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BARRIE CADOGAN

What was the first serious guitar that you bought with your own money?

“Well, I inherited a little bit of money when I was a kid from when my grandfather passed away, and I guess the first really good guitar I ever bought was a 1964 Fender Mustang. And they were cheap at the time. You know, I didn’t inherit millions or anything, just a small amount of money. At the time it was £350 or something. I guess that was my first really cool guitar. It’s sort of before I went on to a Gibson phase.”

What was the last guitar you bought?

“The last guitar I bought was a Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster.

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