It was 1964, I was living at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.

Front Gate RAF Woodbridge

It was a great time to be in England with the Music scene happening at the time.  We had some great music coming to the base playing the clubs.

Airmans Club RAF Woodbridge

I was able to experience bands like The Animals, The Searchers, Georgie Fame and Dusty Springfield.  After school, I would go to the Base Exchange and look through the catalogs at pictures of guitars and pick out the ones that I liked, always hoping that I might be able to get one someday.

Base Exchange RAF Woodbridge

But, it was seeing The Rolling Stones at the Gaumont Theatre in Ipswich that really got me motivated to play the guitar.

Gaumont Theatre Ipswich

I got my first guitar a ‘Stella’.  I had borrowed it from my neighbor, Billy Bird.  It had one string (the low E string…)  I learned to play the ‘Peter Gunn Theme’ and was able to talk my parents into buying it for me.

The guitar cost $5 !  The new strings cost more than the guitar did.   My cousin Sue, boyfriend at the time (later to be husband) Des Lee, played in a band called “Lee Walker and the Travellers”, came by, put the new strings on and taught me my first chords, E, A and D.   He told me these 3 chords are Rock n Roll and that’s all you need.  Best lesson I ever got!

Here is the Guitar;

Stella

I used this till I was able to get my first Electric Guitar, a Green Sunburst Rosetti Lucky7 at a second hand shop at the Market in Doncaster, Yorkshire.

We are having a Music Swap Meet

June 12th – 13th.

9am – 3pm

This will take place at the old Gottschalks, Totem Lake Mall, Kirkland Washington.

120th Avenue Northeast & Totem Lake Way, Kirkland, WA 98034

Right across from Guitar Center.

Map

Video here;

Music Swap Meet Totem Lake Mall June 12 -13, 2010

All musical related items are welcome.

• Guitars
• Amps
• Drums
• Instruments
• Recording Gear
• DJ Systems
• Books
• Memorabilia
• Vinyl
• CDs
• Videos
• Pro Audio, Stage & Lighting
• Speakers
• Strings
• Cables
• Audio & Video connectors
• Music Gear Accessories
• Promotional Products
FREE PARKING
General Public Admission: $1.00
Sellers Space: $25

If it has to do with music, bring it and sell it.

Lots of Free Parking

Contact Mick or Kelly at

info@guitararcheology.com

for details or to reserve a space

When I met Harvey Thomas, he showed me this guitar he made for John Lennon.   According to Harvey, John did not take delivery of the guitar, because of the comments John had made about The Beatles being bigger than Jesus.  Harvey, also told me he had to fire an employee, he found sanding on the guitar, without sandpaper !

Now here are the pictures of the guitar.  Enjoy!

Mick Flynn

Thanks to Denise Pressnall for the pics

Here is another 1959 Gibson Les Paul “Burst” that passed through my hands back in the 80’s.

Mick Flynn

Brian Setzer paid me 7K for a Gretsch on this particular day in Houston. He counts his money by listening to the C notes as they fan past his ear. Not really..

Larry Briggs, Strings West

Another set that came through Mick’s Vintage Guitars.  A 1960’s Supro Dual Tone Guitar with matching Supro Amplifier

Here is a picture of the Harvey Thomas “Green Falcon” (that’s what we called it, not the official name..). This guitar showed up in my shop in the early 80’s.  I got it from Gordy Kjelberg, who had a few of these here Thomas Guitars.  It eventually ended up with Paul Day and then Tony Bacon’s book “The Ultimate Guitar”.

In 1968, Kustom developed and marketed a great Rickenbacher / Gretsch / Mosrite influenced guitar the K200A.

Available from 1961 to 1974. The Barney Kessel Featured double pointed cutaways, 2 humbucking pickups, tune-o-matic bridge, trapeze tailpiece, rosewood fingerboard with parallelogram inlays, nickel plated parts in a cherry sunburst finish.

Here are a couple 1960’s Fender Custom Color Jaguars.

Fender Jaguar

Burgundy Mist Metallic

Dupont Number: Lucite 2936-H
Model Year: 1959 Oldsmobile
Years Fender Used it: 1960 – 1965

Fender Jaguar Teal Green Metallic

Dupont Number:Duco 4297-H
Model Year: 1965-1968 Lincoln
Years Fender Used it: 1965 – 1969