Alec
Oct 6, 2019

Guitar Question: The ‘Super Yob’ ... ?

Tourist
Oct 7, 2019

Well I'm a really big Slade fan alec, so I recognised it straight away...It was Dave Hill's guitar (one of his guitars) in the early '70s, when Slade were at the top...I just had a look and it was designed by English luthier John Birch in 1973, who made this 'SuperYob' guitar for Hill, as that was Hill's nickname in the band....Apparently Chris Foreman used it in the 'Shut Up' video, which I didn't know and it is now owned by Marco Pirroni , which I didn't know either.

John Birch also designed and built guitars for Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler (Sab), Brian May, Jim Lea (Slade bass), Roy Orbison, Manny Charlton of Nazareth, so he was obviously rather good...and I'm pleased to say, he's a born and bred Nottingham lad!





Alec
Oct 7, 2019

😎 ty for the info, Tourist. I seem to remember reading an interview with Chrissy Boy sometime back and Slade was mentioned. Dave in that photo could’ve collaborated with 1973-1974 era Eno and it might’ve been some spiffy results. 👌🏼✨

Alec
Oct 7, 2019Edited: Oct 7, 2019

@Tourist
, Dave’s shiny boiler suit goes well with the Super Yob. Both are compatible, made for one another and they present a Sci-Fi Glam statement, one that’s not far away, visually, from from Les Rockets and Roxy Music era Eno. Always liked the pointy shoulders that some people wore then on stage and in photographs. KISS had that with the shoulders at least.


All (or much of it) thanks to David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust it could easily be said, a look that partly sprung from David’s childhood love of NFL gear. The SY could fit in with KISS and Parliament/Funkadelic but it could fit on anywhere even Madness.

Tourist
Oct 7, 2019

@Alec
...Brutally honest thoughts and observations from Genesis. I admire his courage and honesty (for it does take courage) in actually saying, publicly, what one believes in and how one really feels as a human being..good for him for standing up and saying so in such an eloquent manner.

Alec
Oct 7, 2019

I like that the Super Yob is written in the pupil of of pectoral 👁 ... the guitar shape itself is from the future and sort of reminds me of Space Invaders style shapes. The logo is lava lamp psychedelics and reminds me of a glittery sticker I saw sometimes as a kid that read “Take It Easy.”


I also think of the DEVO Cloud Guitar now available thanks to Eastwood.








Tourist
Oct 7, 2019

Good point about the logo and now you mention it, you can definitely see Space Invaders shape to the body!..I could never put my finger on it, but that's what it reminds me of = now I can see it!...…………..Although the actual Space Invaders arcade game didn't come out until 1978 (I think), so was not an actual influence on the guitar design..but there is an abstract aesthetic similarity, nonetheless.

Alec
Oct 7, 2019

I want one. 🔥 🙏

Alec
Nov 21, 2019

It's great and the accuracy is meticulous for everyone portrayed here .... but ... in the Christmas one, available in the sidebar, called Christmas with SLADE ....and Simon Le Bon .... I dunno ... they've blurred the images of Little Boy Blue with Little Lord Fauntleroy, a hint of Simon Le Bon (hair colour) with Nick Rhodes (haircut) and .... erm ... Oscar Wilde, too.


Come on now, Simon's such a flaming heterosexual as well, I reckon they're out to prove that all those New Romantics are one person. ;)

© Bill Nelson 2020

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