Players

This page is for the Verithin players, there are very few well known musicians who used the Verithin, however I have found a few of the guys and gals who will be mentioned here.
Phil Rylance plays a Verithin bass Serial 553. Phil joined Tommy Bruce and the Bruisers whilst at school in 1961, then went on to a pro.career recording at Abbey Road for Columbia, doing the iconic Radio Luxemburg, and The Star Club/Palast circuit in Hamburg. He has had a love affair with Hofners since a friend lent him an accoustic President in 1957. His next might just have to be a six string verithin to match the bass !
Here we have an Irish Verithin player from the early 1960's along with a picture of a 1963 model.
Old guitar monkey, otherwise known as Dave Monk. Plays some nice stuff on various Fenders and a Verithin	Here's a nice piece from Youtube
Alison Mosshart is the guitarist with the American band "The Kills"
Here's Big John with his Verithin
Next comes John Forster. John is a well respected musician, luthier and teacher. He joined a group called the Meteors in 1961 and played with them until 1968, and carried on gigging until he retired from the stage in 2001. John can be contacted via his website http://www.johnforsterguitars.co.uk/
The Konchords Formed towards the end of 1965, The Konchords were noted for their close-harmony singing, playing the dancehalls in Cumberland, Westmorland and the Scottish Borders. The boys split up in 1966.
The Invaders Another Cumbrian band	Des Murdoch (lead guitar), Ralph Watson (bass), Joe Thwaites (drums), Bob Macfarlane (vocals), Steve Woodend (guitar)
Derek Tolson's Reunion Band While not strictly a sixties band. the Reunion Band (as it's name implies) is composed largely of former members of local sixties bands who still enjoy playing the music of the fifties and sixties together with some country music. They have recorded a couple of impressive CDs which were well received locally.
Tony Benson and the Skylines One of Southampton's most popular groups of the early Sixties, who travelled all over the UK with great success as well as working alongside some of the biggest names around.
The Long Bones
Chuck and Nic in the early '70s
An apprentice from the 100th Entry at RAF Holton
An unknown Verithin player
Brian Diamond and The Cutters
James owns Verithin 3759, seen here on stage with the Inserts in 1977
Patrick Walden The Babyshambles Plays a 4575 on "Albion"
Queens Of The Stone Age

This page is for the Verithin players, there are very few well known musicians who used the Verithin, however I have found a few of the guys and gals who will be mentioned here.

Phil Rylance plays a Verithin bass Serial 553.

Phil joined Tommy Bruce and the Bruisers whilst at school in 1961, then went on to a pro.career recording at Abbey Road for Columbia, doing the iconic Radio Luxemburg, and The Star Club/Palast circuit in Hamburg. He has had a love affair with Hofners since a friend lent him an accoustic President in 1957. His next might just have to be a six string verithin to match the bass !

Here we have an Irish Verithin player from the early 1960's along with a picture of a 1963 model.

Old guitar monkey,
otherwise known as Dave Monk.

Plays some nice stuff on various Fenders and a Verithin

Here's a nice piece from Youtube

Alison Mosshart is the guitarist with the American band "The Kills"

Here's Big John with his Verithin

Next comes John Forster.
John is a well respected musician, luthier and teacher. He joined a group called the Meteors in 1961 and played with them until 1968, and carried on gigging until he retired from the stage in 2001.

John can be contacted via his website

http://www.johnforsterguitars.co.uk/

The Konchords
Formed towards the end of 1965, The Konchords were noted for their close-harmony singing, playing the dancehalls in Cumberland, Westmorland and the Scottish Borders.
The boys split up in 1966.

The Invaders

Another Cumbrian band

Des Murdoch (lead guitar), Ralph Watson (bass), Joe Thwaites (drums),
Bob Macfarlane (vocals), Steve Woodend (guitar)

Derek Tolson's Reunion Band

While not strictly a sixties band. the Reunion Band (as it's name implies) is composed largely of former members of local sixties bands who still enjoy playing the music of the fifties and sixties together with some country music.

They have recorded a couple of impressive CDs which were well received locally.

Tony Benson and the Skylines

One of Southampton's most popular groups of the early Sixties, who travelled all over the UK with great success as well as working alongside some of the biggest names around.