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Client list  ......as far as I can recall......

  
 
( ..... not including the 100's of regular guys, semi-pro's, up-and-coming players and couch guitarists
who have been my life blood for years) 

                                                                                                           ......Plus some "mug shots"


 
  • Roy Wood (The Move)
  • Hank Marvin & Bruce Welch (The Shadows)
  • Steve Marriot (Small Faces)
  • Dave Edmunds 
  • Pete Townshend  
  • John Entwhistle
  • Paul McCartney 
  • George Harrison
  • Andy Summers   
  • David Gilmour   
  • Mike Rutherford  
  • Steve Hackett   
  • Jimmy Page   
  • Eric Clapton
  • Status Quo   
  • Duran Duran  
  • Keith Richards   
  • Ron Wood
  • Bill Wyman
  • Tears for Fears   
  • Iron Maiden
  • Marillion   
  • The Outfield    
  • Joe Walsh
  • Edward Van Halen   
  • Paul Young   
  • Pino Palladino   
  • Spandau Ballet
  • Chrissie Hynde  
  • Malcolm Foster (Pretenders)
  • Robbie Macintosh (Pretenders... Wings)  
  • Dire Straits   
  • Ozzy Osborne   
  • Peter Frampton   
  • Neal Schon (Journey)
  • Malcom & Angus Young (AC/DC)
  • Tony Hicks (The  Hollies)    
  • Steve Stevens
  • Slash & Duff McKagen (Guns 'n' Roses)
  • Wendy Melvoin (Prince)    
  • Michael Penn   
  • Paul Warren
  • John Deacon (Queen)
  • Elliot Easton  
  • Brian Setzer     
  • George Michael    
  • Justin Hayward (Moody Blues)
  • Chris Rea   
  • Bryan Adams    
  • Sting 
  • Baxter (RE-FLEX)
  • Ian Bairnson (Pilot) (Alan Parons Project) 
  • Andy Latimer (Camel)
  • Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
  • Rick Fenn (10 CC)
  • etc.,etc.....  

                 

 

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   Edward Van Halen holding the first of his two Giffin 12-strings. Unlike the other Giffin 12-strings, the one on this picture has a 24 - fret neck and two Firebird pickups.

For more detailed pictures of this guitar, please go to the 12-string section !!


                Tony Hicks playing a Giffin 12-string on tour in late March 2001
                       (Photo, courtesy of Rob Haywood)

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Eric Clapton playing his "Giffin Strat"
  This is one of two Custom 'Strat' style guitars built by Giffin Guitars for Eric Clapton's 1985 World Tour.   Both were exact copies of  "Blackie" except for the color, (one was made blue, the other green.)   The picture shows Eric Clapton playing the blue Giffin 'Strat."  The guitar was sold at the Clapton Guitar Auction that took place in Los Angeles in July '99.   (It was auctioned off at that
time for $42,000)

(The guitar is shown for general interest only;  I am no longer doing  Fender copies of any kind)

 

 
(Here's an old picture of a rather younger me(still got hair..)with "Blackie" which was loaned to me under 'pain of death' in order to copy the exact specifications to make the blue and green Giffin 'Strats.' 
 


 

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     Old picture of Joe Walsh with a Giffin 'Tele' style guitar that he bought from my shop in London in the mid 80's. 

12-string hollow body, built for Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh with Giffin 12-string hollow body, Walnut top



     

Townshend playing an old Giffin Tele
   
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Peter Frampton
with a Les Paul Custom 3 pickup built by me at the Gibson Custom Shop around '89 or '90.  This guitar was a replica of his original 3 pickup Custom.
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  Dave Stewart
of the Eurythmics holding the Live Aid Guitar.  I was commissioned to build this guitar by the Live Aid organizers as a one of a kind promotional item.  It was later purchased by the Hard Rock Cafe, and the last I've heard is that it's now on display in Philadelphia, U.S.
 
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Here is a credit page from the Stone's '82 tour.  I did a lot of work on a lot of guitars for this tour.  I spent many hours sitting at the end of a large rehearsal room surrounded by ailing guitars while the Stones rehearsed at the other end of the room.  It was a very interesting experience....!



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