Brian James

"As for the Telecaster, well, a Gibson always sounds like a Gibson, and a Strat, however you set it up, you eventually start playing Hendrix stuff, but, for me, a Telecaster is an anonymous guitar, which relies on what amp you use. I’ve managed to get a sound which is fairly unique to me, I think. My main Telecaster has a Fender body and a Squier neck, ‘cause I smashed the neck on tour with The Lords, and my guitar roadie could only find a Squier neck. I found that I had an extra three frets or so to play with, it’s thinner, so it’s been on there ever since."

"Before that, in The Damned, it was a Gibson SG Standard, but since then, I’ve used Telecasters with various amps. I really missed the sustain of a Marshall, so I went back to using an 800, with a little vibrato, you’re well away."

Seems like this was Brian's #1 guitar during his short stint in The Damned. Apparently he removed the bar from the Maestro Vibrato, as well as removing the pickup selector switch (leaving it permanently in the bridge position!)

Used on the first album and live