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Plans and Documents

2nd April 2020 By Simon Bradley

Here are some examples of the May’s hand-drawn documents.

A treble booster circuit drawn by Harold May circa December 1965

 

A diagram of the wiring of the pickups and switches of the Red Special

 

Plans for the original pickups of the Red Special, drawn by Brian and dated 28 November 1962

 

The f-hole that never was…

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