Topic: Guitarist (Read 8148 times)

@ last · « **on:** February 07, 2015, 08:33:27 pm »

My other interest is music.
I've been playing the guitar on and off since my teenage years. What drew me to the guitar was a 70's band - Thin Lizzy. That twin guitar sound of Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham. That's giving my age away

Although I like the sound of an electric guitar, I'm hopeless at playing one. So I stick to my trusty acoustic.
Any other guitarists among you?

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2015, 08:46:36 pm »

What was your first tune you could play all the way through from memory?

@ last · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2015, 09:03:37 pm »

That old standard which most aspiring guitarists back then learnt - House of the Rising Sun

Mike0001 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2015, 09:34:10 pm »

I don't play but love all types of music, my cd and vinyl collection now runs into thousands ... as for thin lizzy my fav album is black rose

inertia · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2015, 11:07:24 pm »

Guilty.
First tune I could play was probably "Wonderful Land" (The Shadows). Hank Marvin taught me the basics of guitar, later honed by lessons from George Harrison, Bert Jansch, Ralph McTell, Gordon Gilltrap, Roy Harper, Ry Cooder and others - none of whom I ever met!
That line-up of Thin Lizzy was the best rock group in the history of anything. Have you heard Black Star Riders yet? Scott G + friends.
Like you I had an electric guitar but I was crap at playing scales and fast arpeggios so I stuck to acoustic and fancy chords instead. Haven't picked the thing up for years.
Dave M

eddiesolo · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2015, 11:23:07 pm »

I wanted to play guitar...well the 'AXE'

Had lessons and the teacher told me that I didn't have the hands to play really difficult, fast notes. I was of course...miffed and sat in a corner brooding. Some other guys starting playing and I started tapping along, the teacher noticed this and said I should play the drums.

I had a cheap drum kit and finally moved up to my pride and joy, a classic 9 piece Resonator with added rota toms, cymbals galore. Loved it and played 50's/'60's stuff in local pubs, was a right laugh. Disability and the band splitting meant they were but away for many years, finally sold them for £275.

Si:)

derekwarner · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2015, 11:30:37 pm »

also guilty

.......

here is one of my 7 grandchildren that I am attempting to teach....this day he was using my old Tele....... even with his 3/4 sized guitar, his hands are still too small...or is it that I am just a bad teacher?

.....yes Hank B Marvin & Bruce Welch {& Harry Webb} were an inspiration to many....[who can remember who Harry Webb was? ] .... Derek
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...but there are more in our ranks
1. a very talented boiler builder and engine maker from the West Coast of Scotland once discussed with me about Klemp continuous tape multi head & multi speed echolets [which Hank & Bruce used exclusively]...so I suspect he was a guitarist all those years ago

2. a certain Brian now residing in Spain....has mentioned his musical background

@ last · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2015, 07:38:19 am »

@ derekwarner_decoy
Harry Webb ? .......... let me think. Ah yes; Cliff Richard. Am I right.

@ last · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2015, 08:16:48 am »

@ Mike 0001 - Black Rose was a great album.

@ Inertia - I've heard Scott's new band, Black Star Riders. Great music. You can hear the Thin Lizzy influence coming through. Not surprising since he spent a great deal of his career in that band.

derekwarner · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2015, 08:38:19 am »

@ last....yes...as the storey goes....in the mid to late 50's...England had some sort of embargo

on musical instruments manufactured in the USA... so it was Cliff that had Hanks first Fender RED stratocaster illegally imported to UK without the knowledge of the

The story also goes that many years later, Bruce borrowed that original stratocaster & still has it today

....... Derek

Google has all the answers & comments......

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CD8QFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicradar.com%2Fnews%2Fguitars%2Fhank-marvin-on-the-fender-stratocaster-600700%2F2%2F&ei=eiHXVJRX5rGbBa2ygIAN&usg=AFQjCNGesPzugynO-TXCFePwMtmNA0mu4g

U-33 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2015, 09:44:47 am »

I'm proud to say I'm a Pink Floyd fan...first saw them in Cambridge in 1967, and I've seen them eighteen times since then, last time was the Docklands show in the late eighties.

David Gilmour's live guitar solo on 'Comfortably Numb' still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, but my all time favourite has to be the live version of 'One of these days', with Gilmour playing slide guitar, and those two huge inflatable pigs with their illuminated eyes waving about on top of the towers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI4-r8Vx8qM

Rich

oldiron · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2015, 02:11:44 pm »

Yes, i play a bit myself. Been playing off and on since 1968. I started playing acoustic and Gordon Lightfoot's compositions were the first payed by memory. When I finally picked up an electric many years later, Hank Marvin among others were an insipiration. I think Marvin's Apache was one of the first played by memory on electric. I love the work of Mark Knophler (sp?) but could never hope to get close to what he plays. I use a Fender Strat to clear out the house hold.

John

john44 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2015, 02:12:44 pm »

What about Bert Weedon have you heard of him, there used to be a programme on
The telly with him teaching guitar. So I have been told

John

oldiron · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2015, 02:14:53 pm »

No, can't say as I know him.

John

jenga · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2015, 03:22:24 pm »

cant really play an instrument, but I was/am a singer. toured the Uk with most of the great 60's bands as support act, met nearly all the great names of that era. I left school at 15 and ahalf and went on the road for many years, longest run 56 nights on the trot, very hard on throat. Now aged 68, rehearsing with new band of fellow old pro's and its still there. never too old to rock
jenga

inertia · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2015, 03:28:47 pm »

Bert Weedon wrote the most purchased guitar tutor in history ("Play in a day"). You can still buy it and, as long as you don't mind playing "The Grand old Duke of York", then you will be able to get a tune out of your guitar in a day - and a few basic cords, too. Smart Alecs like me thought Bert was uncool so we learned how to play just by listening and trying to copy - hence Hank taught me but never knew it. Smarter Alecs like Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jimmy Page paid Bert a little more attention and respect. Discuss (500 words).
DM

Netleyned · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2015, 03:50:34 pm »

Are we getting towards
Model Boaters
Got Talent
at the Wicky Barby

Ear muffs available from Reception

Ned

jenga · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2015, 04:39:00 pm »

we need a simon Cowl Vent

Big Ada · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2015, 05:28:37 pm »

Quote from: jenga on February 08, 2015, 04:39:00 pm

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Colin Bishop · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2015, 05:56:53 pm »

Brian Willoughby is very good at what he calls 'the twiddly bits', marvellous on the Classic Rock live version of the Strawbs' Grace Darling'. (Support for the RNLI in there too!)

I remember listening to Wonderful Land on the wireless when it first came out, I was trying to put together a Veron Titan Tug kit on the living room floor at the time. I liked Theme for Young Lovers even better though and Hank played a blinder of it at the Shadow's farewell concert (available on You Tube).

Colin

adamD98 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 09, 2015, 12:08:31 am »

I'm a pan basher myself folks, although far to young to have been there, I was raised on the likes of Bad Company, The Who, Rory Gallagher, Stevie Ray etc... So that's my forte when playing. Classic rock, blues etc. I'm a massive fan of Joe Bonamassa lately, have seen the guy twice. Mind blown.

sonarbell · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2015, 10:29:13 pm »

I still do a bit of Head Bashing

I gave it up for 25 years but decided a few years ago to get back in the saddle..

Never too old to rock

A clip from a recent gig

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153281516247516&set=o.172686329418455&type=2&theater

Fastfaz · « **Reply #22 on:** February 20, 2015, 05:21:44 pm »

Mine was "I saw her standing there" by that old gang of buskers The Beatles, I was thirteen playing in a band called The Traders and in those days I could sing. The debut was at the Regent cinema Saturday matinee playing for free, happy days, there is a tale to tell about Phil's mum (he was our lead guitarist) telling us that our harmonies would really suit Enchanted melody but that's for another post some time soon.
Cheers,
Peter.

rob · « **Reply #23 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:02:27 am »

Played bass in a band many years ago in the 70s and recently found a renewed interest in playing a proper guitar with more strings.
Currently on a Pair of cheap Lindo guitars. One accoustic one electric ( they are superb low end guitars, designed in Bristol, made in China) `But the bug has bitten harder.

Thomann in Germany have just sent me a Dean 12 string, lovely in exotica flamed ash. PLUS I'm waiting on the delivery, again from Thomann, of a guitar I've lusted after for nearly 20 years, in the form of a Yamaha SA2200.
Don't tell the wife ! I'm blaming the good exchange rates making me do it .

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