Joe Doe Guitars 'The Sister Caster' electric guitar, made in...

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£1,000 - £2,000

Joe Doe Guitars 'The Sister Caster' electric guitar, made in England; Body: light relic Gospel white nitro finished two piece alder; Neck: Warmouth maple neck with compound radius, black nitro writing upon Gospel white nitro finish; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working, three Bare Knuckle Mule humbucker pickups, CTS pots and Switchcraft jack; Hardware: good, Fender vintage trem, Gotoh tuners, bone nut, Tusq saddles; Case: original hard case; Weight: 3.90kg; Overall condition: as new

*Joe Doe Guitars are the brain child of Ben Court, who designs and hand builds guitars that each have an interesting and fun story attached to them. The success of his concept led to him joining up with JHS Vintage to produce limited factory runs of his concepts and ideas.

In Joe Does's words: 'The Sistercaster, 1978. Owner: Rev Ralph G. Lee (retired). Follow Rock and Roll back to the source and you'll travel past Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and arrive at Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She was the godmother of rock and roll. Amen! So said retired preacher Ralph G Lee to the Milwaukee Gazette in 1974. Lee created a tribute guitar modelled on Sister Rosetta Tharpe's iconic white 1962 Gibson SG as he couldn't afford an original. 'I play Sister Rosetta's songs every Friday night at the Milwaukee House of Blues, loud and soulful, the way she showed us how'