The Guitar Collection YouTube Channel

Outtakes and Bloopers from the Guitar Collection!!

Never annoy your cameraman and video editor as they might have embarrassing bloopers!

Featuring Guy Mackenzie, Phil Walker, David Greenaway and Lars Mullen!

Fender Stratocaster Customised with Seymour Duncan Pickups!

Guitar Hero Phil Walker showcases his 1970s/80s Fender Stratocaster. This classic Fender Strat has been customised with neck and bridge Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pick ups.

Frank Allen – Bass Player for the Searchers

Frank Allen, bass player with The Searcher since 1964 gives a career-spanning interview with Guy Mackenzie.

Frank also talks bass guitars including Gibson EBO, Burns Bison and the Rickenbacker 4001S!

This Was One of the First Electric Basses Produced in the UK!

This Dallas Tuxedo Bass dates from about 1959/60 and was built in the UK by Dallas Arbiter.

This makes it one of the UK’s first “mass produced” electric bass guitar!

Not only that, but this model was also a first instrument for bass guitar legends like Mo Foster and Bill Wyman (who converted his to “fretless”) and they both still own their Tuxedos.

Bass Ace David Greenaway takes us through some of the Dallas Tuxedo’s features:

Simon Jones Plays This Unusual Vintage Guitar

Built by Kawai in Japan in the mid 1960s and imported into the U.S.A. by Tele-Star Musical Instrument Corporation of New York, N.Y.

It features a fantastic gold sparkle finish and a styling loosely based on the Burns Bison.

British-made Watkins Rapier Deluxe from 1960

This is a British-made competitor of the Fender Stratocaster and features an unusual neck and a ‘hairdryer’ switch!

Phil Walker tests out this classic guitar!

Intro to Purple Rain Played on a Blue Guitar Made by Crimson Guitars!

This fabulous guitar was made for Guitar Hero Phil Walker by Dorset-based guitar makers Crimson Guitars.

Described by Crimson Guitars as a Droptop Descendent and features a maple fingerboard.

Phil treats us to the intro to Purple Rain…

The History of Herman’s Hermits

Barry Whitwam, drummer and founder member of Herman’s Hermits talks to Guy Mackenzie about their history and his career.

Jedson Budget Bass Dating from Late 1960s/Early 1970s

This Jedson Bass is actually David Greenaway’s but is identical to the Guitar Collection’s!

It’s a budget, medium scale bass from the late 1960s or early 1970s ideal for beginners as it’s easy to play.

These are becoming quite collectable these days, so if you see one snap it up – or let Guy know!

Simon Jones Kills it on this Machine Gun Guitar!

This Hondo M-16 not surprisingly, is known as the Machine Gun Guitar! Built in about 1980 in Japan and coincides with the first Rambo film.

This is the original (and much copied!) guitar – the switch for the pickups is the ‘trigger’!