Ever wondered why they were so rare (till the early/mid 60s)? This article covers it well - nice to see someone using the Melody Maker for research 😏 👍
https://reverb.com/uk/news/the-british-guitar-embargo-when-brits-were-banned-from-buying-american
Apparently although there were import restrictions, when they were lifted distributors tended to import from Europe and elsewhere initially.
Jet Harris's first Precision appears to have been bought by him sometime later in 1959 after h