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Wanted: emu usb midi interface

mun...@munged.net (peter) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 23:11:21 UT

I don't think I've posted since last year, but I've come out of Lurking to
ask if any on UKMG has anything resembling an Emu XMIDI 2x2 or similar
going cheap ?
Even a one in one out would probably do, as I just want it to sync Reaper to
my antique Korg D1600 via MTC. It works brilliantly through my EMU 0404usb

One for PaulS at next year's Buxton?

geowes...@nospamgooglemail.com (George Weston) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 19:33:14 UT

[link]

Cheap Blackstar HT5 for sale in Perth

carr...@googlemail.com (andrew_s) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 15:34:34 UT

hi all, a public service announcement. I spotted that my local
guitar emporium has a second hand Blackstar HT5 combo for sale for
£200. Call Bandwagon on 01738 637714 if you're interested. Use my
name and I'm sure they'll be happy to double the price! I'm happy to
assist any UKMGers with a relay or by acting as a shipping point.

advice needed : guitar wiring problem

carr...@googlemail.com (andrew_s) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 11:59:13 UT

hi all,
I'm looking to tap into the collective wisdom of UKMG to solve a
problem with Sinclair Jrs bass.
The bass in question is a Shine 6-string which was recently bought
from ebay with a known fault. (ebay item 110451174266 if your
interested in what it looks like) The bass has a humbucker pickup and

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fernandes sustainer pickup and other similar devices

i...@jongommdot.com (performingchimp) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 20:39:50 UT

would it be possible to fit one of these on an acoustic guitar? What
would happen? I am inexplicably desperate to know.

Stiffy alert

m...@privacy.net (Peter McCormack) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 09:26:09 UT

Sorry about this but it made a serious impression:
[link]
I suspect guitar and cojones would prove mutually exclusive...

Fernandes Guitar needs describing

ojhos...@googlemail.com (ojh7649) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 09:15:57 UT

please could an expert out there give me the model and a description
of this fernandes guitar: [link]

When you search "Hamer" on eBay........

nickbr...@btinternet.com (Nick Brown) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 18:01:38 UT

............you realise how many dopey c****s there are out there who can't
actually spell "hammer" (as in "hammer drill"). God only knows where we'll
be in another 30 years.
NB

Suss Mandelson targets web pirates after dinner with Jewish media mogul

stja...@googlemail.com (Divided by Diversity ☺☻☺) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 10:03:36 UT

Suss Mandelson targets web pirates after dinner with mogul
Suss Mandelson, the business secretary, ordered officials to draw up
draconian regulations on internet piracy just days after he had a
private dinner with a Jewish Hollywood mogul who is a critic of
illegal file-sharing.
Mandelson is understood to have demanded that internet service

does anyone know what model this guitar is?

ojhos...@googlemail.com (ojh7649) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 23:34:33 UT

[link]

Hamer Guitar

ojhos...@googlemail.com (ojh7649) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 23:13:11 UT

please could someone describe this guitar before me as i need more
info before i put it on ebay
pic here: [link]

Fender Champ 600 reissue - anyone tried one?

p_r_simp...@hotmail.com (PaulS) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 18:16:33 UT

Hi all,
Am still looking at valve amps and this caught my eye - has anyone tried
one, and are they ok as a household practice amp/small jam amp?

Buxton 2009; personal thoughts.

pwsguit...@btinternet.com (bertie) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 16:41:45 UT

Hi all,
only just got my head `round this discussion group business
( confirmed IT Luddite ).
Anyway, just to say what a great social event it was, me being a
virgin ( honest! ), not really sure what to expect, etc. It reminded
me in some ways of the better folk clubs I have attended but of

Strange 'more sustain' trick for bolt-on necks

p_r_simp...@hotmail.com (PaulS) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 13:13:52 UT

Has anyone come across this before:
[link]
Seems a strange tip, but there's lots of positive feedback saying it
works - I may try it on a couple of my guitars, can't do any harm.

FS: Fretless Bass

stephen.p.robinson.dropt...@ntlworld.com (Steve Robinson) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:20 UT

Squier Vintage Modified Fretless bass. Perfect condition.
Fretboard has been levelled, profiled and polished to remove factory
wobbles.
Fitted with D'Addario flatwounds for slinky, low, fret-free action.
Previously owned by member of world-famous band.
Asking £185.
Steve.
Well okay, it's Herman's Hermits

london

antfo...@yahoo.co.uk (Ant Foote) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 16:28:44 UT

hi guys i have my very first london gig tomorrow night at monto water rats
by kings cross would be great to see any of you there. we are called the
band of locals. [link] cheers. Ant

Spalted maple tele...opinions..

lindsay.jo...@virgin.net (lindsay) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 13:34:12 UT

Hi - was browsing in Merchant City music in Glasgow before a tincture in
Blackfriers (i've had my eye on a japanese custom tele) and spotted the
spalted maple tele (didn't have time to try it)....split douple humbuckers
etc....has anybody tried one of these...i know it won't be your std tele etc

Central London commuter-friendly acoustic open evening

donotuset...@hotmail.co.uk (Hamish) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 11:44:28 UT

...anybody fancy an early evening singaround in Central London?
I'm setting up an early evening commuter-friendly singaround starting
at 6.15pm so we commuters can have a couple of hours and still be
home at not-too-late-o'clock.
I've booked the perfect venue: quiet upstairs bar, not too big, not
too small. It's at the north end of Waterloo Bridge so ideal for those

Adam Black D-18

cl...@wheatleymetalfabrications.co.uk (Mr. Green) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 09:16:36 UT

Has anyone tried one of these. They are dreadnought acoustics with
solid mahogoney back and sides and, a solid spruce top. Basically a
Martin D-18 copy made in china and sold for around £400. Any good?
Green

Ibanez RG/Jem Tips

d...@danranger.com (Dan) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 19:40:24 UT

I posted a couple of tips on my blog last week, for Ibanez RG/Jem
guitars.
Hope they help someone as they did me. [link]
Dan

Gear clearout

carom...@btinternet.com (Mike Edmunds) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:34 UT

Hi Chaps,
Due to ongoing financial situation, i.e. my VW bus restoration is
speeding ahead faster than I can raise funds for it, I'm clearing out
some little-used (In some cases, unused) equipment. Pics here;
[link]
It's mostly bass stuff, but there might be something that appeals to you

You know you are getting old when...

justfornewsgro...@tesco.net (Ian Spencer) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:02 UT

Rolf Harris's new single brings back nostalgia for Debbie and Cathy.
(and it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Del could get royalties)
Ian

Stratotelcaster idea

icarus...@hotmail.com (icarusi) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 00:40:44 UT

I was watching a guy on Jools 'Later' playing a Tele with a Bigsby and
thinking is there a Tele with a standard Strat trem fitted. There is but
it's a Deluxe which loses some of the 'Teleness' so I was thinking if a more
standard Tele is fitted with a Strat trem, arm and belly contours, upper
cutaway, 'plateless' contoured neck joint, extended fingerboard for extra

FS: Gibson Guitars

stephen.p.robinson.dropt...@ntlworld.com (Steve Robinson) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:18:38 UT

I need the space so offers are reluctantly invited for:
2002 Gibson Historic "1960" Les Paul Special in washed cherry.
[link]
Now back with its original (non-reflector) bonnet knobs.
1984 Gibson ES-335TD dot reissue in antique natural. Tim Shaw pickups, not

Buxton tapes/vids

persistent_offen...@yahoo.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:43:32 UT

Coupla things,
Did anyone film/tape my 'Red House'? I've done it many times as a sort
of throwaway but never recorded it - would be pleased to see/hear
whether it was passable or not - I more or less know what I'm doing
with a guitar but haven't heard a recording of my voice for nearly 30
years (hope it's better now than it was then, hem hem...)

A bit of recording advice.

gr...@grazy.co.uk (Graze) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:36 UT

Hi all,
it's that time of year again and the kids want to record another
christmas song.
This time they're talking about getting their little mates in to sing
as well. (my two are 7yrs now).
Last year we did it with 4 pairs of headphones/ipod earphones etc, and
all a bit Heath Robinson. But this year there could be a good half a

a fair price?

tomn...@spamblueyonder.co.uk (tomScotland) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 15:07:59 UT

Do you think £320 would be a good price to ask for my MiM Strat, if I
bundled in a nano-valve?
The strat doesn't get played much and I've used the nanovalve about 3 times.
Anyone here interested before it goes on ebay?

FA: Gordon Smith Classic-T Telecaster w/DiMarzio Pickups

m...@mastertheguitar.co.uk (markmcg) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 14:58:31 UT

Hey Folks,
A little bit of pimping!
I'm selling off my Gordon Smith Classic-T Telecaster on eBay:
[link]
****************************** *****************
Cheers
Mark.
Time is the best Teacher, unfortunately it kills all its students
[link]
[link]

Westfield vbs4a bass... if you want a cheap bass.

jose...@tiscali.co.uk (Jose de las Heras) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 08:57:49 UT

I saw a bass advertised on gumtree. no model or price indicated, but looked
sweet. Said it cost £160, looked right... offered £90, was accepted, went to
see it, bought it.
It's heavily inspired on the Warwick Thumb, without the curved body.
Passive. Slightly neck-heavy too.
But it's pretty sweet. Construction wise is quite well made. Fingerboard

Ok I think I got the mix right :)

wh...@hotmail.com (Lu R) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 01:32:29 UT

Black Cat Blues in lo-fi full length.
[link]
I hope you like it.
Cheers,
Luke :)

New bass

use...@alienrat.co.uk (Woody) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 23:18:10 UT

My fretless acoustic bass turned up today, the one I bought from eBay
for £49 and all things considered, it is not too bad.
Action is pretty high, and the frets are drawn on the finger board, and
the nut is high.
But it sounds good, it has a jack socket in the strap thing at the back,
bass/mid/treble/presense & volume controls, came with a battery and a

news blog

drum_head2...@hotmail.com — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 17:46:10 UT

Get the latest news and views from the UK guitar world
[link]

GAS: Epiphone Sheraton

objectivedynam...@googlemail.com (MikeB) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 14:29:28 UT

For a long while I've dallied with the idea of buying a 335, but having
already spent far too much money on guitars already (ok, I know that the
phrase "far too much money" doesn't belong in the same sentence as the
word "guitars" but SHMBO doesn't understand that) I've been reluctant to
part with the money for one.

Northern Guitar Shows

bou...@bounce.com (no66y©) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 22:35:03 UT

[link]
The next one is:
Merseyside Guitar Show:
Aintree Racecourse Conference Centre
on Sunday 29th November 2009
No idea if they are any good...

Compression then Distortion, or Distortion then Compression?

m...@nospameviheeb.demon.co.uk (Mike) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 16:24:31 UT

Do you guys generally have compression before or after distortion?
I was putting the compressor first, but having read something on the Keeley
site I swapped it around - I really like the way is makes the distortion
rock solid, but not what it does to the noise floor.
I am officially stuck on the fence with this one. What do you guys prefer?

Beginner

ghzen...@gmail.com (Gary Hough) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 14:49:09 UT

Hi all
I'm just looking to buy a guitar to start learning on - I love old
style three chord punk (philistine I know) and love stuff like Gary
Moore, Thin Lizzy sounds.
I'm looking at getting one of the Vintage V100's as it's a decent
price from here [link]
Does anyone have any recommendations in respect of the Black V100

FS: Mesa Boogie 50 Cal +

trevor.rid...@blueyonder.spambegone (Trev Ridney) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 19:41:11 UT

Hi darlings,
For sale is my Mesa Boogie 50 Caliber + 1 x 12 combo, as restored and modded
by er, me.
It's a USA model, with a step down mains transformer installed inside the
cabinet.
I have modified the circuit as follows :
1) Replaced the small internal reverb unit with a proper grown up
Accutronics tank. Much better.

Fretless friendly bass strings

use...@alienrat.co.uk (Woody) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 19:37:53 UT

After the bass session on the saturday morning in the portland hotel on
monday morning, I realised that I was lacking a fretless bass and an
acoustic bass. So I decided to compromise and get a really cheap
fretless acoustic bass.
So those strings on gregs not-so-cheap fretless bass that felt smooth -

Can anyone identify these strings?

j...@invalid.invalid (JA) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 15:36:10 UT

Hi guys. I bought a used electric guitar and I've been impressed with
the strings it came with. I want to restring my other guitar with the
same brand and gauge but... well, I know the gauge from a micrometer
(10-49s) but not the brand. The only distinctive feature is a red
covering over the strings beginning about 1 1/2 cm from the ball end.

Bub Roberts aka ToneZappa

icarus...@hotmail.com (icarusi) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 08:29:11 UT

Some interesting sounds on his 'Slime Wah' track (especially at 2:00) here:-
[link]
His other Soundclick stuff is worth a listen too.
icarusi

Natures Care

christiankni...@operamail.com (ChristianKnight) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 20:50:44 UT

[link]
Download the flute and guitar tab above.
Below is the music video
[link]
Here are the poems lyrics
I've got feelings that loves behind the next corner,
but it's going to take some kind of science to stop me falling poorer.

Combo or Amp and Cab?

d...@danranger.com (Dan) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 19:53:35 UT

I maybe in the minority here, but I am still lugging my Marshall 4x12
around after 25+ years. Yes, I now have a truss!
I like the versatility of being able to swap amp heads if I fancy a
change and I like a bit of "trouser flap" !
I do unerstand the the portability etc etc of the combo. I just never

Combo or amp and head?

d...@danranger.com (Dan) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 19:43:35 UT

I maybe in a minority, but I am still lugging my trusty Marshall 4x12
around after 25+ years. I like the the fact I can swap amp heads if i
fancy a change. I understand the portability of the combo's etc, but I
do like a bit of " trouser flap" !
What are your thoughts?
Any 4x12 or 2x12 users here?

Christmas Harmonica Workshop - Pandy - Sun 6 Dec

g4...@btinternet.com (David Butler) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 19:06:16 UT

We got guitars!
CHRISTMAS HARMONICA WORKSHOP & CONCERT
The Park Hotel, PANDY, near Abergavenny, NP7 8DS.
Sunday afternoon, 6 December 2009
1-3pm Harmonica Carol Workshop
3-5pm Folk Concert, Music Session,
Sing-along in the bar with Martin Blake's "Whiskey River Boys"
Learn to play carols in just one afternoon using a supplied Hohner "Speedy"

Buxton Lucky Dip CD

Was I supposed to include a tracklist?
Well here is mine:
The Best Lucky Dip CD in the World Ever! Vol 3
[link]
(The track list includes video links if anyone else wants to check the stuff
out.)

Duck Baker in Cheshire, 20th November

johnbo...@tinyworld.co.uk (JohnB) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 14:59:51 UT

If you're a fan of this guitar maestro, he's playing at Northwich Folk
Club on Friday November 20th.
More details at [link]
The club room holds about 50 and there are no advance tickets, so come
early if you want to be sure of getting in!
Northwich Folk Club
Harlequin Theatre (bar)
Queen Street

Hollow Years

c...@here.there (Cat) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 17:57:56 UT

Did anyone record it?

Anyone tried musicsubmit.com?

wh...@hotmail.com (Lu R) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 17:08:40 UT

Just curious.
Luke

A good read

bluesplaye...@yahoo.co.uk (Bluesplayer) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:05:47 UT

[link]
Im in this somewhere !