Can someone tell me what brand and model of guitar Keith

Richards is playing during this live version of "Play With

Fire" from 1989?
First of all, I am so sad. I came on to hear the song. Because? This is THE song that turned me into a
lifetime Stones fan. From just a really great, avid fan to one who still worships them to no end. And
this is the reason that started it all for me. What a beautiful song.
The guitar? I have no idea. Probably a Gibson something or other... They were big back then.
Now I have to go get the darned song.........
Guitars Keith Richards
Richards playing Micawber, a 1953 Telecaster, 2006.
Richards has a collection of approximately 3,000 guitars.[112] Even though he has used many
different guitar models, in a 1986 Guitar World interview Richards joked that no matter what model
he plays, "give me five minutes and I'll make 'em all sound the same."[20] Richards has often
thanked Leo Fender, and other guitar manufacturers for making the instruments, as he did during
the induction ceremony of the Rolling Stones into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Some of his
notable instruments are:
Harmony Meteor This was Richards main guitar in the Stones' early periods; it was all but retired in
1964 when he acquired his Les Paul Standard.
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Richards acquired this instrument, fitted with a Bigsby tailpiece, in
1964.[113] The guitar was the first "star-owned" Les Paul in Britain and served as one of Richards'
main instruments through 1966.[114] He later sold the guitar to future Rolling Stones bandmate
Mick Taylor.[115] The guitar was most likely stolen during the Nellcote burglary in July 1971.
1961 Epiphone Casino Richards first used this instrument in May 1964, shortly before the Stones'
first guitar course tour of America. The guitar (along with the 1959 Les Paul Standard) became a
frequently used guitar by Richards until 1966.[116][117][118][119]
1965 Gibson Firebird VII;- In the mid 1960s, Richards, and Brian Jones, were often seen with
matching Firebird VIIs in vintage sunburst.
1957 Gibson Les Paul Custom In 1966 Richards acquired a 1957 Les Paul Custom,[120] and handpainted it with psychedelic patterns in 1968. It served as his main stage and studio guitar from 1966
through the end of the Rolling Stones' 1971 UK tour. The guitar was most likely stolen during the
Nellcote burglary in July 1971, and ended up in the hands of a collector in the mid-1990s.
A second late 1950s Gibson Les Paul Custom was acquired in 1969 to be used in open-G tuning on
the 1969 and 1970 tour.
Gibson ES-355s Richards used this semi-hollow model on stage during the Rolling Stones' 1969
tour;[121] it was a favourite for both Richards and Taylor during recording sessions for Sticky

Fingers and Exile on Main St.. Richards has also used ES-355s on every tour since 1997. In 2006 he
also unveiled a white Gibson ES-345.[122][123]
Gibson Les Paul Juniors Richards has regularly used both single-cutaway and double-cutaway
Juniors since 1973. The one he is most frequently seen with is a TV-yellow double-cutaway
instrument nicknamed "Dice", which he has used since 1979. On recent tours he has used this guitar
for "Midnight Rambler" and "Out of Control".[citation needed]
1953 Fender Telecaster Richards acquired this butterscotch Telecaster in 1971. Nicknamed
"Micawber", after a character in Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield, it is set up for fivestring open-G tuning (-GDGBD), and has only five bridge saddles. The neck pick-up has been
replaced by a Gibson PAF humbucking pick-up, and the bridge pick-up has been replaced by a
Fender lap steel pick-up (similar to a Fender Broadcaster pick-up). "Micawber" is one of Richards'
main stage guitars, and is often used to play "Brown Sugar", "Before They Make Me Run", and
"Honky Tonk Women".[124]
1954 Fender Telecaster A second Telecaster, nicknamed both "Malcolm" and "Number 2", is also set
up for 5-string open-G tuning and has a Gibson PAF pick-up in the neck position. It has a natural
finish and the wood grain is visible.[124]
1967 Fender Telecaster A third Telecaster used for five-string open-G playing is a dark sunburst
model which is also fitted with a Gibson PAF pick-up; the PAF on this guitar has had its cover
removed, exposing the bobbins.[124] Richards has used this guitar on stage for many songs,
including "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Tumbling Dice".
1958 Fender Stratocaster Fellow Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood gave Richards his 1958 Mary
Kaye Signature Stratocaster after the band's 1982 tour. The guitar is finished in see-through blond
and fitted with gold hardware.[124] Richards has used this guitar onstage for "You Don't Have to
Mean It" and "Miss You".
1975 Fender Telecaster Custom Richards first used this guitar on the Rolling Stones' 1975 Tour of
the Americas, and it was his main stage and recording guitar until 1986. It was later adapted for
five-string open-G tuning, and reappeared on stage in 2005.
Ampeg Dan Armstrong plexiglas guitar The Dan Armstrong guitar was given to Richards during
rehearsals for the 1969 tour[125] and became one of his main stage and studio guitars until it was
stolen during the Nellcote burglary in July 1971. For the 1972 tour he purchased two new Dan
Armstrongs which he only used during the first couple of shows. Fitted with a custom-made
"sustained treble" humbucker pick-up, the guitar was used mainly in standard tuning and can be
heard on "Carol", "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Midnight Rambler" on Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out. On the
1970 tour Richards added a second Dan Armstrong guitar fitted with a "rock treble" pick-up.
Gibson L6-S Custom Played around the time of "Black And Blue". Appears in a video performance of
"Crazy Mama".
Zemaitis Five-String Custom-made in 1974 by British luthier Tony Zemaitis, the guitar nicknamed
both "Macabre" and "the Pirate Zemaitis" was decorated with skulls, a pistol and a dagger. Richards
used it as his main open-G guitar from 1975 to 1978, when it was destroyed in a fire at his rented
Los Angeles home. Richards used a Japanese-made replica on the 200506 tour.[citation needed]
Newman-Jones custom guitars Texas luthier Ted Newman-Jones made several custom five-string

instruments that Richards used on the 1973 tours of Australasia and Europe. Richards used another
Newman-Jones custom model on the 1979 New Barbarians tour.