JESSE WOOD
What was the first serious guitar you bought with your own money?
“I was living with my mum and she had spotted a black Les Paul – I think it was a 1971 or ’72 – with an Alnico pickup [in the neck] and a P-90 pickup at the bridge. The previous owner had painted over everything, like he was an old rocker or something. I chipped in, but my mum paid a chunk of it and I used some of the money that I had from working in cafes. I had to get rid of it. It’s one
