Idles' Mark Bowen: My Go-To Guitars:

[@electrosaurus]

Mark's authenticity for his own style of guitar playing and sound is infectious. Love it. We need more of it.

[@Nicholasyeahbruh]

I dig it

[@sepiarain]

I'm loving this guy's vibe and approach.

[@glitzersuite9556]

I'm in love with this man

[@andrewnicon]

tone is in the moustache

[@xammai9679]

The sound of the that blue baritone is everything everything I ever needed. 😮😮‍💨

[@kateki8801]

I don't know anything about guitars, I just love Mark

[@JEHNLEROY]

Love that flannel

[@Elwooddudes]

What a cool dude and what a sick guitar!

[@AshVsDarko]

Says he not very good at guitar but is one of the most creative, expressive guitarist I've ever seen

[@streamcreature348]

Interestingly, none of their music is that hard to play (I'm a novice and can play most of it without issue). BUT, I cannot play it 'like Mark'. It makes me think he's talking about technically, but that passion and feeling he gets into his riffs is inimitable. In summary: is their stuff hard to play - no. Could anyone else get on stage and play in IDLES - also no. Can't wait to see them this Sunday in Belfast.

[@OneHellOfASandwich]

Ever since I saw Dwyer from Oh Sees jammin an acrylic+aluminum SG style guitar I’ve wanted one so bad. They look fucking awesome

[@James-kj9hw]

They fixed stinky nice. I found it sad that it was on the way out

[@danielktdoranie]

If you’re looking for an aluminium neck guitar check out “TIDES” cost less than half of what an EGC guitar costs. Made in France, I own 2 and love them

[@Domn879]

Sweet, thanks for the tip.

[@ileutur6863]

Costs less than half and wont ignore you for years while keeping your deposit. EGC has developed a pretty rough reputation, despite their quality

[@danielktdoranie]

@@ileutur6863 I didn’t know that

[@evanphillips2126]

@@ileutur6863Brent from Mastodon mentioned that right? Also think John Dwyer from Osees had issues with his too

[@higbyprigby9648]

Too bizzy adding to Roger O’s collection.

[@SirRamone]

I love how radio in Australia calls the latest album "Tang k"

[@moshlyfe]

That acrylic is a BEAST.

[@tito.tarantula]

Those guitars obviously also functions as bow ties... man, Mark can barely get the strap over his head 😅 Proof there's no right or wrong way to play guitar. Do whatever works for you.

[@MatthewPord]

Reminds me of the oh sees and king gizzard guitarists. And Frankie and the witch fingers.

[@jameso9221]

20 years later and now its how high can you play guitar, not how low.

[@gliddofglood]

I suspect he’s influenced by Tom Morello as he mentions his guitar (the stickers) and Morello also plays very high.

[@shannonmillard8655]

@@gliddofgloodI assumed he was talking about Woody Guthrie’s guitar

[@gliddofglood]

He seems like a top guy. Very cheerful for frequently dark music.

[@nicolegrandjean1676]

Why are all the Idles guys so attractive? They're all nuts but they're all so cool and interesting.

[@scorpioscots9692]

For Someone Who Doesn't Know How To Use Tone Control He Sure Knows A lot About Guitar's

[@LizardWizard_]

Oh boy I need a bowen baritone now 😅

[@winterkeep]

Bo's a hero 🎸☠🎸

[@sheercerebralpower]

He looks a bit like young David Crosby

[@michelleneeds4165]

Barney Gumble "David Crosby you're my hero!!!" David Crosby "Oh you like my music do you?" Barney Gumble "You're a musician?" BELCH

[@BrilliantBenGaming]

this was the guitar I really wanted to see up close

[@WiserInTime]

Dang! He keeps his guitar strapped high. Just a little higher it's hitting his chin when he looks down.

[@KUM0]

what's wrong with that? it's all about being comfortable while playing live, we're not in the 80's anymore where you only looked cool if your strap height caused you back pain

[@WiserInTime]

@@KUM0 Looking for the part where I said something was wrong with it. Can't find it.

[@tuckermcelroy7055]

​@@KUM0 chill out Kumo ffs 🤣 his guitar is strapped comically high,but who the fuck cares?

[@Jonas-gu2lj]

Makes it easier for him to play keys at the same time

[@AidanBeevers]

Love his tache, bit of a cutie ❤

[@josephnanni9933]

Just love Bowen moustachioed dress wearing man

[@tylerlyons4943]

Did he say DD played gauge 23 strings?

[@dirtcreature1]

Man, he seems like such a good dude. Would be awesome to hang with those guys n talk guitars n shit.

[@seagers_studio]

Are his guitar straps not making his neck itch

[@BobbyB11562]

I have a beautiful blonde (strat 72) picked up at a yard sale for $200.00 bucks! It is not for sale anymore - the only issue is the owner decided to try and put longer neck screws in it and gave it a hairline crack, stupid I know. I put wood glue in it and clamped her really well - she plays perfect. Luckily he saved the original screws.

[@ConjuredUndead]

WHERE'S DEV'S VIDEO?!

[@OtherArtPeter]

Any idea where he got the flannel?

[@gregferreira7244]

🤘

[@ChaosPootato]

That aluminium one reminds me of the Torche guy and his drop Z guitar. Funny music

[@Guselsk]

I think this is the first time im seeing him with a shirt on

[@takyondg]

Unrelated but does anyone else ever think Bowen is a dead ringer for Harrier Dubois from Disco Elysium?

[@Oldhandlewasabitcringe]

He is somewhat of a Superstar 👈👈

[@neuzethmusic131]

Everybody needs a Stinky in his/her life!

[@skinblanketed]

I'm my own Stinky ❤

[@mynmyself]

Gaviiin❤

[@adamziolkowski2549]

Looks like David Crosby

[@jonathansteadman7935]

Dick Dale played left handed but strung right handed and he was bloody loud.

[@johnny141093]

"I don't have tone knobs because I don't know how to use them" no one does really, Bowen, no one does

[@markpub]

Good guy

[@danielktdoranie]

Strats were not designed to play 13s. The strings in the 1950s were 11s. Guitar strings didn’t really start to get different gauges until musicians started using lighter gauges off Banjo string sets. Ernie Ball saw that and started offering them as the “slinky” set. That is when it started. Oddly enough most sets of strings at that time had wound G strings, so the Les Paul for example doesn’t really have the issue of the G string going out of tune when using a wound 3rd G string (also need a properly cut nut too)

[@guitarist]

Early Fender guitar strings - up until 1954 - were made by Mapes and came in sets of…. E - 0.14 B - 0.18 G - 0.27 (wound) D - 0.37 A - 0.48 E - 0.58 In 1954 Fender switched to Squier made strings which were slightly lighter… E - 0.13 B - 0.17 G - 0.29 (wound) D - 0.345 A - 0.46 E - 0.54 The above was verified by Martin Kelly, author of ‘Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970’ Hope that helps clarify.

[@danielktdoranie]

@@guitarist That is incorrect as they measured gauges differently. They shipped with 12 to 52s that were more accurately 11s. This is an often repeated misconception

[@bisaillion]

He sounds like he's from Belfast

[@PaxBisonica89]

He is!

[@kevburke]

He's also a dentist, allegedly.

[@rubbadubdub6543]

@@kevburkeI wonder if he’s taking on patients at the moment?

[@drop830]

Rob Reiner, Meathead -All in the Family

[@sleepswithnopillow8413]

He looks like a mix of Daniel Day-Lewis & Chris O'Dowd

[@marklewis6837]

Straplocks!! Get straplocks!!

[@Bigwhoopiedingdong]

That’s a guitar? I thought it was a violin

[@tplambert]

He’s a bass player that hasn’t realised it yet 😅

[@raphaeldemas3221]

Nice OL shirt tho

[@oceantree5000]

Oh Sees sa Ghaeilge 😂

[@Jamesp1972]

I don't know how to use a tone knob- ok mate

[@jotdewe]

Thing is: no one needs tone knobs...

[@Jamesp1972]

unless you want to reduce the treble, can be handy@@jotdewe

[@zatoichihanzo9167]

8:17 Car crash

[@FloB40]

tyvm

[@mellebellebo]

I guess i just went from a LP guy to a strat guy xDD

[@fugamantew]

Are we showcasing guitars or drenched in reverb amps?

[@ArabellaWilbur-c2f]

Gonzalez Anna Allen Ruth Hall Charles

[@Dimbus-ik7sz]

Didn’t credit John Dwyer once for copying his guitar…

[@tyler_da_wiz]

John Dwyer doesn't own the guitar design. Lol.

[@Dimbus-ik7sz]

@@tyler_da_wiz no one notable played an acrylic EGC guitar before John Dwyer, he’s definitely heavily associated with it and failing to mention that glaringly obvious fact was a bit dickish in my opinion

[@schmon8409]

Who the fuck would care about that

[@benquacker392]

Heh king gizzard stole his whole act. This dudes copped his guitar and strap. Real recognizes real. JPD is a real one, these new jacks are pretty pedestrian.

[@Dimbus-ik7sz]

@@benquacker392 king gizz did to an extent. I think they’ve made way more interesting and creative music than Idles ever have though.

[@licandres01]

why does he pretend not to know how to use tone knobs?

[@linekiofficial]

I love Idles, but I can't bear to watch him with the guitar slung so high

[@stelero]

..but if it makes Bow play better.. whose to judge.

[@yomuthabyotch]

he's prob got short arms and a long torso. i'm built like that, but i don't play that high since i don't really play past the 12th fret.

[@Weegus]

Jesus any further up you'd be better aff way a violin

[@UnlikelyReply]

Fair play, the guy can barely play the guitar and he's in a famous band.

[@Exercise-01]

An Antifa strat😅

[@ShortRound42]

Tell him to stop wearing dresses. It doesn’t look cool or edgy. Looks like someone trying too hard to be ‘different’.

[@kladaki7]

Who are you to tell people how to live? Why do you care so much? It's weird.

[@ShortRound42]

@@kladaki7 I can tell anyone that's in the public eye, on a band I like that he looks stupid in the dress. It's weird that he wears something that doesn't look cool or edgy. It makes him look doofy.

[@knobgoblin4486]

But it's funny

[@kladaki7]

@@ShortRound42 you can have your opinion but telling people how to live their life is big loser energy

[@ShortRound42]

@@knobgoblin4486 That's true. Goofy, funny. But still love his guitar tone.

[@bugged0ut]

Awful band and awful tone.

[@majhee55]

U need to go listen to more kid rock

[@elmud]

Can he put the guitar a little bit higher? I think this is too Johnny Ramone