“At the end of a tour Bert said to his roadie, ‘Do you want a guitar? Take your pick.’ And the guy said, ‘Well, I’d like that Fylde...” Gordon Giltrap on why Bert Jansch changed his life – and how he ended up with the folk icon’s ’70s acoustic

Gordon Giltrap is photographed with his Fylde acoustic – a guitar built in the '70s for his hero, the folk legend Bert Jansch.

Back in the early 1970s, acoustic guitarist and songwriter Bert Jansch was already a legend. His albums became inspirational reference points for a whole generation of instrumental players, and his name was readily associated with the likes of other acoustic pioneers such as Davey Graham and John Renbourn.

At the time, premium-quality acoustic guitars were quite the rarity in these isles and dedicated builders not as plentiful as they are today.