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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby drakula63 » Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:12 pm

Ironically, there's a guitarist named CHRIS RAE on Hank Marvin's 1977 Guitar Syndicate album. I've often wondered if this was a misspelling of Rea, as I could well imagine him taking part if asked.
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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby UlrichS » Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:25 pm

drakula63 wrote:Ironically, there's a guitarist named CHRIS RAE on Hank Marvin's 1977 Guitar Syndicate album. I've often wondered if this was a misspelling of Rea, as I could well imagine him taking part if asked.

No, this is a different guitarist. See https://www.discogs.com/en/artist/289274-Chris-Rae
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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby drakula63 » Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:41 pm

UlrichS wrote:
drakula63 wrote:Ironically, there's a guitarist named CHRIS RAE on Hank Marvin's 1977 Guitar Syndicate album. I've often wondered if this was a misspelling of Rea, as I could well imagine him taking part if asked.

No, this is a different guitarist. See https://www.discogs.com/en/artist/289274-Chris-Rae


Interesting that it gives 'Chris Rea' as one of the 'variations' on his name...

I wonder how he pronounces it !!! ;)
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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby Uncle Fiesta » Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:37 pm

Funny about the nickname, I've always thought of Chris Rea as dire.
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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby drakula63 » Sun Sep 18, 2022 3:34 pm

Been a while...

Here's a pic of Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin LIzzy, Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes playing a red Strat, circa 1985. He rarely used one on stage or in the studio, so this is a very rare image.
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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby jno » Wed Oct 05, 2022 4:56 pm

drakula63 wrote:Ironically, there's a guitarist named CHRIS RAE on Hank Marvin's 1977 Guitar Syndicate album. I've often wondered if this was a misspelling of Rea, as I could well imagine him taking part if asked.


Chris Rae also plays on a lot of library tracks with Frank McDonald and is a lot of the music in great TV shows like Minder. ;)

Incidentally, Police guitarist Andy Summers used a red Stratocaster on their 2007 reunion tour.

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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby drakula63 » Mon Oct 10, 2022 1:50 pm

So many of these guys were fans of, or at least influenced by, Hank/the Shadows, that their use of the Red Strat cannot be a coincidence. Macca can be seen using one in the video for Coming Up.
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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby Moderne » Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:35 pm

drakula63 wrote:So many of these guys were fans of, or at least influenced by, Hank/the Shadows, that their use of the Red Strat cannot be a coincidence. Macca can be seen using one in the video for Coming Up.


That's because he was impersonating Hank.
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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby drakula63 » Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:33 am

Moderne wrote:
drakula63 wrote:So many of these guys were fans of, or at least influenced by, Hank/the Shadows, that their use of the Red Strat cannot be a coincidence. Macca can be seen using one in the video for Coming Up.


That's because he was impersonating Hank.


Yeah, I know. Although I saw someone once insist that it was Buddy Holly! I think the point I was probably trying to make there was that Macca was paying tribute to his heroes and influences and Hank was among them.
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Re: Red Strat thread

Postby StanfordTuck » Fri Oct 14, 2022 5:50 pm

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Familiar guitar upside down, played by Bobby Harrison.

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