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05 Feb 2012

Shaftesbury Guitars

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Posted By : TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBADOURS | Comments : 14

any other enthusiasts or is it just me ?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shaftesbury-Guitars/134763319950271

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# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 05/02/2012, 10:54 (GMT)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shaftesbury-Guitars/134763319950271
check out if interested ;-)

# Posted by NIGHT TRAIN - 05/02/2012, 11:01 (GMT)

Yeh not got one these days, but used to have the Ricky and the Barney Kessel. They used to sell em at Harkers in Bolton. Really well made from what I remember.

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 05/02/2012, 11:08 (GMT)

@Alec, I got the Rick & the Barney Kessel too, much under-rated geetars !!!!

# Posted by NIGHT TRAIN - 05/02/2012, 11:17 (GMT)

that BK must have passed through my hands at some point, cos there cant be too many knocking around round here...have a look for sellophane marks where I used to stick my blues lyrics...hahaha!
My mate used to work in a sign makers and made me a Ricky name plate for the 12 st...wonder where that ended up...in fact I wonder where all them old 70's guitars ended up?

# Posted by Delirium - 05/02/2012, 12:13 (GMT)

I had one of their fireglo Rickenfaker basses - decent bass but the pickups weren't quite up to it for modern rock/metal. I think I'd have kept if I needed that style bass for a tribute band or similar.
Jon

# Posted by NIGHT TRAIN - 05/02/2012, 12:13 (GMT)

I sold my BK about 15 years ago...not same one is it?

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 05/02/2012, 12:30 (GMT)

Dunno Alec, like ya said the Kessels are far n few between, don't think Shaftesbury made too many of em at all, it's in original case, has an odd knob ( that's not uncommon, especially in men of a certain age, pmsl ) and has had the pickguard removed at some stage. I also have two Shaftesbury Telecaster thinlines which are ace, the necks are amazing !!!

# Posted by NIGHT TRAIN - 05/02/2012, 12:42 (GMT)

Yeh bet it's same one..I remember being quite impressed with original case...small world!

# Posted by The Cottonhouse Shakers - 05/02/2012, 13:41 (GMT)

@Alec - where I used to stick my blues lyrics... ???????

Now Alec - If you saw an actor reading from a script you'd be well p*****d off he hadn't learned his lines....

;-)

# Posted by NIGHT TRAIN - 05/02/2012, 14:32 (GMT)

Hahaha...just enough room on the side of them guitars to write 'Woke up this morning'...made the rest up ad lib! I just could never remember that opening line!

:D

# Posted by The Cottonhouse Shakers - 05/02/2012, 19:02 (GMT)

Exposed! Lol

# Posted by Andy Mack - 09/02/2012, 15:20 (GMT)

I love all these old guitars - usually made in Japan - had a Shaftsbury Rickenfaker, Hondo, Hondo II, Teisco, Cimar, Columbus, CSL, Kay- all usually from the same place-

# Posted by Andy Mack - 09/02/2012, 15:21 (GMT)

and @alec properly exposed - using crib sheets- you'll have a stand next!

# Posted by NIGHT TRAIN - 09/02/2012, 16:15 (GMT)

erm...I was actually joking! hence the big hahaha that follows :)

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