70 – 1966 – Jim playing his favoured guitar a 1958 Fender Telecaster.
May 1966
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1966 – Jim – I bought the guitar second hand, which I used for the next 5 years. I rather stupidly sold the Tele Guitar in 1970.
The first Amplifier, a Heathkit, was made from a kit and built by Sandy, his brother and his Dad and lasted until we bought a Vox AC 30.
(Image taken by anonymous member of the audience showing the band live at the stage in the main hall of the “Nash”)
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