Jet Harris & Tony Meehan on Decca

[Gary Allen]

[RayL]

Interesting picture. The guitarist in the background - Dennis Newey?

What is the mystery guitar that Jet is playing?
Ray

[JimN]

That's a final-version Vox Consort, distinctive for the slightly Jazzmaster-ish body shape and the Hank B Marvin tremolo tailpiece. The similar Soundcaster had a body which was a bit less offset and a bit more Strat-ish, as well as a one-piece (knife-edge) bridge-trem which was more like that of the Stratocaster for which the model was styled.

I'm sure the guitarist with the Bigsby-equipped 335 is Billy Kuy.

[Gary Allen]

That's a final-version Vox Consort, distinctive for the slightly Jazzmaster-ish body shape and the Hank B Marvin tremolo tailpiece. The similar Soundcaster had a body which was a bit less offset and a bit more Strat-ish, as well as a one-piece (knife-edge) bridge-trem which was more like that of the Stratocaster for which the model was styled.

I'm sure the guitarist with the Bigsby-equipped 335 is Billy Kuy.

Hi Jim, Do you know who this guy is ?

[GoldenStreet]

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Whoever he is, he appears to be wearing Bruce's Scandinavian sweater!

Bill

[anniv 63]

Could the guy in the sweater be Duffy Power?

Mike

[JimN]

Hmmm... I've seen that picture before and someone did comment on the identity of the mystery man in the sweater, but I can't recall the details.

IIRC, the picture comes from the 1961 Scandinavian tour and the guest player was one of the locals.

[JimN]

Sorry for any thread drift, but this interesting UK picture illustrates the differences between the (quite similar) quality Vox guitars of the mid-1960s, the Consort and the Soundcaster, as well as providing an action shot of both in conjunction with a "Symphonic Bass".

The easiest distinction between the Consort and the Soundcaster (apart from the body shape, which IS different) is the bridge/tailpiece combination, with the Consort (essentially a re-shaped Phantom) being equipped with the HBM tremolo tailpiece á la Bigsby and the Soundcaster having a compact knife-edge unit more like that on a Strat.

[audreyk]

Hi All

As far as I know, the guy in the sweater (playing cards) is Jan Rohde

Best wishes
Audrey

[audreyk]

Here's a link to more info about Jan Rohde and his meeting with The Shadows when he was in the Norwegian group The Cool Cats
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.rockipedia.no/mediateket/norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon/jan_rohde/&prev=search