DCBassman
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- The lumpy far South West
Knock 'em dead!
The Bassist and Guitarist thread
- Thread starter Drago
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CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
I'm currently learning to play blues rhythm and lead, I had a crack some ten years ago now but then a baby came along and that rather stymied the practice time so I just stuck to pub cheese classics for a decade. Now my daughter is ten and is learning guitar herself, so I thought it was time I got back to learning something new.
It's lovely getting into to 12 bar and whacky 12/8 timings and triplets all of a sudden! Here's my main guitar, it's a Epiphone Sheraton from about 1996. I've also got a S+P acoustic which is 25 years old now, and also a Squier P bass.
It's lovely getting into to 12 bar and whacky 12/8 timings and triplets all of a sudden! Here's my main guitar, it's a Epiphone Sheraton from about 1996. I've also got a S+P acoustic which is 25 years old now, and also a Squier P bass.
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CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
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- Hertfordshire
The orange one is gorgeous, that one all day long. Plus that orange (and cherry red, and white) are very "Gretsch" colours. I like blue, but it doesn't scream "Gretsch" somehow.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
You kept that very quiet Canucks
Cycleops
Legendary Member
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- Accra, Ghana
@Richard A Thackeray Mike Nesmith played a Gretsch. 
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Keep forgetting about him@Richard A Thackeray Mike Nesmith played a Gretsch.
Yes
So reminscent of Cochran, & Setzers '59, that he still plays
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Oh it's nothing to shout about. I'm a basic guitar strummer who knows about a dozen chords and can manage to play rhythm on some of the well known "easy" songs. But I've now been doing that since I was early 20s and that's why I'm looking to stretch myself a bit. It's really fun to be learning something new and a bit more challenging.You kept that very quiet Canucks
One of the nice parts is that the course makes you listen to, and study blues standards to get the feel, so I get to sit with my headphones on listening to Big Bill Broonzy, T Bone Walker, and Buddy Guy while drinking beer, all under the guise of "learning".
Oh and good luck and have fun tomorrow @Drago ! Break a leg, but don't break a string.
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DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
That's the important one!
delb0y
Legendary Member
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos
Had a punt at a metal bodied resonator guitar on the auction previously linked here that was held in Corsham on Wednesday. Alas my bid of £360 was dwarfed by the winning bid of £600. The strange thing is that you have to pay 26% fees on top of hammer price, so £600 + 26% puts the guitar in question way above the new price, and as they are available right now new, I don't understand why someone would buy used at that price. Hey ho. Trouble is I now have GAS for a resonator...
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
activate Noddy Holder voice program IT'S CHRISTMAS gig day! cancel Noddy Holder voice program.
avecReynolds531
Veteran
- Location
- Small Island
1930 National Duolian
Edit: Duane Allman used to play a Duolian. Here's his beautiful duet composition (the 3 harmonics at 1.13 make the world go round).
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngyk7wE0Peg
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Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Right, rather than carry spare strings I take 2 basses to gigs. tonight its the turn of my modded Harley Benton MB4 and my Geddy Lee Jazz. 4 sets, 2 sets each alternating, starting the the HB.
How HB do it for the money is incredible, but I'm glad they do. Binning off wholesalers and distributors saves 2 tiers of profit opportunity that us buyer get to keep.
How HB do it for the money is incredible, but I'm glad they do. Binning off wholesalers and distributors saves 2 tiers of profit opportunity that us buyer get to keep.
delb0y
Legendary Member
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- Quedgeley, Glos
Oh yes, Little Martha is beautiful. I have a bash at it now and then, but it's a world apart from Duane & Dickie.
Badger_Boom
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- Location
- York
