I have been mostly absent or a-lurking here for a couple of years. Since I lost direct access to a newsgroup server with my ISP mostly.
In the last few months I have kissed and made up with some of my erstwhile bandmates and have been recording new stuff with the same line-up that existed literally 20+ years ago. I fin d this utterly astonishing as I really can't believe that the time has flown so. All the music has been flying around in cyberspace and we have yet to all be in the same room at the same time. Less than optimal but in a crazy way it has worked.
A few weeks ago I did a calculation and realised it was one thousand and one days since my last guitar purchase.
Last week I bought a new USA Telecaster from Coda Music in Luton and I am cock-a-hoop with it. It's the most I have loved a new guitar in many a day. Coda are a smashing shop and their current Fender prices are excellent. I am also (a little bit worringly so) deeply impressed with the new Fender cases. The nicest case I have. There, I said it.
Finally, I have been trying out a bit of slide for the first time ever. I haven't gone all Rory Gallagher, it was just something I wanted to try. I found this video fantastically useful. Really concise, clear and simple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGp48NJ-oQs
> Last week I bought a new USA Telecaster from Coda Music in Luton and I > am cock-a-hoop with it. It's the most I have loved a new guitar in > many a day. Coda are a smashing shop and their current Fender prices > are excellent. I am also (a little bit worringly so) deeply impressed > with the new Fender cases. The nicest case I have. There, I said it.
They have some great stock. I was there on Wednesday looking at their Gibson CS-339s.
I don't know if you noticed but they do have some very dodgy neighbours.
On 3 July, 22:03, Adrian Clark <sfoc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ash - good to see one of the old regulars back, and good to see > you've corrected your shameful non-GAS behaviour ;-)
> adrian
You're very kind.
For years I was nothing but a ball of GAS. Like Jupiter but smaller. I have had lulls of interest in the lumps of wood with wires on before and I knew I would be back eventually.
I think even the Missus is slightly pleased to see my old passion re- kindled. This might be wishful thinking on my part.
>On 3 July, 22:03, Adrian Clark <sfoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Ash - good to see one of the old regulars back, and good to see >> you've corrected your shameful non-GAS behaviour ;-)
>> adrian
>You're very kind.
>For years I was nothing but a ball of GAS. Like Jupiter but smaller. >I have had lulls of interest in the lumps of wood with wires on before >and I knew I would be back eventually.
>I think even the Missus is slightly pleased to see my old passion re- >kindled. This might be wishful thinking on my part.
>Ash
Cool - whichever way you spin it.
Pete (3 years without a new guitar? Unimaginable!)
> I have been mostly absent or a-lurking here for a couple of years. > Since I lost direct access to a newsgroup server with my ISP mostly.
> In the last few months I have kissed and made up with some of my > erstwhile bandmates and have been recording new stuff with the same > line-up that existed literally 20+ years ago. I fin d this utterly > astonishing as I really can't believe that the time has flown so. All > the music has been flying around in cyberspace and we have yet to all > be in the same room at the same time. Less than optimal but in a > crazy way it has worked.
> A few weeks ago I did a calculation and realised it was one thousand > and one days since my last guitar purchase.
> Last week I bought a new USA Telecaster from Coda Music in Luton and I > am cock-a-hoop with it. It's the most I have loved a new guitar in > many a day. Coda are a smashing shop and their current Fender prices > are excellent. I am also (a little bit worringly so) deeply impressed > with the new Fender cases. The nicest case I have. There, I said it.
> Finally, I have been trying out a bit of slide for the first time > ever. I haven't gone all Rory Gallagher, it was just something I > wanted to try. I found this video fantastically useful. Really > concise, clear and simple: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGp48NJ-oQs
> > I have been mostly absent or a-lurking here for a couple of years. > > Since I lost direct access to a newsgroup server with my ISP mostly.
> > In the last few months I have kissed and made up with some of my > > erstwhile bandmates and have been recording new stuff with the same > > line-up that existed literally 20+ years ago. I fin d this utterly > > astonishing as I really can't believe that the time has flown so. All > > the music has been flying around in cyberspace and we have yet to all > > be in the same room at the same time. Less than optimal but in a > > crazy way it has worked.
> > A few weeks ago I did a calculation and realised it was one thousand > > and one days since my last guitar purchase.
> > Last week I bought a new USA Telecaster from Coda Music in Luton and I > > am cock-a-hoop with it. It's the most I have loved a new guitar in > > many a day. Coda are a smashing shop and their current Fender prices > > are excellent. I am also (a little bit worringly so) deeply impressed > > with the new Fender cases. The nicest case I have. There, I said it.
> > Finally, I have been trying out a bit of slide for the first time > > ever. I haven't gone all Rory Gallagher, it was just something I > > wanted to try. I found this video fantastically useful. Really > > concise, clear and simple: > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGp48NJ-oQs
> > Anyway - TWANG!
> Trade in the trombone for the Tele then, Ash? > ;-)
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There is at least one more Tromboner in me. I just wish I could find a "boner fida" (I thangyew) YouTube clip that is as good as Jody's slide (the other sort) video that would teach me how to play the trombone fer real. Mind you, the 'bone would lose a lot of its mystique and comedic value if I could play it.
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