Emma Strums a '60s Gibson

Emma's vintage 1960's Gibson SG Standard, with Melody Maker neck... but where?

Why can't I locate one single photo of Emma with this guitar??

An example of a typical Gibson SG Standard

Emma Hefts a Strat

Emma weaving a symphonic superblast on her 1990's Fender Stratocaster American-built electric guitar.

The Standard Strat with classic styling that includes three single-coil pickups.

A Strat similar to Emma's
(except for the fret board)

Emma, Axe Heroine

Emma and her Fender Telecaster Thinline (natural) electric guitar, of the Classic 1972 reissue production series.

Known as the Tele this model has a semi-hollow ash body, maple neck and fingerboard, and two humbucking pickups, in a natural wood finish. The Thinline series Tele is not only lighter weight but has a sound all its own.

A Tele Thinline similar to Emma's

Miki's ES-335/12 TDS

Miki and her Gibson ES-335 Sunburst, Block Neck
photos circa 1992

Okay, be warned, this definition is a technical one...
an ES-335/12 TDS = 12 strings,
T: Thin, D: Double (2 Pick Ups), S: Sunburst.



update!
Found a 'new' image with the 335...

Miki + '65 Firebird = Hotroddin'

Miki's Gibson Firebird electric guitar
More specifically, a non-reverse 1965 vintage Gibson Firebird 1, for all you axologists out there. These guitars have a sound sweetly reminiscent of the 1960's

Miki Got Twelve-String - Rickenbacker 370/12

Miki and her Rickenbacker Model 370/12
12-string, Fireglo finish

Miki + 12-String Epiphone Riviera = Musical Bliss

Miki and her
Epiphone Riviera 12-String Electric Guitar
in axology, this would be a one-time 1993 run Epiphone Riviera XII made in Nashville
These models have a ringing sound, perfect for Lush's haunting melodies
(ed. note: Miki may be the only person in the world to have a Riviera 12 of this series)

Teamed-up with her Gibson Firebird, a Marshall 1960B Straight Cabinet (4x12), and five Boss pedal set-up (Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, Boss DS-1 Distortion, Boss GE-7 Equalizer, Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive) Miki can "create just about anything we do on records. Plus I just love all those cool bright colors!" - circa 1994

Thanks to guitargeek.com for the specifics!

Emma's Setup

Here's a diagramatic (there's that word again) for Emma's stage setup, also based upon her interview with GuitarGeek.com. This was the equipment she would have been using during the 1994 tour season. Pretty impressive toys, huh? :O

We'll dig further into the subject of Emma's assorted axes in another post...

Meanwhile, click on the thumbnail at left and have a better look.

Miki's Setup

A diagramatic (is that even a word?) for Miki's stage setup, based upon her interview with GuitarGeek.com. This was the equipment she used during the 1994 tour season.

By 1996 her lineup of guitars seemed to have expanded. But we've went over that subject in other posts ;P

Click on the thumbnail at left, because you'll ruin your eyesight trying to read it at this resolution.

Print Your Own CD Sleeve - Enjoy!

And a Happy - if somewhat early - Christmas!


Last year I made up a sleeve for one of my own mixes of Lush music. It turned out none too shabby if I do say so myself ;) I want to share this piece as a printable CD sleeve for your own mixes (only asking that it is never to be used for commercial purposes).

LUSHous Fan Site and "Shout It Out Soft"

LUSHous Fan Site -
A simply Lushous place to hang out

A little fansite at Yahoo groups which is no longer active.... such a shame :/

There's a few photos held there, for those who care to have a look.

I especially like this mag scan of Miki at the Lollapalooza music festival holding the now-famous KISS-ified Lush album art done by a devoted fan - "Shout It Out Soft" - and Miki striking a Gene Simmons pose... well, her tongue does anyway ;P

A Web Home Away From Home: "Purple Veins Scenic Greens"

Purple Veins Scenic Greens

Back in the latter 1990's when I first began my online life, I found a wonderful little message board hosted on AOL run by Lush fans. It remember the feeling of how awesome it was to finally connect with others just like myself!

The band was still in the news in those days, and that message board was kept busy daily. Not that there was much to be seen there, due to the limitations of web services in those early days. It was all fan talk.

We'd type in our short praises to Lush, relating back and forth when we first heard the music, what shows we saw (if we were SO lucky!), our shock and saddeness concerning Chris, the relating any rumours of a possible reformation, and the inevitable announcement that the surviving band members would perform together no more.


Fast forward several years and we now have something we could only have dreamed of before. A web-home away from home for the Lush fan which was light years beyond that old message board.

The Purple Veins Scenic Greens Yahoo Group, or PVSG for short, has been around for a while so it has quite a bit to offer the new member, tons of fan-collected photos, hard to find recordings, links to other sites and a much bigger community of fans. Founded in December 2004 by group owner Jen (a.k.a. mladka2000), she is a knowledgable Lush fan who is devoted to making the group the best it possibly can be. Because of that, there is always something new to be found there. In fact PVSG has been so successful that the moderator has been forced to create a PVSG-2 just to store the overflow of files.

As a follower who wants to keep up-to-date with all-things Lush, I have much to be thankful for, especially for a devoted fan like the group's owner.

Job well done, Jen!

Stratosphere Fanzine Yahoo Group

Stratosphere Fanzine

This one site covers a goodly swathe of my pre-millenial listening habits from those long gone care-free days of yore. It's another Yahoo group I enjoy browsing through for unexpected goodies, which focuses soley on a broad spectrum of alternative music. Interests are mostly of the 90's variety, or if you prefer to hang labels: alternative, indie, rock, pop, shoegazer, guitar, dreampop, new wave, goth, electronic, punk, metal, alt folk, twee... the industrial tag was ommitted, but I'm sure that was just an oversight ;P

Seriously, Jen the group's moderator writes for the DELUSIONS OF ADEQUACY music site. She is also a mega-huge Lush fan. There is a ton of exclusive material found here and here alone.

Lush "Single Girl/Ladykillers" at The White Room, 1996