![]() He struck me as a rather eccentric guy – very enthusiastic and talkative, but similarly slightly shy, which seems like a contradiction. I really cannot remember how much I paid but circa £25 seems to ring a bell. I really liked the guitar, which the guy also threw in a case, lead and battered old amplifier – so I was happy. He said he was selling the guitar to fund the purchase of a new keyboard/synthesiser. I believe he said he didn’t want his dad to see he had damaged it. He pointed out that the guitar had an impact mark on the body, which he had cloaked with a white US star badge, from an Airfix aeroplane kit decal. We went up to his bedroom, where he demonstrated the black Columbus Les Paul copy guitar to me. I contacted the guy and visited his terraced house in Lee Chapel North, where he lived with his parents. Knowing my parents would not approve, I saw their absence as a good opportunity to get an electric guitar – having saved a lot of money from working in Mr Byrite and, more lately, a summer job in the local council street lighting department. While they were on holiday in September 1979 I saw an advert from someone selling an electric guitar – possibly in the Evening Echo, Basildon Recorder or even in a shop window. I hadĭefinitely got an interest in playing guitar and wanted my own electric guitar, but my parents objected. My girlfriend at the time played classical guitar and also showed me how to play arpeggios etc. My brother had got a nylon Spanish guitar for his birthday in July and I found I could pick out a tune or two. "In 1979, I was living with my parents at 109 The Knares, Lee Chapel South, Basildon. As per info below - the guitar shows many cosmetic marks and scuffs. The vendor had previously offered the guitar to Martin Gore who confirmed the authenticity via his guitar technician but declined to purchase. ![]() ![]() See below for detailed provenance information from the vendor and review the images for shows of Gore using the guitar pre-Depeche Mode. The vendor purchased this guitar directly from Martin Gore in 1979, with Gore using the proceeds from the sale to purchase his first synthesizer and from there to form Depeche Mode. A Japanese-made 1970s Columbus Les Paul electric guitar, once owned and used by Martin Gore of Depeche Mode.
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