![]() But let’s be honest the two main guitars Mick Mars is known for is his Gibson Les Paul Custom and heavily modded Fender Stratocaster which includes parts from a '63,'64, and 1965 Strat. Throughout the rest of his career, Mick Mars has been known to pick up an orange ’64 Gretsch here and there, most notably a Chet Atkins signature model as well as a Paul Reed Smith McCarty 24. I still use it onstage and in the studio.” Even though it’s really beat up, it’s a player’s guitar. The pickups didn’t work, so I put humbuckers in it and installed a Floyd Rose. I bought it for $1,200 while we were on the Girls, Girls, Girls tour in 1987. One of the first real Strats that I ever owned was pieced together using ’63, ’64 and ’65 parts. “I owned a few vintage Stratocasters by then, and I loved how light a real Strat felt. ![]() ![]() “That’s when I started playing Fender Strats,” Mars says. At this point, Mick was using his Fender Strat almost exclusively. ![]()
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