Oasis Engineer Recalls Receiving Noel Gallagher’s Guitar After Studio Incident

Nick Brine, a studio engineer who worked with Oasis during their peak in the 1990s, recounted a memorable incident at Abbey Road Studios where Liam Gallagher accidentally destroyed a guitar given to Nick by his mother. Mistaking it for his brother Noel’s, Liam smashed the guitar during a heated outburst following tensions between the brothers. To compensate, Noel Gallagher gifted Nick a Takamine acoustic guitar famously used during key Oasis performances, including their Knebworth and MTV Unplugged shows. This guitar is now insured as fine art and valued at up to £100,000. The article also reflects on Brine’s early career, from working with the Stone Roses as a teenager to participating in iconic recording sessions with Oasis for albums like ‘Morning Glory’ and ‘Be Here Now’. Notable anecdotes include Jim Carrey visiting the studio and Brine receiving his first music credit with the Roses. These experiences illustrate Brine’s unique journey through Britpop history and his close connection to some of its most significant musical moments.