Serial No. 198
"
I bought the
Violin Bass in 1979 in London after seeing an advertisement in Melody Maker (see
scans) from "The Music Shop At Keyboard Hire", near Edgware
Road, if I remember correctly, for £95 (Ho..happy days!). I had been looking
for one for a couple of years. At that time, the salesperson asked if I would
also care for a white Vox Phantom VI for £30 extra pounds. The guitar neck
was unbolted, and the whole guitar had been folded up in some kind of a cheap
briefcase. Being a **** I turned the offer down! "