PRS: Celebrating 30 Years of Innovation

  Above: Vintage Yellow Custom Model (left) & Pear White Standard (right); (far right) A Young Paul Reed Smith. In 1984, armed with two guitars, Paul Reed Smith set out...
Matt Wilkinson

Extended Range: When 6 Is Not Enough

Many people may be overwhelmed by extended range guitars as it is something they're not used to, however there are a number of artists using them to help extend the...
Anthony McKeown

Avon Alcove: Rose Morris History

Every great guitar company has an entry level line of instruments to help inspire young rockstars put down dad’s tennis racket and put on The Ramones debut or The Venture’s...
Anthony McKeown
Tagged: Guitar History

Shaftesbury 3261

Here it is. The most popular Shaftesbury of them all Rose Morris has a long history with Rickenbacker that has been covered in past blogs, so here’s a little recap....
Ed Cox

The Shaftesbury 3266

This long-necked Italian beauty is an absolute pleasure to lay your hands on. Like the 3265, she was manufactured by EKO in the early 70’s for Rose Morris and has...
Ed Cox

Vintage Shaftesbury Electrics

Plundering our vintage vault is a favorite activity of ours and today we present to you the spiritual predecessors to our new 34 series. These electrics played a pivotal role back in...
Ed Cox

Shaftesbury Del Vecchio

This is one of the craziest guitars in our Shaftesbury collection and gets more inquiries than just about any guitar in the shop. This is a seventies Shaftesbury Del Vecchio...
Ed Cox

Shaftesbury Thin line

This early-seventies thinline style Shaftesbury is a favorite of our guys in the shop. She was manufactured in Italy by the legendary EKO factory who was at one time the...
Ed Cox

Rose Morris 1970 Catalogue Featuring the 3261, 3262 and 3263

In tandem with our previous Shaftesbury Rickenbacker post, we submit the full profile straight from the vintage 1970 catalogue. This classy trio of Ricky inspired Italian guitars represent the most...
Ed Cox

Shaftesbury Western Acoustics

Saddle up partner. Let’s see if you got the gumption to get up on the stage and bring the barn-burner! Back in the 70’s we brought you the Western series of...
Ed Cox

The Elusive Shaftesbury 1020 Prototype

Sometimes you can’t rely on a vintage collection or catalogues to achieve a complete scope on a brand like Shaftesbury. Just like today, we have been a forward-thinking brand with an...
Ed Cox

Bill Wyman With Shaftesbury Bass Wembley Rehearsal Studios 1968

Here we have a rare shot of Bill Wyman tuning up a Shaftesbury ricky-style bass at Wembley Rehearsal Studios in 1968. He had a penchant for hollow bodied basses with...
Ed Cox