drakula63 wrote:Gatwick1946 wrote:In the photo which was the main one in the middle, it struck me that the 2 strats appeared to be almost identical colour wise. A trick of the light methinks?, - but a subject that has occupied much space on these boards.
Incredibly, I was thinking exactly the same thing about an hour ago, when glancing at the article again! I was at the 1989 Wembley Stadium event... but can't remember what colours the guitars were! But, yes, I always assumed that Hank and Bruce's Strats didn't quite match in terms of colour... be that Flamingo Pink or Fiesta Red !!!
I remember seeing The Shadows at The Dominion Theatre in 1983. Alan Jones was playing a recent Squier '57 Reissue Precision, nominally in FR, Bruce was playing 34346 and Hank played his "Patrice Bastien" 1958 Strat. My wife immediately said that all three were in different shades of red. And they were...