![]() The following Rose Morris catalogs include Shaftesbury guitars: I didn't really see eye to eye with Rose Morris and my association with them ended soon after." (from an interview with Peter Cook here.Īnother two models, the Ned Callan Hombre, and Ned Callan Hombre bass were added to the line in early 1975. Peter Cook was unhappy with the arrangement: "Things came to a halt when Rose Morris took over Simms Watts, they cancelled a large order which was just about to be delivered and after months of haggling the Cody range (Nobbly Neds) was re-branded for Rose Morris but we were still left with a large number of Custom and Salisbury guitars which were eventually sold off in bulk, directly to retailers. These were a step up from the other Shaftesbury guitars, with an increased price to match. So in late 1973, Rose Morris issued the Ned Callan Cody six string as model 3420, and the Cody bass as model 3421. Distribution was initially by UK amp-manufacturer Simms-Watts, but they were bought out by Rose-Morris in 1973. The bodies and necks were made by Shergold, with Cook producing pickups and hardware, and assembling the finished instruments. Ned Callan guitars were made by UK luthier Peter Cook in Notting Hill. The next model to be added to the Shaftesbury line was a perspex Dan Armstrong-style guitar, model 2402 in mid 1971. ![]() ![]() In many cases, the model codes were abbreviated to the last two digits, i.e. Further guitars were added to the range, a Thinline Telecaster copy (model 3265), a Telecaster Bass (3266), and a Les Paul ( 3400). Early 1970s Shaftesbury 3263 bass - have a closer look hereīut by the Summer of 1969, Shaftesbury production had moved to Eko's Recanati factory in Italy. ![]()
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