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Another Brit blues-rocker inspired by the Bluesbreakers/Clapton Beano album, the mercurial Free guitarist played three Les Pauls, all pre-1960.

In return, Clapton was a fan of Koss, swapping a sunburst Les Paul of his own for Kossoff’s three-pickup black Custom.

Kossoff’s drug problems made for a tragically short life – he died at 26 – but his heavy-stringed, quick-vibrato style undoubtedly left a mark on ‘70s rock. Classic Kossoff here.