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“Fender always presented these options in a very low-key way – it was added in very small print in the corner of one page”: Meet the vintage Jazz Bass that's a true Fender unicorn

Could it be that this mid-'60s Jazz Bass is rare simply because people couldn't read Fender's small print? Well Strung Guitars owner David Davidson floats a theory and picks up the tale…

Guitar World

“This guitar is among the top 10 Stratocasters from the 1950s. If the Lord Almighty ever wanted to carve a guitar neck, this is the template he should use”: Before Lake Placid Blue there was Moreno Blue, and it makes this ’57 Strat a true unicorn

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars tells the story of a Blue Metallic Strat that is about as rare as they come

Guitar World

'Sales like this rarely come to the market': Grade II-listed Highgate home for sale for first time in 44 years

David Davidson bought 19 North Road at auction in 1980. Now, after 44 years as a family home, the house is for sale

Evening Standard

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“This Stromberg is so overwhelmingly loud, it’s kind of like a grand piano because it sounds so big”: Why the 1946 Stromberg Master 400 is a jazz guitar to rival anything from Gibson and D'Angelico

As vintage icons go, the Stromberg Master 400 takes some beating. Big-bodied, super loud, it is one of the greatest jazzboxes of all time. David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars tells us why

Guitar World

Vintage fans in London gear up to recreate 60s mood at festival of mod

Tailor-made suits, live music and – of course – a scooter run are expected at this weekend’s celebration

The Guardian - UK

“I had to drive several hours through snow to get to him. He told me this was one of the first Stratocasters, and there were some things I noticed immediately”: This 1954 Fender Stratocaster is one of the most unusual Fender builds in history

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars explains what makes this uniquely preserved vintage Strat so unique – starting with control pots from a TV set

Guitar World

“It’s the most money I’ve ever paid for a guitar in my life: over $400,000. But what’s a Flying V worth? It’s worth what someone’s willing to pay for it”: Joe Bonamassa opens the gates to Nerdville and shows off the most prized guitars in his collection

Bonamassa welcomes us to Nerdville to share the stories behind some of his favorite guitars, including a mint ’58 Flying V, Tommy Bolin’s mythical 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard and a tuxedo ES-355 that might, just might, be the only one in existence

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Kalgoorlie man pleads guilty to manslaughter after stabbing brother to death in drunken brawl

A Kalgoorlie 19-year-old man pleads guilty to manslaughter after stabbing his brother to death in an alcohol-fuelled brawl.

ABC News

Up close and personal with Mel Bay’s very own 1958 Gibson ES-335

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars introduces us to a very special semi-hollow that was once the prize possession of guitar educator par excellence Mel Bay

Guitar World

Cushman & Wakefield’s Scottish chair to retire after more than 30 years

Stephen Bibby will succeed him as head of capital markets in Scotland

Insider UK

Perth man Daniel James Boldison jailed after setting his partner on fire

A Perth man who set his partner on fire, leaving her with severe burns to 22 per cent of her body, is sentenced.

ABC News

Who's the "Bodies Bodies Bodies" killer?

Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Pete Davidson, Lee Pace and more star in the Gen-Z whodunnit

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