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GEM  ARCHER  WITH  THE  EDGE  IN  1986

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Gem Archer in 1986 with his Rickenbacker and Marshall half-stack. 

This photo was provided by the great John Horn. John was a roadie for Gem's old band The Edge around 1986/1987. 

John informed me he believes that this Rickenbacker was Gem's only guitar at the time. He played a black Stratocaster with the band for a while, but that was stolen backstage at a college gig in Durham.

Around 4 minutes into this video, John can be seen playing harmonica with The Edge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STE8pzW2cmI

Thank you so much to John for this picture! More tales from John to come (if he can remember)! 

Welcome  to  gemarchergear.com.  Here  we  celebrate  and   list  every  guitar  Gem  has  ever  been  photographed  playing,  and  in  most cases,  the  song  he  played  it  on.  

Click  one  of  the  above  links  to  check  out  his  gear  from  that  era!  

FOR   THE  FIRST  TIME  IN  HISTORY...  Gem  ARCHER'S  PEDALBOARD

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I had the opportunity to go on stage and check out his pedals and every one of his settings.   

Boss TU-2
Line 6 DL4
Roland EV5

Part  1

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Tech 21 CompTORTION
Electro Harmonix Micro POG
Line 6 DM4
Tokai Compressor

Part 2

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Boss OD-3
Electro Harmonix Holy Grail
Fulltone Octafuzz
Electro Harmonix Freeze
Line 6 MM4

My  personal tour  through  Gem's  Beady  Eye  rig  2011.

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Getting to touch this Non-Reverse Firebird meant getting to touch what is in my opinion the sweetest sounding instrument ever made. 

how  did   Paul Weller's  Rickenbacker  360F  turn   into  Gem   Archer's  guitar  shown  below?  

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Just like Paul Weller gave Noel Gallagher his white Rickenbacker 330, and gave Steve Cradock his black Rickenbacker 330 featured on The Jam's single sleeves, Weller gave Gem Archer his Rickenbacker 360F following their acoustic tour together. Gem took this prized Rickenbacker to master craftsman Philppe Dubreuille because according to Philippe, "Gem loved the guitar, but he thought the neck was too thin. So I made him a custom guitar that looked and played similar, but with a Les Paul, baseball bat-like neck." As you can see, all the components are the same, but the body and neck are custom made to Gem's liking. 


 

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When I asked Gem about what Rickenbacker Paul Weller gave him, he replied, "It's an F. I can't remember the number." 


Information like this has been my passion for the last decade, and I now proudly pass along this information to you at GEMARCHERGEAR.COM!  Much more to come!

Coming  Soon..... all  the amps  Gem   Archer  has  played   live!!!!    Plus   a  list  of  the  basses  he  has  had  his  hands  on!

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The lists are being complied!

All  Beady  Eye  photos  were  taken  by  and  are  property  of  Anthony  Chabala. 

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