Latest about Status Quo
The British Invasion that failed: why Slade, Status Quo, the Sweet and Dr. Feelgood never conquered the USA
Slade’s Noddy Holder and Jim Lea join Status Quo’s Francis Rossi, the Sweet’s Andy Scott and Dr. Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson (in one of his final interviews) to explain what did – and didn’t – go down in the ’70s
Francis Rossi: “You really need to be a s**t-hot player to make a Telecaster sound good. Particularly when playing lead”
Status Quo’s Francis Rossi on baiting the purists, swapping guitars with Badfinger, and why he’s not an all-time-great Tele player
Alan Lancaster, bassist and founding member of Status Quo, dies aged 72
Stalwart of the band’s hugely successful ‘Frantic Four’ period died at home in Sydney
Status Quo's Francis Rossi: "I put a Tune-o-Matic bridge on my Tele like the old Gibsons. I think all that stuff, and taking off the lacquer, added to the tone"
How a hardware calamity led the Quo legend towards the Telecaster
Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi’s green Tele fetches more than $150,000 at auction
Other instruments on the block included a KK Downing Hamer Mini V and George Harrison Zemaitis acoustic
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