The Specials’ Ghost Town bass fetches thousands at auction – having been bought for just £200

Horace Panter used the Fender Precision to record The Specials’ timeless two-tone hit, and also featured in his supergroup, General Public ...

Guitar played on Ghost Town sells for thousands

The 1971 blue Fender Precision sold for £11,376 after its previous owner spotted the Specials guitar in a music shop in Kettering and bought it for just a few hundred pounds. It was played by Horace ...
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Janelle Monáe’s new guitar of choice is the cheapest Epiphone Les Paul ever released

The multi-instrumentalist donned one of the most budget-friendly guitars Epiphone has ever released when teasing her new era ...

Barbra Streisand recorded over 30 takes of “The Way We Were.” Nothing worked. Then the bassist tried something different

Barbra Streisand was in at peak as a recording artist and actress when she recorded “The Way We Were,” the title song from her 1973 hit film and album. . | Credit: Francesco Scavullo/Conde Nast via ...
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1970s hit-making bass guitar used on The Specials’ Ghost Town could fetch £20,000 at auction

The electric bass guitar featured on Ghost Town, The Specials’ 1981 hit credited with summing up the depressed mood of Britain at the time, is to go under the hammer.
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Guitar played on Ghost Town up for auction

Ghost Town, by The Specials, hit number one in 1981 in the UK The electric bass guitar played on The Specials' era defining 1981 hit Ghost Town is being auctioned and expected to sell for £20,000. The ...