"Guy Mackenzie has always been fascinated by guitars. The west Cornwall drummer played in bands in the '60s, which was when his love of guitars started."
bbc cornwall, 5 august 2010...
In Pictures: Guy's Guitars
the beat magazine, june 2010 no 99 vol 8...
Fast finish guitar meets original owner
"The Showaddywaddy "Blue Moon" guitar, one of the UK's most unusual and photogenic electric guitars was briefly reunited with its original owners."
Main photo: Guy Mackenzie with the "Blue Moon Guitar" and Showaddywaddy
west briton, 13 May 2010...
Collector acquires his 'Holy Grail'
"George Harrison may well have written While My Guitar Gently Weeps, but it is possibly Guy Mackenzie's bank balance that is sobbing at the moment."
western morning news, 12 May 2010...
Band reunited with guitar for once in a blue moon
"One of Britain's most unusual and photogenic guitars was briefly reunited with its original owner after being acquired by a Westcountry collector."
"Electric guitars date back less than a century, but the stories of their development sometimes seem as lost as those of antiquity! Then a forgotten closet will open and out will tumble dusty skeletons of wood and wire, offering new insights, and often posing new questions."
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guitar & bass magazine, may 2009...
Rockets From The Crypt
"Have you ever seen one of these? Supersound guitars show the early handiwork of the legendary Jim Burns, but his involvement is a matter of controversy. Lars Mullen assembles the evidence"
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gibson guitar, 15 april 2009...
Rare Collection of Supersound Guitars Found in British Basement
"A rare collection of British-made Supersound guitars has been found in the basement of a house in the U.K., according to a report from the BBC."
bbc news, 15 april 2009...
Rare guitars found after 50 years
"A collection of rare British-made electric guitars has been discovered in the basement of a house in Cheltenham."
Guy tracks down Holy Grail of rock world: earliest electric guitars
"They may look like beaten up, standard-issue electric guitars, but when Guy McKenzie clapped eyes on them he knoew he had found the Holy Grail of the rock world."
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west briton, thursday april 2 2009...
Scarlet's very special guitar lesson
"At seven months old, a lucky Scarlet Worsley received her first guitar lesson from rock legend Frank Allen, ofThe Searchers."
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guitar & bass magazine, winter special 2008...
Enter Sandman
"Two years have passed since we first met Guy MacKenzie, and since that time he's been acquiring mad guitars at the rate of one a fortnight. Words and pics: Lars Mullen"
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collect it!, august 2008...
A collection that rocks!
"A collection that brings back memories of the music scene of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s"
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cornwall today, february 2008...
Strings attached
"Drummer Guy [Mackenzie] has an impressive collection of rock guitars"
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antiques roadshow, 25 november 2007...
guitar & bass, february 2007...
Economy Class
"Guy Mackenzie doesn't give a fig for established classics: he's obsessed by the cheesy, near-forgotten models that fuelled so many teenage rock'n'roll dreams. Lars Mullen steps into the time capsule"
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western morning news, december 2006...
Drummer who's known as the guitar man
"A Westcountry musician who has spent decades building a collection of rare and unusual guitars is to appear in a national magazine."
The Guitar Collection has been featured as follows:
West Briton Newspaper · Thursday November 23rd 2006
Helston Packet Newspaper · Wednesday December 13th 2006
Western Morning News · Wednesday December 13th 2006
Mid Devon Star Newspaper · Saturday 16th December 2006
Guitar & Bass Magazine · February 2007
Helston Packet Newspaper · Wednesday October 17th 2007
Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News · Wednesday 17th October 2007
West Briton Newspaper · Thursday October 18th 2007
BBC TV's Antiques Roadshow · Sunday 25th November 2007
Helston Packet Newspaper · Wednesday 28th November 2007
West Briton Newspaper · Thursday 29th November 2007
Cornwall Today Magazine · February 2008
BBC Radio Cornwall The David White Show · Tuesday 15th April 2008
Royal Cornwall Show, Wadebridge · 5th June 2008
Docu-Film: "Finding Jonestown in Cornwall" by Tatblue Productions, San Diego, USA · UK Premiere 6th June 2008
Collect it! Magazine · August 2008
Helston Packet Newspaper · 3rd September 2008
West Briton Newspaper · 11th September 2008
Guitar & Bass Magazine · Winter Special 2008
The Column · Issue 8 2008
British Library-U.K.National Web Archive · Monday 5th January 2009
Guitarist Magazine · March 2009
Plymouth Herald · Wednesday 1st April 2009
West Briton Newspaper · Thursday 2nd April 2009
Helston Packet Newspaper · Wednesday 8th April 2009
Western Morming News · Thursday 9th April 2009
West Briton Newspaper · Thursday 9th April 2009
BBC Radio Cornwall the David White Show · Thursday 9th April 2009
The Daily Telegraph Newspaper · Friday 10th April 2009
BBC Radio Five Drive Programme · Friday 10th April 2009
The Guardian Newspaper · Friday 10th April 2009
Gloucestershire Echo · 10th April 2009
BBC Radio Five News · Saturday 11th April 2009
BBC News Online Worldwide · Wednesday 15th April 2009
BBC TV Bristol Points West · Wednesday 15th April 2009
The Gibson Guitar Official Website · Thursday 16th April 2009
Total Guitar Magazine Website · Thursday 16th April 2009
