Elizabeth H.
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Jessica Topper:
I know I have a question that's been on my mind since LOUDER THAN LOVE's first book birthday is in a few days. What type of guitar does Adrian "Digger" Graves prefer to play? Does he favor Gibsons? Signed - Kurious N Kansas :)
Jessica Topper
Great question! I had so much fun finding inspiration for Adrian and his axes. (Looking at pictures of hot rocking guitarists and listening to many smoking solos is totally book research...)
When we meet Adrian, he is playing a battered Guild 12-string acoustic, and later he mentions his friend Randy gave it to him. That was my homage to Randy Rhoads, one of my all-time favorite guitarists.
But naturally, a musician of Adrian's caliber (and wealth) would own many guitars. :) Mostly electric ones. He shares his "secret" new composition with Kat in his bedroom playing his signature Ibanez, which is like a classic metal guitar. And he plays a Roadstar (also an Ibanez brand) when he sits in with Jim's band, Dead Can Dream.
But in my mind, and in various incarnations of this book (many deleted scenes) Adrian does favor a 70s Goldtop Gibson Les Paul, which he claims was his first guitar. :)
When we meet Adrian, he is playing a battered Guild 12-string acoustic, and later he mentions his friend Randy gave it to him. That was my homage to Randy Rhoads, one of my all-time favorite guitarists.
But naturally, a musician of Adrian's caliber (and wealth) would own many guitars. :) Mostly electric ones. He shares his "secret" new composition with Kat in his bedroom playing his signature Ibanez, which is like a classic metal guitar. And he plays a Roadstar (also an Ibanez brand) when he sits in with Jim's band, Dead Can Dream.
But in my mind, and in various incarnations of this book (many deleted scenes) Adrian does favor a 70s Goldtop Gibson Les Paul, which he claims was his first guitar. :)
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