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Can we bring back to life a Woolworths 'Top Twenty' guitar as used by Robert Smith of The Cure?

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Robert Smith added a Woolworth Top 20 pickup to his Jazzmaster, installed between the two existing pickups.
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The Woolworth Top 20 was made by Teisco and sold without the Teisco name decal on the headstock.
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The Woolworth Top 20 is compared to department store guitars, akin to budget models sold by historical retail chains like Sears.
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Despite its department store origins, Robert Smith used the Woolworth Top 20 for recording several tracks on "Three Imaginary Boys."
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See how Alex Turner uses Woolworth Top 20

Alex Turner

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Arctic Monkeys

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Turner can be seen playing a Woolworth Top 20 in this photo.

See how Robert Smith uses Woolworth Top 20

Robert Smith

Singer, Guitarist

The Cure

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In this picture, we see Robert with his first electric guitar. He loved the guitar's "trashy" sound, and after he later upgraded to a Jazzmaster, he had the bridge pickup installed between the Fender's bridge and neck pickups.

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Jamie Cook

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Arctic Monkeys

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In this photo on the official Arctic Monkeys' Facebook page, Jamie Cook can be seen at right holding a Woolworth Top 20 guitar.

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Adrian Smith

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Iron Maiden

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In this photo, Adrian Smith explains that the first guitar that he ever had is a Woolworth top 20 that he bought from Dave Murray.

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