HBM

[Fenderman]

I thought perhaps it was painted on then painted over at some later date.
I wonder if that was quite flash for 1960/61?

[cockroach]

I thought perhaps it was painted on then painted over at some later date.
I wonder if that was quite flash for 1960/61?

Well, in 1960/61 it was quite cool as far as many of us oldies (who were then fairly young!) were concerned!

Bit cheeky of Hank to personalise what wasn't really his own guitar though...but then he couldn't really have put HW or CR on it I s'pose...

[GoldenStreet]

Jet had JH on his bass at one stage..

I always thought it was an understated British way of personalising one's instrument- whereas the US artists had their names in large inlays on the neck of guitar or emblazoned on the scratchplate etc!!

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Bill

[Moderne]

I've found a good pic of Bruce's Jazzmaster with 'BW' letters attached in my 'Me and My Shadows' book - but can't get the image resolution right (never done this before...I know!) so in the meantime...

[Paul Childs]

With Bruce's initials he could have loaned his guitar to Bert Weedon.