Guitars are big news at the moment thanks to Paul McCartney and his Lost Bass Project. It's his bid to trace the original Höfner bass guitar which he used in the 1960s.
It got us thinking about the great Sunderland Echo guitar scenes we've seen over the years.
We found this lot in the archives. See if they strike a chord with you.
It got us thinking about the great Sunderland Echo guitar scenes we've seen over the years.
5. They clubbed together
The Guitar Club at Venerable Bede School in 2004 with the guitars they bought from a Lottery grant.
These Usworth School pupils were making guitars for themselves when our photographer was there in 2007.
Here are Leslie Kay, Sean Perrin, Chris French, and Mark Bainbridge with teacher Jim Kelly.
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