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Guitars Plus is 30 years this year (8th November 1982 we opened as Musical Repair & Trading Co.) Chris Voce and Ross Nicol along with Ray Luckhurst a friend of Chris's also from London, started it all up and changed the name in about 1991 to Guitars Plus. Arriva Derci Ross - who is returning to his native New Zealand later this year, it will be the passing of an era when Abbey Sound shuts its doors soon. This is a shot of Chris playing his Edwards Strat (an Eric Clapton Blackie copy), thanks to Mark Miller for this one at a Two Dogs gig, Mark has been a loyal customer for manya year, and is currently selling off a few of his well chosen instruments. If you would like a list of items for sale cotact us by email and we'll send you an itemised list with prices and condition etc. Chris and Ross played in the Davey Bros band back in the eighties when this business was established, and Chris continues to gig around the Bayside area today, together with John Benfield, John worked for Roland in the 1980s and was the first rep to visit our store. I can't remember the first guitar we sold, but I can remember the first Gibson - a 1975 Les Paul Special, and the first Fender was a 1968 Candy Apple Red Strat. Thanks to all our many local - and not so local - regular clients and customers, and there isn't a day goes by without meeting a new customer, with a guitar problem, or to come and buy one. We have three generations of customers in the one family around this neck of the woods 30 years is a long time, so our appreciation goes out to all of you. Thanks too to all our many suppliers over the years, especially Sid West, Lamberti Brothers, Jade Sound and Maton Guitars. Thanks to one and all,