Equipment
Throughout his career with Bowie, Ronson used a 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" (the finish of which had been removed from the top). This Gibson Les Paul was also used during his post-Bowie solo career, during his tenure with Mott The Hoople, the first few Ian Hunter records. At some point in the early 1980s the 1968 Les Paul was retired and eventually donated to a Hard Rock Cafe in Australia, and is currently in possession of guitar shop owner. It was around this time that Ronson used a 1972 Gibson SG Type 2 with an ebony fingerboard which had small pearl block inlays (this is also now currently owned by a guitar shop owner in Crewe), but also began to favour a blue with rosewood fretboard Fender Telecaster. He used this guitar through the 1980s up until his death, and he can be seen playing it at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, which was his last public performance. He did not, however, limit himself to these two models of guitars. Ronson also used Marshall 200 amplifiers (not to be confused with a Marshall Major) that he nicknamed "The Pig", and also owned one of the first Mesa-Boogie amplifiers. Ronson also used a Crybaby Wah Pedal and a Sola Sound Tone Bender MKI for his signature sound during the 'Spiders from Mars' era.
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