![]() Brookes left the band in 1976, and Weller and Foxton decided they would swap guitar roles, with Weller now the guitarist. Joined by Rick Buckler on drums, and with Bruce Foxton soon replacing Waller on rhythm guitar, the four-piece band began to forge a local reputation, playing a mixture of Beatles covers and a number of compositions written by Weller and Brookes. Weller's father, acting as their manager, began booking the band into local working men's clubs. He formed the first incarnation of the Jam in the same year, playing bass guitar with his best friends Steve Brookes (lead guitar) and Dave Waller (rhythm guitar). ![]() Weller's musical vocation was confirmed after seeing Status Quo in concert in 1972. By the time Weller was eleven and moving up to Sheerwater County Secondary school, music was the biggest part of his life, and he had started playing the guitar. His love of music began with the Beatles, then the Who and Small Faces. Weller started his education at Maybury County First School in 1963. His father worked as a taxi driver and a builder and his mother was a part-time cleaner. Although born John William Weller, he became known as Paul by his parents. Taken directly from Lichtenstein’s 1963 masterpiece, “WHAAM!”, based on a page from a 1962 comic book, the artwork on Weller’s guitar is truly iconic, one of the first examples of pop art in the artistic world.Weller was born on in Woking, Surrey, England, to John and Ann Weller (née Craddock). Of course, despite the custom modifications made to the guitar, it is of course the amazing artwork by pop-artist Roy Lichtenstein that will always allow this classic guitar to endure in the memory. The guitar featured in several iconic photographs of the period, most classically pictured behind Paul in a stunning photo shoot that revealed more of the guitar’s custom detailing, including a custom crafted clear scratchplate (allowing on-lookers to view the guitar's internal controls). Crafted using a beautiful Rickenbacker 330, the guitar was custom modified to feature the original Rickenbacker 360 pickup in the bridge position and a Gibson Humbucker in the neck position to create a far more intriguing and certainly more versatile guitar for Weller to use in the studio and on stage. In a time when the Mods were king and pop-art ruled over a ‘swinging’ London, few guitars have embodied the exact feeling and dynamics of those times than Mod-God Paul Weller's stunning "WHAAM!" pop-art guitar. From 80’s stalwarts to 60’s museum pieces - pricing varies on application but this truly is the definition of the ‘Ultimate Edition’ and is an absolute must for the dynamic and faithful collector. ![]() Through our back catalogue of Historic instruments, kept under constant lock and key, we can provide you with an original Rickenbacker 330/6 from all manner of periods throughout the brand’s long-running history. The most accurate tribute to Weller’s original guitar, the Supreme Edition incorporates the original Gibson USA Humbucker modification in the neck position that Weller had done to open up the tonal range and versatility of his stunning “WHAAM!” Rickenbacker. Rickenbacker 330/6 (Paul Weller Specification) – £2,499 ![]() Rickenbacker 330/6 (RIC Specification) – £2,299Ĭrafted using Rickenbacker’s stunning 330/6 (6-string), this is an excellent combination of Rickenbacker’s build quality and The Painted Player’s attention to detail to create an incredible piece of guitar art, featuring a set of original Hi-Gain pickups.
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