Noel Gallagher’s Takamine FP 460 SC

According to a video posted on Oasis’ YouTube channel for the 25th anniversary of (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, Noel Gallagher might have used a Takamine FP 460 SC to record some of the album’s acoustic tracks, including the iconic “Wonderwall.”

In the video, Noel revisits Rockfield Studios, sharing stories about the recording sessions. At one point, Nick Brine, the engineer on the Morning Glory sessions, opens a guitar case and shows Noel a Takamine. Noel comments that it’s the “Wonderwall guitar,” implying it was used during the recording.

Apparently, during the Abbey Road Be Here Now sessions, Liam and Noel got into a fight, and in the chaos, Liam mistakenly smashed one of Nick Brine’s guitars, thinking it belonged to Noel. To make up for it, Noel gave Nick the Takamine FP 460 SC as compensation.

Between the Morning Glory and Be Here Now sessions, Noel was seen using this guitar on several occasions. Notably, he played it during an interview with Howard Stern, where he performed “Don’t Look Back in Anger,”at the 1996 MTV Unplugged gig, and in 1997 Live at Bonehead’s Outtake.

There are, however, doubts about whether the Takamine FP 460 SC is truly the “Wonderwall guitar.” Much of the footage from the Supersonic documentary, including scenes of the band at Rockfield Studios, shows Noel playing his Epiphone Frontier acoustic during the recording sessions. This has led to speculation that the Frontier may have been the actual guitar used for “Wonderwall” and other acoustic tracks on (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?.