Members Josh S Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 ...How odd Just found out today! Whaddya know, eh? The funny thing about owning a vanishingly rare guitar (23 made, 22 known to exist still) is that you can actually track down who owned it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 Pics or it's an Agile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 Real cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 That should certainly enhance the resale value. I love the look, what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh S Posted December 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 It's a Bill Lewis - they're mostly famous for being the guitar that David Gilmour played on Money (and a few other tunes). It's neat to have something so rare, even though it could use a serious overhaul at the moment. I got it for the Gilmour connection, of course, but I'm glad to see it's had a little history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 Really? Sounds expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh S Posted December 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 Really? Sounds expensive. It wasn't - but I don't think I paid anywhere near what it's probably worth. Good deal for me, as the Gilmour in a Pink Floyd tribute. Last time we played a big show I used it for the second half of Dark Side - probably the first time anyone has ever done that with a Lewis guitar, actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 Dang, that guitar has logged a lot of time under the spotlights. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 It wasn't - but I don't think I paid anywhere near what it's probably worth. Good deal for me, as the Gilmour in a Pink Floyd tribute. Last time we played a big show I used it for the second half of Dark Side - probably the first time anyone has ever done that with a Lewis guitar, actually That's really cool. Amazing you were able to track one down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh S Posted December 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 That's really cool. Amazing you were able to track one down. A guy that saw one of our shows emailed the band website to see if we wanted it - from what I gathered, he got it in a big lot of items with some other guitars. I didn't ask very many questions since the price was so low. Don't worry, he knew it was rare and everything - but I certainly paid the man and gtfo'd as quick as I could ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pigman Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 Nice find! Josh, out of the 22 that still exist, how were you able to narrow it down to one? Wear patterns? Decals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnewb1 Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 Dig the Cramps, Man...that is cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tupelo Son Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 VERY cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 Poison Ivy is one of my favorite guitarists ever from one of my favorite bands ever as well as being one of the sexiest wmen ever in rock and roll. Too cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted December 2, 2010 Members Share Posted December 2, 2010 Pics or it's an Agile. Yeah, this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh S Posted December 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2010 Yeah, this. It's the one in the middle, obvs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brendan Posted December 3, 2010 Members Share Posted December 3, 2010 Nice. I see the Bigsby holes, but the extra holes on top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pac Wild Posted December 4, 2010 Members Share Posted December 4, 2010 Not sure where you get your mis-information, Josh, but Nigel Cutler never owned the Lewis you now own. I can't help you with the history of your Lewis, but I have first-hand knowledge of Nigel Cutler's guitar, and it is an original right-handed Lewis, built for him by Bill Lewis in 1970, and it is in mint original condition. A man who used to work at Bill Lewis' shop brought it to my attention. And yes, you can also tell by wear patterns, etc (not to mention the holes from the Bigsby that was removed). After Poison Ivy got rid of it the original pickups were re-installed and a funky custom bridge put on. Then it was sold to this other dude, Nigel Cutler, who unfortunately had it converted to lefty. I've converted it back, of course, but now it does sport a bit of a leopard-print of dowels ha ha It's the one in the middle, obvs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted December 4, 2010 Members Share Posted December 4, 2010 oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted December 6, 2010 Members Share Posted December 6, 2010 It's the one in the middle, obvs. Cool! Thanks for posting the pic. Oh, and I love the LP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted December 6, 2010 Members Share Posted December 6, 2010 Looks like it used to be owned by this guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drawdeep Posted December 6, 2010 Members Share Posted December 6, 2010 Am I the only one having a hard time seeing any points of similarity between the 2 guitars other than they are the same model? Not doubting the story and all, but if you ever want to convince a buyer down the road (or us for that matter ), you need to get some better documentation of the instrument's path to you. Cool guitar anyway... I remember reading Gilmour's account a while back talking about using his Lewis for certain solos because of needing the extra frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted December 6, 2010 Members Share Posted December 6, 2010 Cool. Would look great with some tiger stickers and duct tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 6, 2010 Members Share Posted December 6, 2010 I think there's more dowel than wood. Cool history though. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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