Noel bought this 1965 Fender Stratocaster from Johnny Marr sometime in early 1995. In a 2023 interview with The Pedal Show, Noel mentioned that he bought the guitar from Marr, jokingly adding that he felt bad because Marr had already given him two guitars by that point.
According to the same interview, Noel used this Stratocaster during the What’s the Story Morning Glory? studio sessions later that year, specifically on “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger.”
It’s another one I got from Johnny, but this one I bought off him because I was feeling a bit bad. I never had a Strat, I never played anything with single-coil pickups. I’m not sure I even knew or was interested in the difference at the time.
I played this guitar on the Morning Glory sessions. This guitar is on “Wonderwall,” it’s on “Don’t Look Back in Anger.”
The Noel Gallagher Guitars & Gear Interview
According to Marr’s book, Marr’s Guitars, the guitar was also used on “She’s Electric”, and years later on “AKA What a Life”.
I used it on “She’s Electric,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” and “Wonderwall.” I put it back in its case and never even saw it again until 2010, when, for some reason, I had it at home and wrote “AKA… What a Life!” on it. It’s on the recording too.
Noel Gallagher – Marr’s Guitars, p. 105
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