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HarrySeven · October 2023

guitars4you · October 2023

Yes a big bonus is the www with far more info - Good descriptions today and no codes as per the old days - OHSC or even non OHSC VGC or VGC+++ M/N W/T

Good thing about old ads is no one needs to mention the weight

Funkfingers · October 2023

I remember that WEM advertisement heading. Two of the stylised faces are Jagger and Ferry. I never worked out who the third one was meant to be.

HarrySeven · October 2023

And some more…

https://i.imgur.com/wQNt53X.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ftq2X1k.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uTGOY6y.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/pwfCb65.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6omGR6K.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/wxtZHIx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/oyczhVz.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ky13Pup.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uthxRwG.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/3E7umcT.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gJMNSEj.jpg

ICBM · October 2023

Thought this was going to be about the notorious Tokai one…

Brio · October 2023

A CS80 for under £4k!

thermionic · October 2023

HarrySeven said:

And some more…

https://i.imgur.com/pwfCb65.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gY7N36j.jpg

guitars4you · October 2023

A Sequential Circuits Pro 5, brand new, back then for £2200 - wow that was a lot of money back then

InactiveX · October 2023

No way! A '303 for £188.....

mort · October 2023

Can’t remember which retailer it was, but they listed all their guitars with the the word “outfit” after each one, like “Fender Stratocaster outfit” Annoyed the hell out of me.

blobb · October 2023

Synthi £595 ! I'll take it.

Habanero · October 2023

ICBM said:

Thought this was going to be about the notorious Tokai one…

Now I'm wondering what it was...

Musicwolf · October 2023

Habanero said:

ICBM said:

Thought this was going to be about the notorious Tokai one…

Now I'm wondering what it was...

Habanero · October 2023

Musicwolf said:

Habanero said:

ICBM said:

Thought this was going to be about the notorious Tokai one…

Now I'm wondering what it was...

Ahh, I see. A bit Scorpions album coverish.

lewisanderson · October 2023

Funkfingers said:

I remember that WEM advertisement heading. Two of the stylised faces are Jagger and Ferry. I never worked out who the third one was meant to be.

Coverdale?

HarrySeven · October 2023

Actually, I’ve fixed that one ad…

https://i.imgur.com/R8n0Mvq.jpg

GoFish · October 2023

"You are getting a raw deal ... Acres of synths but not an axe in sight" right next to the long lists of Korg and Roland gear.

Philly_Q · October 2023

I bought my first guitar as a result of one of those tiny little two-line ads like the ones in Harry's post. I phoned up, "can you keep it for me and I'll send you a cheque tomorrow". Different world, wasn't it?

hollywoodrox · October 2023

HarrySeven said:

And some more…

https://i.imgur.com/wQNt53X.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ftq2X1k.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uTGOY6y.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/pwfCb65.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6omGR6K.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/wxtZHIx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/oyczhVz.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ky13Pup.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uthxRwG.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/3E7umcT.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gJMNSEj.jpg

I used to have that Andy summers/Gerry cott guitar it was absolutely brilliant

Philly_Q · October 2023

I'm just noticing those little bits at the bottom of the John Birch and Aria ads

:

"2 x 11p stamps please, for details..."

"Send 25p for catalogue"

Offset · October 2023

I remember those Gerry Cott Aria ads SO well - probably from International Musician.

hollywoodrox · October 2023

Music ground at Doncaster is cool ,if I time travel back to then I’ll pay it a visit

Penn · October 2023

Well I’m not sure I’d want to buy that Tokai. Looks like it might have been heavily soiled.

lustycourtier · October 2023

hollywoodrox said:

Music ground at Doncaster is cool ,if I time travel back to then I’ll pay it a visit

Theres many people who would want to travel back in time to pay them a visit...

Philly_Q · October 2023

lustycourtier said:

hollywoodrox said:

Music ground at Doncaster is cool ,if I time travel back to then I’ll pay it a visit

Theres many people who would want to travel back in time to pay them a visit...

Armed with baseball bats perhaps...?

Moe_Zambeek · October 2023

Imagine how meta it would be to travel back in time to MG with some of the fakes they were responsible for later and see what they say…

Kittyfrisk · October 2023

lewisanderson said:

Funkfingers said:

I remember that WEM advertisement heading. Two of the stylised faces are Jagger and Ferry. I never worked out who the third one was meant to be.

Coverdale?

I'd have said Ozzy

Hurling_Fruitmig · October 2023

HarrySeven said:

Actually, I’ve fixed that one ad…

https://i.imgur.com/R8n0Mvq.jpg

Until I saw this I'd forgotten that they ever had a branch in York. The Davygate Centre is long gone.

Philly_Q · October 2023

Kittyfrisk said:

lewisanderson said:

Funkfingers said:

I remember that WEM advertisement heading. Two of the stylised faces are Jagger and Ferry. I never worked out who the third one was meant to be.

Coverdale?

I'd have said Ozzy

I thought it was Coverdale, James Brown and a time-travelling Rick Astley.

Although the one on the right could be Sid Vicious... and actually the one on the left could be Tiny Tim...

Offset · October 2023

Philly_Q said:

lustycourtier said:

hollywoodrox said:

Music ground at Doncaster is cool ,if I time travel back to then I’ll pay it a visit

Theres many people who would want to travel back in time to pay them a visit...

Armed with baseball bats perhaps...?

Intriguing! Were they scoundrels?!

HarrySeven · October 2023

Offset said:

Philly_Q said:

lustycourtier said:

hollywoodrox said:

Music ground at Doncaster is cool ,if I time travel back to then I’ll pay it a visit

Theres many people who would want to travel back in time to pay them a visit...

Armed with baseball bats perhaps...?

Intriguing! Were they scoundrels?!

You mean you don’t know?!?!

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/77085/exposing-the-dodgy-criminals-behind-two-uk-pedal-brands

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/two-dealers-who-handled-stolen-guitars-face-music-1907623

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2107289/Posh-music-shop-owners-hob-nobbed-celebrity-clients-convicted-1million-stolen-guitar-plot.html

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