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ATKIN THE FIFTY-TWO & THE FIFTY-FOUR £2,999 EACH
CONTACT Atkin Guitars PHONE 01227 719933 WEB www.atkinguitars.com
Anyone who has played one of Atkin Guitars’ reinventions of pre-war-style acoustics may be surprised to discover that the Kent-based company has decided to set its sights on instruments of a different nature as well as from a different era. It doesn’t take a genius to see where Atkin drew his influences from for this pair of solidbody, bolt-on neck, single-coil electrics. But rather than slavishly ape Leo Fender’s first two six-string milestones, Atkin has brought his own guitar-building knowledge and love of playing electrics to the table here.
“We’ve been wanting to get into electrics for a while,” Atkin says, “and although there are already lots of boutique makers doing amazing vintage-correct builds, we wanted to produce a
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