SHOOT FOR FORTHCOMING BOOK ON ES-STYLE GUITARS…
MAGAZINE SHOOT – FOR MY ‘VAULT’ SERIES IN THE NORTH AMERICAN GUITAR’S CONNOISSEUR E-ZINE
MAGAZINE SHOOT – FOR GUITAR.COM APRIL 2021
BW and author/guitarist Michael Watts
With my favourite ’62 ES330TC
GOLDEN AGE LES PAULS
An old pic which I just realised I hadn’t posted but still current. My hard-earned Les Pauls, all in fine condition. From left ‘60 TV Special; ‘58 ‘burst; ‘55 Junior; ‘54 Goldtop & ‘60 TV Junior. Each has its own voice.
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ALL THAT GLITTERS…
…is for the purposes of this pic gold. From left, ’61/2 Shoreline Gold Fender Stratocaster, ’17 Polymist Gold Epiphone JB Treasure Firebird 1 reissue & ’54 Les Paul Goldtop.
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POINTY FUN
I thought I’d snap th erecent Epi JB Treasure Firebird 1 reissue with its new pointy friends. all we need now is an original Explorer for a grandfather shot. Working on it…
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VINTAGE SEMIS ON PARADE 2
Again not guests but residents – updated group shot of my mint golden age Gibson semis…
From left, ’61 Gibson ES330TC; ’60 ES330TN; ’57 ES225TH; ’61 Epiphone 230T (Casino with very rare metal plate headstock logo ); 59 Gibson ES335TD.
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VINTAGE SEMIS ON PARADE
Not really guests, just a nice group shot of my four mint, all-original golden age semis : from left, 59 Gibson ES335TD; ’61 Gibson ES330TC; ’61 Epiphone 230T (Casino with very rare metal plate headstock logo ); ’60 ES330TN. They all look fantastic, play like a dream and sound fab.
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Rockbeare guitars in June 2012 Vintage Guitar magazine
