quiff towers shall be renamed the quiff rock cafe :lol:

[edit]Extracted from the "Slightly happy today..." thread by QB because it could quite nicely turn into an FAQ about Gary's guitar :)[/edit]
Last edited by Quiff Boy on 05 Apr 2006, 11:14, edited 1 time in total.
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
emilystrange
Above the Chemist
Posts: 9021
Joined: 03 Nov 2003, 20:26
Location: Lady Strange's boudoir.

apparently araldite works wonders.. nice one quiffy


i've just found the choc bar i bought on saturday
I just can't keep living on dreams no more
Top
User avatar
timsinister
The Oncoming Storm
Posts: 4548
Joined: 04 Jan 2005, 17:08
Location: Newcastle
Contact:
Contact timsinister

Le Gasp! All that Inner Circle, robes and secret handshake stuff paid off?

I hope you'll be very happy together, and that the gallery will soon have a new addition :wink:
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

:lol:

aye ;D

i asked gary if he would be signing the scratchplate, to which he replied "scratchplate? hmmm. i'll try and find a solid part to write on..." :o :lol:
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
eastmidswhizzkid
Faster Than The Light Of Speed
Posts: 9689
Joined: 24 Mar 2005, 00:01
Location: WhizzWorld
Contact:
Contact eastmidswhizzkid

oooh, you spawny get barry! :lol: genuinely chuffed for you mate -you deserve it. :notworthy:
i've got one of his plectrums and that's one of my prize possessions... :oops:

so when do you get eldritch's hat and cloak as (unofficial, of course) reward for your work on this forum? :innocent: :wink:
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
:bat:
Top
User avatar
Badlander
Overbomber
Posts: 3566
Joined: 16 Feb 2006, 20:17
Location: At the Edge of the Deep Green Sea

Quiff Boy wrote: lets just say it was trashed on stage after a gig in nottingham, circa may 1984
:eek: :eek: :eek:
:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
eastmidswhizzkid wrote: so when do you get eldritch's hat and cloak as (unofficial, of course) reward for your work on this forum? :innocent: :wink:
You're a sick mind, Lee. :innocent: :lol:
I'd end this moment to be with you
Through morphic oceans I'd lay here with you
Top
Dark
Underneath the Rock
Posts: 6605
Joined: 27 Oct 2004, 21:26
Location: People's Republic of Glasgow
Contact:
Contact Dark

Anaconda geetar?
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

Dark wrote:Anaconda geetar?
he never actually said what guitar it was, and i was too giddy to ask :oops: :lol: but i dont think so :?
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

Quiff Boy wrote:
Dark wrote:Anaconda geetar?
he never actually said what guitar it was, and i was too giddy to ask :oops: :lol: but i dont think so :?
right, got some more info:
Gary wrote:It's a Shergold Masquerader (not unlike the one favoured by Bernard in his
Joy Division days.)

I got it soon after the Sisters became a gigging unit buying it off a mate
of Craig's. Pretty much all the pre Warners era gigs would have seen me
using it for some or all of the gig. It also features on a good many
recordings and official releases (certainly there on Heartland and
Floorshow, probably on Adrenochrome and Body Electric as well).

As I said it bit the dust at Rock City - I snapped the head clean off and
despite a valiant attempt to glue it back together it was never played
again. If you check out the back of the body you can see an early attempt
in white paint at the Anaconda snake-skin pattern.

As if that weren't enough I dare say I wrote all the stuff on FAALA on it
(never went in for that acoustic guitar approach.)
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

:notworthy: :oops: :notworthy: :oops: :notworthy: :oops: :notworthy: :oops: :notworthy: :oops:

thus:

SHERGOLD MASQUERADER
http://guitargeek.com/gearview/899/

Image

though it doesnt sound as if the one i'm getting will look quite as pristine the one in that photo :lol: :twisted:
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
timsinister
The Oncoming Storm
Posts: 4548
Joined: 04 Jan 2005, 17:08
Location: Newcastle
Contact:
Contact timsinister

What a tale!

How on Earth did he manage to hurt it so badly? Snapped the head right off?! In the middle of a gig?! :lol:
Top
User avatar
czuczu
Overbomber
Posts: 2191
Joined: 24 Oct 2005, 14:11
Location: UK

Currently feeling quite jealous!

Nice catch 8)
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

i'm keen to hear the recording of the gig to see if you can hear it :lol:

apparently gary had to get hold of a new guitar for the gig the next evening as he only had the one with him at the time :lol:

i would assume the *crash* would be towads the end of the gig... maybe during one of the dok's sister ray outros...? :D
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
czuczu
Overbomber
Posts: 2191
Joined: 24 Oct 2005, 14:11
Location: UK

Quiff Boy wrote:i'm keen to hear the recording of the gig to see if you can hear it :lol:

apparently gary had to get hold of a new guitar for the gig the next evening as he only had the one with him at the time :lol:

i would assume the *crash* would be towads the end of the gig... maybe during one of the dok's sister ray outros...? :D
I have it - pm me and I'll sort it out ;)

2nd May
Burn, Heartland, Walk Away, Anaconda, Body and Soul, Floorshow, Emma, Adrenochrome, Alice, Body Electric, Gimme Shelter, Sister Ray

(it'd be a straight swap for the guitar of course! :innocent: :lol: )
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

czuczu wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote:i'm keen to hear the recording of the gig to see if you can hear it :lol:

apparently gary had to get hold of a new guitar for the gig the next evening as he only had the one with him at the time :lol:

i would assume the *crash* would be towads the end of the gig... maybe during one of the dok's sister ray outros...? :D
I have it - pm me and I'll sort it out ;)

2nd May
Burn, Heartland, Walk Away, Anaconda, Body and Soul, Floorshow, Emma, Adrenochrome, Alice, Body Electric, Gimme Shelter, Sister Ray

(it'd be a straight swap for the guitar of course! :innocent: :lol: )
thanks for the offer but i've already tapped cellthree for a weed ;) :D
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
Obviousman
Outside the Simian Flock
Posts: 7090
Joined: 22 Aug 2004, 12:14
Location: Soon over Babaluma
Contact:
Contact Obviousman

That's very nice indeed :notworthy:
Styles are a lie.

My Facebook/My Flickr
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

see joy division's barney sumner using a custiomised version of the same guitar:

http://www.shergold.co.uk/neworder.html

Image
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
eastmidswhizzkid
Faster Than The Light Of Speed
Posts: 9689
Joined: 24 Mar 2005, 00:01
Location: WhizzWorld
Contact:
Contact eastmidswhizzkid

marx's (yours!) could be said to have been "customised" ...thus accidentally starting that hideous 80's trend for headless guitars! :lol:
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
:bat:
Top
User avatar
Ozpat
From the Lowlands
Posts: 6758
Joined: 16 Aug 2005, 13:14
Location: In the place through which we wander.

Obviousman wrote:That's very nice indeed :notworthy:
Seconded!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
"as we walk on the floodland"
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

Ozpat wrote:
Obviousman wrote:That's very nice indeed :notworthy:
Seconded!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
as has been already stated, he is a very nice man :D :D
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
Ozpat
From the Lowlands
Posts: 6758
Joined: 16 Aug 2005, 13:14
Location: In the place through which we wander.

Quiff Boy wrote:
Ozpat wrote:
Obviousman wrote:That's very nice indeed :notworthy:
Seconded!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
as has been already stated, he is a very nice man :D :D
I've had that idea for quite a while now! :D

Very nice QB. Enjoy!!!! :wink:
"as we walk on the floodland"
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

*cough*

got it ;D

https://www.myheartland.co.uk/gallery/d ... ge_id=1491
https://www.myheartland.co.uk/gallery/d ... ge_id=1492
https://www.myheartland.co.uk/gallery/d ... ge_id=1493

just some quick snaps taken on my camera/phone while at my desk 8)
Last edited by Quiff Boy on 10 Oct 2014, 12:13, edited 1 time in total.
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
Obviousman
Outside the Simian Flock
Posts: 7090
Joined: 22 Aug 2004, 12:14
Location: Soon over Babaluma
Contact:
Contact Obviousman

Very lovely indeed :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

Have you had a chance to play on it a bit already? :D
Styles are a lie.

My Facebook/My Flickr
Top
User avatar
emilystrange
Above the Chemist
Posts: 9021
Joined: 03 Nov 2003, 20:26
Location: Lady Strange's boudoir.

i see what he means about the scratchplate..
I just can't keep living on dreams no more
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

ha! a bit :lol: its a wreck.... only got 3 strings and the body wobbles. and the electrics arent really wired up.

oddly, the neck still looks pretty straight :o

i think its going in a glass case on the wall or something ;)
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
User avatar
Quiff Boy
Herr Administrator
Posts: 16756
Joined: 25 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Lurking and fixing
Contact:
Contact Quiff Boy

@ em: add that to the bit about "highs" and "perks" of running fansites :lol:
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Sisters FAQs”