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http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
Anyway I think Dave Brock played a number of different guitar brands. Basically whatever he could afford/get his hands on, and if I'm right he bought/sold/borrowed his way through a very interesting career and was never fussed with the holy grail nonsense of a 59 LP or a 62 Strat.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
As a footnote to the Clipper, I am sure I saw Colin Angus playing one in The Shamen shortly before they morphed into a dance outfit.
But returning to topic, not a Westone in sight, though.
They're ok guitars, but don't let the nostalgia brigade big them up too much, I had a Paduak, a Thunder I and a Thunder IIA and they all needed fret levelling to stop chronic buzz on individual notes. The early Paduak looked very striking and had a crazy 25dB active boost - it was obviously and refreshingly designed by a loon and not a committee.
I'd say they were serviceable but bland (except the Paduak!), just like a whole host of other guitars from 1980-ish, like low-end Arias and the Vox Custom 25.
Another guitar I looked at was a Squier set neck with two humbuckers. I gather that it is a MASTER SERIES CHAMBERED TELE, a lot like this but reasonably/fairly worn and Black Cherry colour.
I liked this guitar too, I was told it has a Gibson 24.75" scale length but it did not feel any shorter when strapped on. It is a light guitar, the humbuckers are Duncan Designed. I did not plug it in so cannot comment on the sound. That does not matter anyway if I buy it as it will be home for a pair of humbuckers from Declan in Northern Ireland. I never saw a set neck Tele before and the carve allows easy access to the upper frets - a place I hardly ever venture!
TBH I always thought of humbucker equipped Teles to be all 'wrong'. How wrong I was for thinking that. One look was all it took to convince me.
For the time being, the Squier has slipped into first place on my search for a guitar for The Hound. As they say, watch this space.
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