Guitars

Number 1. 74 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe - owned from new and now the oldest electric in my collection. I bought it for £230 from Rhodes Music in Denmark Street in April 1974 and played it on ev ...

2009-02-12T00:08:24Z

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Number 1. 74 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe - owned from new and now the oldest electric in my collection. I bought it for £230 from Rhodes Music in Denmark Street in April 1974 and played it on ev ...

My 74 Les Paul Deluxe Headstock - Vintage and Rare guitars in Denmark Street (London), has a similar model with a close serial number. Prices are heading up to £2000

2009-02-22T00:57:54Z

Steve Shorey
My 74 Les Paul Deluxe Headstock - Vintage and Rare guitars in Denmark Street (London), has a similar model with a close serial number. Prices are heading up to £2000

Number 2 'Blackie' style Japan Vintage Stratocaster, bought in 1983 and used on almost every gig until 1998 - when I bought another Strat. Sounds amazing. 'JV' Fender guitars made in Japan 1 ...

2009-07-17T06:34:54Z

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Number 2 'Blackie' style Japan Vintage Stratocaster, bought in 1983 and used on almost every gig until 1998 - when I bought another Strat. Sounds amazing. 'JV' Fender guitars made in Japan 1 ...

JV Stratocaster serial number places the date in 1983

2009-07-17T05:50:46Z

Steve Shorey
JV Stratocaster serial number places the date in 1983

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2009-02-22T00:58:40Z

Guitars

Number 1. 74 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe - owned from new and now the oldest electric in my collection. I bought it for £230 from Rhodes Music in Denmark Street in April 1974 and played it on ev ...

My 74 Les Paul Deluxe Headstock - Vintage and Rare guitars in Denmark Street (London), has a similar model with a close serial number. Prices are heading up to £2000

Number 2 'Blackie' style Japan Vintage Stratocaster, bought in 1983 and used on almost every gig until 1998 - when I bought another Strat. Sounds amazing. 'JV' Fender guitars made in Japan 1 ...

JV Stratocaster serial number places the date in 1983

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Number 3 Tokai (Japan) Goldstar Strat - A bargain buy from a friend who was selling up. An awesome Strat with EMG SA pickups that are worth the price I paid by themselves - bought 1998 and m ...

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Number 4 Puchased April 2005. Paul Reed Smith SE Soapbar - it may be Korean but it plays lovely (Probably out of production by now)

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Number 5 Fender Japan 62' telecaster - unknown age but must be an 80's guitar. Purchased in 1993

Headstock of my 62 re-issue telecaster - I keep going back to this guitar on country gigs

Number 6 ARIA CSB Bass from 1984 - just a bass really, nice slim neck

Number 7. The very old EKO Ranger - I think its a 1972. Stuck in a loft for 20 years (covered in stickers). We restored it in 2005 and it plays great - to old to go out now!!

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Number 8. Most costly!!. Handmade in Czech Republic and superb build quality. Furch OM Cedar topped acoustic. Full electrics and rare in the UK. My 50th Birthday present (2003)

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Number 9. Ovation (USA) Balladeer - gigged for 25 years plus and still looks OK. neck off re-fret in 1998 kept it going. Bought in 1979

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Number 10. One of three Mandolins - this is Crafter from Korea (or China)

Number 11, Jackson 'Super Strat' - love them 80's heavy metal tones - pity I dont have the hair. Purchased in 2000. In late 2005 was fitted with an EMG HZ pickup in the bridge position (Than ...

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Number 12. Small body 'parlour' acoustic - stays in the lounge. Made by Simon and Patrick of Canada. lovely sweet treble tone. Purchased 2001

Number 13. Purchased December 2005, Squier tele custom..I Knew these were not screwed together very well and after a bit of work it plays OK

Headstock shape is slightly different to my Squire telecaster standard. Made in Indonesia 2005

Number 14. Purchased secondhand for £100 April 2006. Squier Telecaster Standard (made in 2000). The lowest priced electric guitar in the collection but perfectly playable. I have added the ...

headstock shape and contouring show that this a cheap guitar - not even close to my 62 re-issue tele.

Headstock of Squire Standard Telecaster - the first two digits are the year - so this is a 2000 model (also dated on the neck)

Squire Standard tele bridge - Cant be changed for a proper tele bridge (I have measured it!!)...cant even put an American six saddle bridge on it..thats also different..ARGGGHHH

Number 15. 2006 Ibanez AS105NT Artcore guitar - 5 star build quality from China - a top notch guitar and gigged quite a bit in 07

Ibanez neck inlay - cant be faulted

Ibanez build quality from China leaves us speechless - its fantastic

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Made in China - but wow!! its a work of art, Ibanez Artcore again

Number 16. Fender MA1 acoustic 3/4 size - £40 from Greenwich Market in 2006, used as a travel guitar

Fender MA1 kids guitar..I take it on holiday!

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Owned from new and slighlty modified by me - 1974 Sound City LB50 with 1 or 2 X 12 cab

Home made and home designed 3 watt two valve amp - single EL84. Sounds great with a telecaster

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The little £10 baby - cheap ukulele..but it plays!!!

Well - not a guitar but its got frets and strings!!, my mountain dulcimer, 2007

Number 17. 1952 Re-issue 'Blackguard' Fender telecaster, made in 2003 (Fender Japan), stunning replica, Purchased May 2007

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Number 18. Takamine 'supernatural series' 12 string, model TAN16C-12. Purchased October 2007 from Peter Cooks Guitar world in West London and set up by my chum Julian at the Sevenoaks Guita ...

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Brilliant - A valve pre-amp in a acoustic guitar!.. The Tak' 12 string sounds incredible through the bands PA system, I love it

Number 19. Amazing SQ series Japanese Squier tele made in 1984/85. These are not cheap or poor quality guitars - early Squiers were effectively Fender japan instruments. Purchased in March 2 ...

Purists will note two string trees rather than one...lovely maple neck though

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Almost no fret or neck wear at all..on a 23 year old instrument..amazing

Body is almost blemish free, electrics are pretty good, proper open frame DM30 switch and big pots

SQ serial number dates the guitar to 1984/5, This was the only period of manufacture for SQ fenders. I love guitars made in the Fujigen Gakki (Japan) factory and now own 4 that were made the ...

Fender Japan Schaller style tuners..and a sticker from my chum Julian's shop in Sevenoaks Kent UK

Number 20. Yet another fine and rare japanese squier stratocaster from Julian at Sevenoaks Guitar Centre. Again this is almost unmarked and dates from 1992, a Hank Marvin model, only made wi ...

Looks like a replacement pickup at the Bridge, but can't identify it

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21 (and Strat no 4). Tokai 'Goldstar' 1958 Strat replica - ST50 model (made around 1985). Alder body, Seymour Duncans in Bridge and middle positions. purchased July 2008 from Julian at Seven ...

Tokai body detail - appears to be good quality alder, rather than inferior basswood (basswood is OK but I find the alder gives more 'zing' for a strat)

Only original pickup - its a Tokai VI, sounds pretty good although lowish output compared to my other strats. 5.5K ohm DC resistance for the nerds (like me!. Squeals a bit with lots of gain. ...

Te SD stamp means these are Seymour Duncans. I emailed this pic to the Company and they replied with 'You have our APS-1 model single coils. Alnico II Pro for Strat'..so there you go.

Seymour Duncans at Bridge and Middle, Tokai original 'VI' in the Neck position

Period correct scratchplate (1950's type)..some cloth wiring remains, switch and pots look original 1980's)

Tokai - Body routing. Good Quality routing and certainly close to the period correct layout (some Strats have a lot of wood removed to allow different pickups to be fitted - commonly called ...

Tokai - incorrect bridge plate fitted years ago..Gotoh saddles by Sevenoaks guitars..pity the originals were lost

Slot Machine heads and period correct string tree

Tokai - Very clean - and minimal fret wear

Finish cracks are OK!

Friends on the Tokai Forum - tell me this identifies it as an ST50 model.

Very clean neck on this guitar

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22. Guild GAD20M (China). Purchased April 2008 from Guitar Village..very nice sounding small body acoustic, very similar to a Martin 0015 although just a tad smaller, All solid mahogany and ...

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