Mr Rob R. of Desert Springs California correctly mentioned that one of the mysterious white guitars that David Bowie plays is a Supro Dual-Tone... Guitar Player Online says it was originally designed as a campfire polka guitar (I am paraphrasing... read the article...love the polka bit)... but then people like Link Wray and Jimmy Page discovered them. You can read all about it (I did)... it's the flagship solidbody electric of the Supro line, with 2 pickups and dual volume and tone controls (hence the name 'Dual-Tone'). It's art deco styling probably appealed to Bowie... if not also it's sound. It apparently yields jazzy tones, and sounds best with the treble pickup selected, and tone control rolled off. The article linked here says the guitar then sounds like a snarling pack of howling werewolves...enough for me... I am off to EBay.... Mr Rob R. of desert Springs receives a years supply of Lucky Charms for his answer....to my nagging question. (Thanks Rob).
