What was the first serious guitar you bought with your own money?
“In 1970 I worked in a corrugated-cardboard factory in Chelmsford as a machine setter/operator. I didn’t smoke, drink or take drugs and, since I earned good money, I saved up every week. When I had enough cash, I went to Guitar Village in Shaftesbury Avenue in London and bought a 1967 stripped-body Telecaster. For £105. I painted it black with Humbrol enamel! But it was an amazing guitar. Sadly, I sold it to get a white Strat, which wasn’t a patch on that lovely Tele.”
What was the last guitar you bought and why?
“In 1989, I
