Phil Manzanera's red Gibson Firebird VII is one of the most unique instruments in rock music, given that it looks unlike any other electric guitar – and recording with it, the Roxy Music legend says, is like “going onto analog tape.” It’s got a life of its own.
Yet, there's more to the guitar's unlikely origin story than meets the eye. After 50 years of owning the guitar, the full picture of where the guitar came from – and why it ended up in his hands – has finally been revealed.
