i've never seen him play that guitar before
moles, i don't claim to be even close to an expert on strats...all look the same to me unless they've got a different colored body, but it looks like he might be playing one a lot like this one? different type of wood on the neck, but same signature fender sunburst color design. the picture's from all those stills they took on tour this summer for the fender spotlight. the man probably has just as many guitars as he has shoes, so it's also entirely possible he's playing a new one he picked up in the off-season.


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another theory:
michael j fox was playing a very similar one while he was onstage. could be they bought new guitars to auction off for the charity...or john borrowed michael's...michael borrowed john's...
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ok i'm done being a nerd now.