The Style Council

beefandbones · Post by **beefandbones** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:16 pm

Sure, we all know Paul Weller played Rickenbackers with the Jam, and there's the Rick on the cover of TSC's 'Our Favourite Shop' from 1985, but what about THIS? Never seen him with one of these before - looks like, what, a 360F? Not my favorite Style Council song, but it's got a Rick in the video, so...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bcBg_NQ7jc&search=the%20style%20council

godber · Post by **godber** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:30 pm

Early outing for the 360F - Absolute Beginners on TOTP 22/10/81.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:31 pm

That's Weller during his 'Chilites' period. He was a vegetarian at that time too. He's skinny as a rail in that video.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:36 pm

The Jam photo is Paul during his 'Curtis Mayfield' period.

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:44 pm

I love that guitar.

godber · Post by **godber** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:50 pm

And this period is...

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:48 pm

Paul actually started out as a bassist playing a Hofner violin bass, before becoming a guitarist. He played bass for his pre-Jam band before Bruce Foxton joined.