Dave - 2 Guitars Discovery

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:12 am

Ok, I just pulled out my old files of MTV's Ultrasound for BTCS. I see Dave playing his martin hd-28v, but then when Stefan and Dave are working on what would become an interlude jam. Stefan is playing his acoustic Guild (which he has had for a while), BUT Dave is playing a jumbo Gibson!

Next, I see what looked like for a second like his taylor 914ce (but it couldn't have been, since got that afterwards. Then, I notice that the headstock had barely any logo on it, and it was no Taylor. I couldn't quite read it, so I went looking in other videos. I looked at a video of Dave playing Spoon on Much Music, and it was that same guitar! My only guess, since I can't get a really clear look, but it looks like the first letter is an L, so I would guess it's a Larravie (spelling?). Anyone else have any more info on these 2 guitars?

ndfilth · Post by **ndfilth** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:00 am

I think Dave plays a Takamine on the Spoon Much Music video from Canada. Don't know which model. The writing on the headstock isn't clear but it looks similar to their label. Dave did play a Takamine in the Satellite video with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra so maybe he has/had another.

Personally, I like that Dave plays different guitars. Variety is the spice of life.

taylordb · Post by **taylordb** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:19 am

Dave does/did have a Lakewood. If you look at the issue of Acoustic Guitar that featured Dave and Tim...the cover photo as well as several of the photos inside show him with one.

natedawg · Post by **natedawg** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:52 am

I am quite sure that is the lakewood in the spoon video from much music. I don't have the video on my now, but I remember making a note of it when I saw it since I had not seem him play it before.

acusticdude · Post by **acusticdude** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:08 am

it is definately the lakewood. He has 2 of them, the other is on the cd jacket for L@LC

GuitarGuy305 · Post by **GuitarGuy305** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:30 am

Lakewood M32 I believe. And I do think that is the guitar he's got on the back of the L@LC CD case.

GuitarGuy305 · Post by **GuitarGuy305** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:33 am

Here's one on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&v=glance

Even says "popularized by Dave Matthews"

I wouldn't go that far...

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:46 pm

I got this video if anyone is interested. Spoon in Canadia, that is.

natedawg · Post by **natedawg** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:01 pm

Spoon in Canadian

Spoon in Canadian eh? That must have pushed Dave's translation skills to the extreme eh.

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:23 pm

However, the picture on the sleeve of the L@LC case is actually not from the 1996 tour that L@LC was a part of. The one on the sleeve (With dave on a mini jumbo lakewood) is actually from the 1997 tour. I have seen actual photos from the 1996 tour (including a pair from L@LC, and it shows him exclusively on a cutaway guitar that does look like the taylor. I assume that it is another lakewood, but I am not positive.

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:27 am

Ok, I know it's not the Tak. The Tak he is seen in during the show with Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and as well as Yoshi's, is a dreadnaught Cutaway, and this is not any dreadnaught. Now, it can't be the lakewood from the back of the L@LC cd or in the pictures on the tablature book, because it's a smaller body and has a cutaway.

Now that I look again, it most likely is a Lakewood.

Anyone know about the jumbo Gibson?

dmfollower · Post by **dmfollower** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 5:03 am

I don't have the sleeve on me, does anyone know the date of the lalc show?

GuitarGuy305 · Post by **GuitarGuy305** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:35 pm

The pic on the back of the L@LC and the tab book is a Lakewood M32.

GuitarGuy305 · Post by **GuitarGuy305** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:35 pm

dmfollower wrote:I don't have the sleeve on me, does anyone know the date of the lalc show?

02/06/1996

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:39 pm

i knew the gibson jumbo and lakewood.
gibson j-185 cause a deep bodied jumbo is good in the studio, and the lakewood just sounds pretty.