Well the bitter comes out better on a stolen guitar…(sorry, couldn’t resist)
The two Gibson Les Pauls were made and customised especially for the commencement of David Bowie’s A Reality Tour in 2003.
The picture above shows Earl playing the black one last week, shortly before it was stolen. He is playing the same guitar in the shot below from dress rehearsals in Brussels in October 2003
The other guitar is a cherry red version of the same model, both sporting a Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece and both with Earl Slick clearly incorporated in each headstock. (See inset in top picture)
The guitars were stolen from a parked van in either Albany, New York or in Montreal, Canada on September 25th.
Any information from BowieNetters hearing a whisper as to the location of either or both would be very gratefully received.
Needless to say, this setback can’t stop the live debut of
The show will go ahead at 9.30pm and will now include contributions from French Canadian Anik Jean on both vocals and guitar.
See aforementioned news story for further details and ticket information.