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 Dave Davies' (of The Kinks) 1956 Fender Telecaster - Seattle, WA
N 47° 37.298 W 122° 20.916
10T E 548945 N 5274453
Located within the Museum of Pop Culture is a gallery containing rare guitars belonging to some of the best musicians in the U.S. Admission fees apply.
Waymark Code: WMWG03
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2017
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Over 50 guitars are located in the Guitar Gallery: The Quest for Volume within the Museum of Pop Culture. One of them is a 1956 Fender Telecaster guitar once played by Dave Davies of The Kinks. A nearby placard reads:
Led by brothers Ray and Dave Davies, The Kinks were one of the most important British rock bands of the mid-1960s, known initially for the 1964 aggressive R&B hits "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night." They soon switched gears toward more introspective, socially-aware and self-consciously English pop songs such as 1966's "Sunny Afternoon" and 1967's "Waterloo Sunset," and in 1970 released one of their most iconic tracks, "Lola."
Guitarist Dave Davies used this blonde 1956 Telecaster (signed by Davies in 1995) to record the signature riff of their 1964 hit single, "Tired of Waiting," as well as songs from the 1965 album The Kink Kontroversy. While the brother had an oftentimes volatile personal relationship, Dave's virtuosic lead guitar perfectly complements Ray's melodic songwriting, and together they influenced contemporaries like The Beatles and The Who, as well as successive generations of bands from The Ramones to Van Halen to Blur.
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