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SEEING DOUBLE

In issue 481, Neville Marten asked for any tales of famous guitar skirmishes. Mine, or should I say my guitar’s, is told in the attached photo [shown opposite] – here we see Mike Starr from Alice In Chains holding a rather awesome Rickenbacker 4080, a guitar that is now sitting here beside me in Bristol. The photo came in the case with the guitar when I acquired it a few years ago. It isn’t clear if Mike owned this guitar or if this is just a promo shot, but it’s a nice little slice of history for the guitar itself. A candidate for a future appearance in Classic Gear/Vintage Icons, perhaps?

Steve Ghee, via email

A double-neck Ricky is a rare bird among rare birds for sure, Steve, and yours is

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