Hi guys this is a pic of my first "Electric" guitar ........
A Shaftesbury Telecaster .... made in Italy and "as used by" Jeff Lynne of ELO fame. I bought this for £65 back in 1973. Suppose that would equate to about a £500 quid touch now. It was a toss up between this or an Antoria Les Paul. I wondered for a while if I had made the right decision, but it's lasted the course and I still have it now. How many £65 quid guitars have lasted that long eh ?
You will notice at a glance the high levels of specification . They fail to include
Floyd Rose Trem
Locking Nut
Locking Machine Heads
Nitro Cellulose Finish
Neck Binding
Body Binding
Bird / Dragon/ Vine neck inlays.
Not a jot of abalone in sight ......
And ........... It aint PINK or Flourescent GREEN ....
However it did and still does have a great action, and still plays good. Not what you would call "Killer" tone, but usable.
Whilst typing this I have just remembered, that at the time I bought this, that I wore the same style of clothes that Steve Vai wears now. How SPOOKY is THAT !!!
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