- 34 days
- Co. Dublin
guitar
- 5 hours
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- Collon, Louth
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I bought this guitar 14 yrs ago on e-bay, the following is part of the original add, I can send the full add if you want to read it. HERE WE HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THIS IS A 1972 IBANEZ 'EROS' TELECASTER THESE WERE MADE IN JAPAN BY IBANEZ AND IMPORTED TO THE UK BY THIS ONE WAS BRANDED AN EROS IF YOU ARE WANTING A MINT GUITAR WITH WITH NO CHIPS OR MARKS THEN READ NO FURTHER. HOWEVER IF YOU FANCY SOMETHING WITH LOADS OF MOJO AND THAT PLAYS VERY WELL WITH A FEW CHIPS AND MARKS HERE AND THERE PLEASE CARRY ON READING. THIS GUITAR WAS OWNED FROM NEW BY A FRIEND OF MINE FROM IRELAND. IN THE 1970'S HE WAS A YOUNG UP AND COMING GUITARIST, WORKING HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE PUBS AND CLUBS AROUND SOUTHERN IRELAND AROUND THE MID 70'S HE AND HIS BAND WERE PLAYING A SMALL BUT BUSY PUB IN WATERFORD, IT WAS GOING QUITE WELL, BUT WORD HAD GOTTEN AROUND THAT A TOP GUITARIST WAS STOOD AT THE BAR CHATTING AWAY AND DRINKING THAT GUITARIST WAS ACTUALLY RORY GALLAGHER, WHOM WAS VISITING FRIENDS IN BETWEEN HIS BUSY TOURING SCHEDULE. AFTER MUCH COAXING FROM THE LOCAL CROWD HE WAS ASKED IF HE WOULD PLAY A COUPLE OF NUMBERS WITH THE BAND. NOW THESE YOUNG LADS IN THE BAND WERE ALL FANS OF HIS AND PLAYED SOME OF HIS SONGS ALREADY. THERE WAS ONLY ONE GUITAR IN THE BUILDING AND THIS IS IT!! MY FRIEND RETIRED TO LET RORY TAKE OVER OF WHICH HE PLAYED THREE SONGS VERY OBLIGINGLY WITH THE OTHER GUYS IN THE BAND. SO THERE WE HAVE A BIT OF HISTORY IN WHICH THIS GUITAR WAS A PART OF BRIEFLY ALBEIT BUT RORY ACTUALLY PLAYED THIS VERY GUITAR . THE BAND EVENTUALLY PARTED AND MY FRIEND BECAME A PUB LANDLORD,THE GUITAR WAS HUNG ON A WALL FOR OVER 20 YEARS AS A ROCK RELIC AND BECAME A TALKING POINT FOR A LONG TIME. NOW THE FOR GUITAR! SO OVER IT WENT TO MY LUTHIER I JUST SAID ITS GOT SOMETHING JUST MAKE IT PLAY ! AND HE DID JUST THAT (IT COST A SMALL FORTUNE BUT CERTAINLY WORTH IT ) ITS HAD A FULL RE FRET WITH JUMBO FRETS FOR GOOD BENDS, A REPLACEMENT NUT, ALL ELECTRICS SERVICED
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