Mick Mars gold top w/Floyd Rose

Todd · 10-06-2008, 11:42 AM

I watched a classic concert on VH1 yesterday of Motley Crew and Mick Mars did the encore of Helter Skelter on a Gold top with a Floyd Rose. Dont know if it was one of those new Axcess models. Mars usually plays a Strat. Great show.

nitrous12 · 10-06-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Todd

I watched a classic concert on VH1 yesterday of Motley Crew and Mick Mars did the encore of Helter Skelter on a Gold top with a Floyd Rose. Dont know if it was one of those new Axcess models. Mars usually plays a Strat. Great show.

What year was the concert from?

And aren't those Axcess LPs new? Not sure as I know little about them.

I love Motley Crue. Went to Crue Fest in July....totally awesome. Mick is an interesting creature, but he can still wail despite his crippling disease....pretty amazing really.

ehamady6 · 10-06-2008, 11:50 AM

Carnival of Sins tour 2005

DVD:

Tenacious T · 10-06-2008, 11:53 AM

Mick is the coolest. I've never seen that show...Always think of Mick playing a Les Paul. He just doesn't look the same with a strat.

nitrous12 · 10-06-2008, 12:05 PM

Damn, I had borrowed that DVD from a friend a few months ago but never made it to the encore before I gave it back.

LPV · 10-06-2008, 12:41 PM

Its probably older. There were alot of pauls with floyds and kahlers foating around in the 80's.

Mick's great. One of my favorite players.

Tenacious T · 10-06-2008, 12:54 PM

Too Fast For Love - His guitar tone on that album screams 80's sleaze metal.

Love it!

Guitarzandstuff · 10-06-2008, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd

I watched a classic concert on VH1 yesterday of Motley Crew and Mick Mars did the encore of Helter Skelter on a Gold top with a Floyd Rose. Dont know if it was one of those new Axcess models. Mars usually plays a Strat. Great show.

I saw it also... didn't look like a Gibson. Had dot inlays etc..

siggy14 · 06-16-2009, 01:19 PM

Kinda bringing this one back from the dead, but let you guys decide what it is.

YouTube - MOTLEY CRUE Helter Skelter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd

I watched a classic concert on VH1 yesterday of Motley Crew and Mick Mars did the encore of Helter Skelter on a Gold top with a Floyd Rose. Dont know if it was one of those new Axcess models. Mars usually plays a Strat. Great show.

wyldesixx21 · 06-17-2009, 09:39 PM

Its not a
Les Paul he is playing its a Gretch

2manyGuitars · 06-17-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by wyldesixx21

Its not a Les Paul he is playing its a Gretch

You're kidding, right?

siggy14 · 06-18-2009, 07:34 AM

Here is another video where he plays it, hard to tell, I do know he has used floyded pauls in the past.

YouTube - MOTLEY CRUE Anarchy in the UK

wyldesixx21 · 06-18-2009, 04:31 PM

No for real its a Gretch, I saw them on the Carnival of Sins tour where he was wearing that outfit and playing that guitar, I was front row in front of Mick and it was a Gretch.

2manyGuitars · 06-18-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by wyldesixx21

No for real its a Gretch...

No, for real. It's a Gibson. I know he was using a Gretsch on that tour, so you did see him playing one live, but the one in that video is a Gibson.

I don't remember the exact model, but I believe in the '80s there was a variation of the Standard with dot inlays. In the screen captures I took, I can see several features. I know it has a bound body and neck, a carved (rather than flat) top, dot inlays, and in the last photo you can see where the tailpiece studs were, so the Floyd is a mod and not factory.

captain tightpants · 06-18-2009, 08:37 PM

Probably a Studio Standard.

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