Vintage Guitar Scene

I’ll start off by saying that this is one of the best sounding guitars ever. A big wrap I know, but it’s true.

The guitar is fitted with a Roland midi interface which enables me to play midi instruments from the guitar.

The J-160e model is famously associated with The Beatles although this is a later model than they used it still sounds similar.

1979 Fender Stratocaster, Antigua worn finish (s/n S950670) When I acquired this guitar circa 1990 it had already been modified with the Kahler tremolo and the wood at back of the guitar had been cut […]

1963 Gibson J50 (Serial Number 141633) My first recollection of seeing one of these was in a photo on a Shadows album cover where Bruce Welch was playing a J45 circa mid 60s. A J45 […]

Martin 00-17 acoustic 1935  (Serial Number 59005) For a few years back in the late 80s I had a regular Thursday night gig at The Parkerville Tavern near Perth, Western Australia. It was a very […]

I bought this guitar not long before recording the “Revenge of the Surf Guitar” album. It ended up on 90% of that record. Before buying it I had borrowed it for a project and then ended up owning it.

I bought this guitar while I was visiting Sydney – I was living in Perth at the time – some time in the mid 80s. I bought it simply because it was the best sounding Stratocaster I had ever heard.

This was the first Vox amp I had played so I guessed it sounded about right and bought it for AU$425. This amp is on about half the songs from The Atlantics album “Flight of the Surf Guitar “and also the “Surfersaurus ” album. I was lucky as this is one of the best sounding Vox amps I have heard and has served me well.