Kaikohe musician Tip Nikora can belt out 'Ten Guitars' no problem, but he's set his sights on 8000 guitars, all in Kaikohe and all being played simultaneously in his home town on Saturday, to set a new world record.
Breaking the current world record of 7273, set in Poland earlier
this year, in a town with a total population of just over 4000 might seem a little optimistic, but Tip reckons it's possible, as long as he can draw in guitarists from across the Far North and as far away as Whangarei.
At the very least he is convinced Kaikohe can set a record for the biggest group of guitarists relative to the town's population.
The tune selected for the record attempt is 'Ten Guitars,' written by Engelbert Humperdinck; the current record was set with Jimi Hendrix' Hey Joe.
Tip, who drives a school bus and is a founding member of the Kaikohe Music Club, said he had taken part in a previous record attempt at Sky City a few years ago but had always wanted to give it a shot at home, where there was no shortage of musicians or talented youth.
