Eric Hayes FC Photographs

[Col D]

I remember reading somewhere that RT's Goldtop passed on to John Martyn and was subsequently stolen.

[Simon Nicol]

That's right. From a locked van outside a gig in NYC in 1972. Fancy that!

And no, I don't have any of them - I've never collected or kept them, usually swapping them or trading them in. Wish I still had the L7 though: that's the only one I really regret having got shot of. Maybe the J200 I had from '73 to '76 would be nice to have on the wall as well - but hey, if you don't play them, guitars go to sleep...

[StephenGiles]

Ah, I had a Burns Tri Sonic in the 1960s which I sold to Steve Airey - once in the Ethnic Shuffle Orchestra , which I believe he still has.

[Neil Morrell]

This is exactly the kind of thread that causes GAS!!

[hurdygurdyman (Paul)]

I was always rather envious of the Rickenbacker 12 that Simon used for Run Johnny Run on the Bonny Bunch of Roses tour.  They still make them - but not like that, anymore. Hope you didn't swap it for a ukelele or any other similar ephemeral impulse buy!  

Concerning GAS, how many guitars does one person need?  Answer - just one more.

Thanks for the link to the photos, Ed.

[Will S]

That's right. From a locked van outside a gig in NYC in 1972. Fancy that!

And no, I don't have any of them - I've never collected or kept them, usually swapping them or trading them in. Wish I still had the L7 though: that's the only one I really regret having got shot of. Maybe the J200 I had from '73 to '76 would be nice to have on the wall as well - but hey, if you don't play them, guitars go to sleep...

While my gutar gently sleeps...?