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Rose Morris, Rickenbacker & The Beatles
1964 found the Beatles at their very pinnacle of fame. From Buckingham Palace to Shea Stadium, the mop-topped lads from Liverpool spread Beatlemania throughout the world transforming polite young citizens...
Roger Water's Rickenbacker
In 1968 Roger Waters put in a special order for a Fireglo Rickenbacker. It was a Rose-Morris model 1999, known in the US as the Rickenbacker 4001S.1968 was a wild year for...
Rose Morris 'Top Spot' Kit
This compact cousin of the Big Band has all the same deluxe hardware, but slightly smaller shells. What an unbelievable finish! 5520 20" x 12" Bass Drum325 14" x 5" Snare Drum312...
Rose Morris 'Club' Drum Kit
This diminutive delicacy still sports the same stunning finish, handmade craftsmanship and stellar tone as it's big brothers, but scales things down to the bare essentials. Sometimes less is more, particularly in London's...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...