What Guitar is Dave Playing?

Twostep420 · Post by **Twostep420** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:55 pm

Hey everyone,
I just downloaded a video of Dave playing Spoon acoustically on a Much Music special from 98. I looked at the gear section and don't see any guitars that look like it. I am very curious as to which guitar it is. It is a cutaway, but I can't make out what the name is on the head stock. It might be a Larrivee. I don't have a way of posting the video, but if anyone has seen it and can help out, I'd appreciate it.

Peace,
Alex

DMBFan63 · Post by **DMBFan63** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:21 am

cutaway.. could be one of his really old yamahas.. maybe a taylor.. i dunno, i'd have to see the video

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 3:37 am

He has an old high quality Yamaha (as Yamahas were back then til they cut corners and turned to crap). He uses it in the in store promotion video for R2T, in the Satelite video, and in the Stay video. It's a jumbo guitar, sunburst finish, and I have seen some pictures of it having flowers on the back of the soundboard, I think that it was his Yamaha.

mikee · Post by **mikee** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:18 pm

What color/s is it?

DT · Post by DT » Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:48 pm

the one ranting is talking about is his country jumbo, and NOT a cutaway

1eyed_jack · Post by **1eyed_jack** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 4:24 pm

i just watched the video, but i couldnt make out the name.
its an acoustic cutaway, that is the typical natural beige color.
The name of the guitar is written lengthwise on the headstoc. so when dave is playing it, you can read it perfectly, but like i said, it was too blurry to make out. the name does look like its written in like a cursive font. hope this helps

DT · Post by DT » Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:35 pm

where did you get this video? now i wanna see it because i cant figurer out what kind of guitar it is... the only cutaways i think he has are his 714s, 914, chet and baritone

somedevil8 · Post by **somedevil8** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:54 pm

Actually, the guitar he is playing is a Lakewood. There is a picture of dave playing it in the Step into the Light book. Dave has a standard Lakewood, and then this particular Lakewood with a cutaway.

DT · Post by DT » Sun Mar 28, 2004 7:03 pm

i did not know he had a cutaway lakewood.... that makes sense though

mikee · Post by **mikee** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 7:30 pm

My friend swares that he saw Dave play Spoon with a garrison?

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:36 pm

I don't think so

DMBFan63 · Post by **DMBFan63** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:37 pm

somedevil8 wrote:Actually, the guitar he is playing is a Lakewood. There is a picture of dave playing it in the Step into the Light book. Dave has a standard Lakewood, and then this particular Lakewood with a cutaway.

If i ever got my step into the light book back from everydaydmbfan, i'd confirm this, but i don't have it

mikee · Post by **mikee** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:44 pm

So Dave doesn't play a Garrison and I can knock my friends teeth down his throat for his compulsive lies?

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:48 pm

Maybe, maybe.
Did Dave use his Lakewood for the '97 D&T tour?

DT · Post by DT » Sun Mar 28, 2004 10:30 pm

yes, thats the guitar he used for live at luther