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==Guitars== | ==Guitars== | ||
===Pre Weezer=== | |||
According to Brian on a Guitar World interview in 2017, his first guitar was a Ibanez Roadstar II, this line of guitars was discontinued in 1991. | |||
{{Gray quote box|[[Image:Brianhead.png]]|I wish I was lucky enough to start on a Gibson guitar. My first guitar was an Ibanez Roadstar II that I bought with my own money. I kind of wish that I had that guitar still, it was more of a Strat shape.}} | |||
===1993: Blue=== | ===1993: Blue=== | ||
[[Image:Weezer1994patwithkapa.png|thumb|Pat playing Brian's yellow Kapa Challenger, 1994|350px]] | [[Image:Weezer1994patwithkapa.png|thumb|Pat playing Brian's yellow Kapa Challenger, 1994|350px]] | ||
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The only modifications this guitar had were the tuning pegs, which Brian had replaced with locking tuners. | The only modifications this guitar had were the tuning pegs, which Brian had replaced with locking tuners. | ||
{{Gray quote box|[[Image:Brianhead.png]]|Before Weezer, I had a Gibson Melody Maker, which had an SG shape. I used to use a wound G-string, because tuning issues on the G-string have always been problematic. But just the weight of a wound G-string kind of hurt my finger after a while, so I switched that to a standard G-string.}} | |||
{{Karlify|Anyway, Brian has said it was a '63, while some folks insist its a '66. In any case, it had a very low 4 digit serial number (possibly #1030?) so it was old.}} | {{Karlify|Anyway, Brian has said it was a '63, while some folks insist its a '66. In any case, it had a very low 4 digit serial number (possibly #1030?) so it was old.}} | ||
During this time Brian would also acquire a yellow Kapa Challenger that would not be used live. According to Karl, the guitar ended up being gifted to Brian's sister. | During this time Brian would also acquire a yellow Kapa Challenger that would not be used live. According to Karl, the guitar ended up being gifted to Brian's sister. | ||
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[[Image:Brianwexplorer.png|thumb|Brian playing his Gibson Explorer, 2021|350px]] | [[Image:Brianwexplorer.png|thumb|Brian playing his Gibson Explorer, 2021|350px]] | ||
The Sunburst Strat made a comeback and Brian has been using it to play [[All My Favorite Songs]]. He mostly uses his two Explorers. | The Sunburst Strat made a comeback and Brian has been using it to play [[All My Favorite Songs]]. He mostly uses his two Explorers. | ||
{{Gray quote box|[[Image:Brianhead.png]]|Bringing a very solid, sturdy guitar though, is the right thing to do, so I found that Gibson Explorer has the best of both worlds, a good tone and also a battle ax; you can go to battle with that thing. I like to have one that is used for what we call "Weezer tuning." (...) If I break a string, which I rarely do anymore, then I have a backup, which is another Gibson Explorer.}} | |||
==Gear== | ==Gear== | ||
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===2017=== | ===2017=== | ||
On July 13th 2017 Ernie Ball announced that they had a partnership with Weezer. | On July 13th 2017 Ernie Ball announced that they had a partnership with Weezer. | ||
==Media== | |||
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==Sources== | |||
https://web.archive.org/web/20200810161740/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/weezers-brian-bell-talks-gibsons-his-influences-and-guitars-he-takes-road | |||
https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/Roadstar_II_series | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||