Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
00:00 Intro
00:41 Phil's Firebird VII
19:53 Modded 1951 Fender Telecaster
37:38 2000 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom
47:23 Modded vintage Gibson Non-Reverse Firebird
We join Roxy Music guitarist and sonic pioneer Phil Manzanera to take a walk through the stunning collection of guitars that he used to cut landmark hits and collaborate with rock's greatest luminaries, from David Gilmour to Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt and many more on his numerous solo albums. Starting with his iconic early 60s Cardinal Red Gibson Firebird VII, Manzanera tells fascinating and candid stories about the recording process behind his many albums with Roxy Music and his 50-year back catalogue of compelling, eclectic and sonically magical solo albums – from 1975's Diamond Head to the present day, which have now been curated into comprehensive box set entitled '50 Years Of Music'. manzanera.com/new/phil-manzanera-50-years-of-music
00:00 Intro
00:41 Phil's Firebird VII
19:53 Modded 1951 Fender Telecaster
37:38 2000 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom
47:23 Modded vintage Gibson Non-Reverse Firebird
We join Roxy Music guitarist and sonic pioneer Phil Manzanera to take a walk through the stunning collection of guitars that he used to cut landmark hits and collaborate with rock's greatest luminaries, from David Gilmour to Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt and many more on his numerous solo albums. Starting with his iconic early 60s Cardinal Red Gibson Firebird VII, Manzanera tells fascinating and candid stories about the recording process behind his many albums with Roxy Music and his 50-year back catalogue of compelling, eclectic and sonically magical solo albums – from 1975's Diamond Head to the present day, which have now been curated into comprehensive box set entitled '50 Years Of Music'. manzanera.com/new/phil-manzanera-50-years-of-music
