The Cure

Cool CURE Guitars & Basses!!! <3

I love beautiful guitars, and it just so happens that the guys have had some very pretty ones over the years… including some with some very interesting stickers and notes on them!

If anyone else has other cool Cure guitar pix, drop 'em in! We love pretty guitars and basses!

Schecter Robert Smith Ultracure

Here’s one of Robert with his Schecter Robert Smith Ultracure from the April 2009 show at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas

If you click on the photo, choose to view other sizes and zoom in on the original size photograph, you can see that he has a sticker of some words from “The Hungry Ghost” in a cool white font just underneath the pickups:

SWALLOW
DOUBT
AS THE HUNGER
GROWS
MAKE BELIEVE IT’S
LIKE
NO-ONE
KNOWS

Just to the right of his hand, there’s another sticker with words from “It’s Over” in a different font in red that reads:

NO
I CAN’T
REMEMBER
ANYTHING I
DID OR SAID
OR HOW I LOST
ANOTHER
LIFE

He also has the word “SCREAM” on the top right corner of this guitar.

Schecter Robert Smith RS-1000 Acoustic Guitar

This is such a pretty guitar! I love how Robert’s guitars all have the beautiful stars and moons pearl inlay in the necks! For more details about Robert & Porl’s Schechter guitars, you can visit http://www.schecterguitars.com/
Click on “Guitars”, then “Ultra Series”, then “Ultracure”. Once you’re looking at the Ultracure, you’ll see thumbnails for the beautiful RS-1000 acoustic and Porl’s gorgeous Corsair on the right.

Robert Smith

The first one is a close-up of one of Robert's guitars in 2007. You can see the stickers, but you can also see he has some notes to himself taped across the top as well. You can see it better in the second shot. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who has to refer back to notes...

These are from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/drjustinedwards/
The notes say these shots were taken on August 17, 2007. She has a real gift for concert photography.

Happy Anniversary from Gibson!

Here's a pretty good one of Simon's 25th Anniversary Thunderbird bass. It's from http://www.flickr.com/photos/paigekparsons/

More Pretty Thunderbirds

These are from www.thecure.sk:

Pretty Black T-Bird

Here's another of Simon's black Gibson Thunderbird from http://www.flickr.com/photos/themarsworld/



This next one is from Brandon Flyg at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kittencult/
I like how you can see the red outline on the headstock of his pretty red Thunderbird in the background.

Sunburst

I think this Thunderbird is so pretty. I know I've seen some closer pictures of it, and I've seen a shot of it with a sticker on of the back of it also. I'll try to find it.

This one is originally from the photographer at http://www.flickr.com/photos/buschenhenke/, but I pulled it off www.picturesofyou.com:

Other Sunburst T-Bird

This is the other bass... I'm not sure which one of the two has the sticker on the back. I think it was a St. George's Cross. This image is from www.thecure.sk:

Gorgeous White Thunderbird!!!!

I apologize in advance for posting this photo without a citation because I DON'T KNOW WHO TOOK IT. I saved it to my desktop at some point and I've been trying to find the source for days to no avail. If anyone knows who the original source for this photo is, please tell me because I would obviously like to give that person credit for their outstanding work.

This *might* be my very favorite of Simon's basses, though I don't think he's played it in a while.

Si, why don't you play this one anymore? It's soooo pretty!!!

What does everyone else think? It's gorgeous isn't it?

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Here's a different guitar of Robert's from http://www.flickr.com/photos/pirlouiiiit/

It was taken on March 4, 2008

Schecter Porl Thompson Corsair

Now you can get one for yourself! http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Schecter-Porl-Thompson-Corsair-Bigsby-Electric-Guitar?sku=513830

This is from http://www.flickr.com/photos/drjustinedwards/

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Very nice! I miss Robert's Jazzmaster though...

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arsenic9sea wrote:

Very nice! I miss Robert's Jazzmaster though...

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LA Lovecat wrote:

arsenic9sea wrote:

Very nice! I miss Robert's Jazzmaster though...

I thought I'd start off with the newer ones and work my way backward... so I'll take that as a request... :)

Nice to see you!

Robert's old Fender Jazzmaster

It is a very beautiful guitar design- and I like the tortoise shell pickguard. I don't know if you've seen it, but there's a really nice section on Jazzmasters (from the 50th anniversary) on the Fender site. They have a really cool interview with Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth (one of my faves), talking about what he and Thurston Moore really love about their Jazzmasters and how they use them. There's also one with Elvis Costello: http://www.fender.com/jazzmaster50th/

The first two images are from www.thecure.sk and are both from 1979. The following three images are from www.afoolisharrangement.com. The first is from 1980 and the next two are from 1981.

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arsenic9sea wrote:

LA Lovecat wrote:

arsenic9sea wrote:

Very nice! I miss Robert's Jazzmaster though...

I thought I'd start off with the newer ones and work my way backward... so I'll take that as a request... :)
Nice to see you!

Nice to see you too! :) I do like Robert's acoustic guitar though! :)

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[q]I thought I'd start off with the newer ones and work my way backward... so I'll take that as a request... :)[/q]

I'd love more info on Simon's older bass guitars, I really don't like those Tbirds. I prefer the Fender from Trilogy, personally! Least, I think it is a Fender?

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Daveyraveygravey wrote:
[q]I thought I'd start off with the newer ones and work my way backward... so I'll take that as a request... :)[/q]

I'd love more info on Simon's older bass guitars, I really don't like those Tbirds. I prefer the Fender from Trilogy, personally! Least, I think it is a Fender?

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LA Lovecat wrote:

Daveyraveygravey wrote:
[q]I thought I'd start off with the newer ones and work my way backward... so I'll take that as a request... :)[/q]

I'd love more info on Simon's older bass guitars, I really don't like those Tbirds. I prefer the Fender from Trilogy, personally! Least, I think it is a Fender?

Hey thanks a lot for your comments! He used several basses in Trilogy, but I'm having a hard time remembering the one from the Pornography set off the top of my head. I'm pretty sure one of them was a Jack Casady - for the Bloodflowers set maybe?

I think he had a pretty black Fender P-Bass when they originally recorded Pornography, then when he came back for THOTD I think he had switched to a Musicman Stingray (I love the way those feel). I'll go back and check out the DVD tonight after work and post some more pics for you. Thanks again!

Trilogy - Pornography Set - Rickenbacker 4003

These still photos from the Pornography set of Trilogy are both from www.wikicure.com. They aren't that large and they're a bit dark. I'll try to find some better ones or maybe even take one myself.

Simon specfically talks about using this bass for Trilogy in the article in Bass Player magazine (October 2004). You can still purchase back issues of that one, too, if you contact the magazine.

Trilogy - Disintegration Set - Dick Knight Custom Bass

The first four photos are from www.wikicure.com.
The last image is from www.blu-ray.com (its from right before Lullaby when Robert's clowning around and making faces)

Trilogy - Disintegration Set - Musicman Stingray

These images from "Homesick" in the Trilogy Disintegration set are from www.wikicure.com. I'll see if I can get some better/bigger ones... He also played a Stingray in The Cure in Orange.

Trilogy - Bloodflowers Set - Gibson Thunderbird IV

We have some good shots of his T-Birds already, but here's a nice shot of most of the band (only Perry's leg made it into the frame) from blu-ray.com:

Trilogy - Bloodflowers Set - Epiphone Jack Casady Signature

Simon used his Jack Casady Signature bass for "Watching Me Fall" and also for "The Kiss" (encore). I'm definitely going to try to get a better shot of him with this one. These images are from www.wikicure.com.

Fender Precision Bass

Simon and Robert have both used a Fender P-Bass; most notably: together for "Primary". In the first few photos (from Top of the Pops), they each have a black P-Bass with black pickguard. These photos are from 1981 and are from www.afoolisharrangement.com:

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LA Lovecat wrote:
This is the other bass... I'm not sure which one of the two has the sticker on the back. I think it was a St. George's Cross. This image is from www.thecure.sk:

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wow la lovecat! what a great thread. super informative and lots of research, thanks!!!

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iamrta wrote:
wow la lovecat! what a great thread. super informative and lots of research, thanks!!!

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Lovecat, great thread, it is a real work of love!

It's the Dick Night bass I was thinking of, it just looks the best to me. I think Peter Hook from New Order had one like it at one time, so that's another reason to like it imho.

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Daveyraveygravey wrote:
Lovecat, great thread, it is a real work of love!

It's the Dick Night bass I was thinking of, it just looks the best to me. I think Peter Hook from New Order had one like it at one time, so that's another reason to like it imho.

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{q}I know you're not crazy about the Thunderbirds, but I found this special Zebra Wood model today and I thought it was so cool. Gibson did a limited production run of only 400 in 2007. In the first photo - where the stain looks quite a bit darker - I think it looks really sharp!

Come on, don't you think it's even a little cool?{/q}

Well yes, that one is a bit special!

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LA Lovecat wrote:
Simon used his Jack Casady Signature bass for "Watching Me Fall" and also for "The Kiss" (encore). I'm definitely going to try to get a better shot of him with this one. These images are from www.wikicure.com.

Fender Bass VI

The Fender VI has been a key Cure instrument as early as 1981, when Robert used it for several songs on the Faith album. From what I've read,
he's used a Fender VI on at least one song on every album through 2004's The Cure. Simon has also played a Fender VI on occasion.

Robert has had a number of these throughout the years and they were featured prominently in the Trilogy concert film. In the
Disintegration set, he had a black Fender VI with black pickguard. He used two more for the Bloodflowers set - one with flower stickers
(The Last Day Of Summer) and one without (Where The Birds Always Sing, The Loudest Sound).

The first image is from www.picturesofyou.us, the next three are from www.wikicure.com, and the last two are from www.blu-ray.com:

Fender Bass VI - Continued

These are all shots from the Bloodflowers set. As noted (above), Robert used two Fender VIs with tortoise-shell pickguards for the Bloodflowers set. The one with all the flower stickers is from "The Last Day Of Summer". Simon also played a black Fender VI with tortoise-shell pickguard on "There Is No If..."

My apologies for the low quality of the Trilogy screenshots - I clearly need to get a Blu-ray player.

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(Sigh) I miss the six strings!

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Robert's Flower Guitar is my favorite guitar of all.

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Robert's Flower Guitar is my favorite guitar of all.

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Thank you for posting all of those gorgeous pictures LA Lovecat :)

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LA Lovecat wrote:
The Fender VI has been a key Cure instrument as early as 1981, when Robert used it for several songs on the Faith album. From what I've read,
he's used a Fender VI on at least one song on every album through 2004's The Cure. Simon has also played a Fender VI on occasion.

Robert has had a number of these throughout the years and they were featured prominently in the Trilogy concert film. In the
Disintegration set, he had a black Fender VI with black pickguard. He used two more for the Bloodflowers set - one with flower stickers
(The Last Day Of Summer) and one without (Where The Birds Always Sing, The Loudest Sound).

The first image is from www.picturesofyou.us, the next three are from www.wikicure.com, and the last two are from www.blu-ray.com:

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ti8tgowbb wrote:
Robert's Flower Guitar is my favorite guitar of all.

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Daveyraveygravey wrote:
(Sigh) I miss the six strings!

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arsenic9sea wrote:

Thank you for posting all of those gorgeous pictures LA Lovecat :)

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Loving this thread LA Lovecat! And some of the pics are boss!

My Join the Dots finally came and I'm poring over the book that comes with it, picking up little bits of info I didn't know.

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LA Lovecat wrote:

LA Lovecat wrote:
This is the other bass... I'm not sure which one of the two has the sticker on the back. I think it was a St. George's Cross. This image is from www.thecure.sk:

This is the one that has the St. George's Cross sticker on the back. I'm just watching Festival 2005 and this is the bass guitar that's most prominent in that footage. I'll try to take a screen shot of the back of it (with the sticker) later and post it.

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LA Lovecat wrote:

LA Lovecat wrote:
Simon used his Jack Casady Signature bass for "Watching Me Fall" and also for "The Kiss" (encore). I'm definitely going to try to get a better shot of him with this one. These images are from www.wikicure.com.

OK I attempted a few screen shots and now realize that I really need to get a Blu-Ray player because the still images on my DVD player are awful! I apologize for the quality, but it's the best I can find (or make) at the moment.

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LA Lovecat wrote:
These still photos from the Pornography set of Trilogy are both from www.wikicure.com. They aren't that large and they're a bit dark. I'll try to find some better ones or maybe even take one myself.

Simon specfically talks about using this bass for Trilogy in the article in Bass Player magazine (October 2004). You can still purchase back issues of that one, too, if you contact the magazine.

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LA Lovecat wrote:
We have some good shots of his T-Birds already, but here's a nice shot of most of the band (only Perry's leg made it into the frame) from blu-ray.com:

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Daveyraveygravey wrote:
Loving this thread LA Lovecat! And some of the pics are boss!

My Join the Dots finally came and I'm poring over the book that comes with it, picking up little bits of info I didn't know.

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LA Lovecat wrote:

Daveyraveygravey wrote:
Loving this thread LA Lovecat! And some of the pics are boss!

My Join the Dots finally came and I'm poring over the book that comes with it, picking up little bits of info I didn't know.

I'm so happy for you... I love JTD!!!! It's full of great information and photo- and some of the most beautiful music. I love reading about their creative process and their opinions about certain songs. It's really a wonderful gift from the band to Cure lovers! I know you're going to have a blast pouring through it all!

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LA Lovecat wrote:

LA Lovecat wrote:

LA Lovecat wrote:
This is the other bass... I'm not sure which one of the two has the sticker on the back. I think it was a St. George's Cross. This image is from www.thecure.sk:

This is the one that has the St. George's Cross sticker on the back. I'm just watching Festival 2005 and this is the bass guitar that's most prominent in that footage. I'll try to take a screen shot of the back of it (with the sticker) later and post it.

Here's that sticker...