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[BORIS]

[bigfella]

Hi

I have always been a fan of Gibson Guitars, you can not beat that beefy sound. However I have never seen the attraction of the Les Paul, I prefer the SG. Easier to play and does not give you back ache after 4 hours in the rehearsal room. I have a 1972 SG and a 1976 Marauder (my first real guitar).

Regards David

[OMK]

I'm with you all the way, amigo. As much as I love the style of the Les Paul, it just doesn't have the drive of the SG.
You don't even have to try playing the SG - it plays all by itself. A beautiful guitar.
You've likely heard of the guy in your neck of the woods - name of Angus Young (AC/DC). The best thing to come out of Australia.... apart from Rolf Harris and yourself, of course. He's a guy with the talent to make his SG talk. Nay, SING.

Keep on rockin'. dude.
Regards from south-west Blighty.

[BORIS]

What did it for me was first hearing Paul Kossoff from the band Free...oh and then jimmy page...peter green...in that picture..the Gibson Les paul on the far right only cost me 25 pence!! ..the marshall jaguar bluesbreaker amp ..cost me 50 pence!!...and that amp has a value of £6000 as there was only 30 ever made for sale . It was a stroke of luck for me as i entered a competition in a magazine and won the 2002 Les Paul ..i then entered the next !! competition in the same magazine ..and won the amp..i was gobsmacked    to say the least..the other les paul in the middle is a 1980 Heritage standard elite..had it for 20 yrs now..and the strat is a american deluxe that i brought from a bonus payment of £1000 that i had from the royal mail..my job.

[bigfella]

Hi Guys

Ahh Angus, yes he is part of the reason I took up playing the guitar I was a big fan of AC/DC, Bon Scott days of coarse, Over the years, I am sorry to say, AC/DC have just released the same album over and over, nothing fresh. I was lucky enough to see AC/DC live in 1976 in Brisbane and Bon Scott would have to be the best front man ever.

In regards to amps you cant go past a genuine Fender tube amp. I have a Fender Deluxe silver face 1973, It is exactly the same one as on Credence Clearwaters album cover Cosmos Factory. It is only 22watts but I have been on stage with guys with 100 w Marshal stacks and still been able to cut through, in fact I used to be in a band and the bass player who always stood next to me had a Trace Elliott rig which was 600 watts and the Fender still made its presence felt.

But I have always wanted a Roland Jazz Chorus, that stereo chorus sound really does it for me.

Regards David

[bigfella]

I should point out that the Amp is a Fender Deluxe Reverb all valve 22watts, a mate of mine just told me that Fender make an amp called a Deluxe and it is one of those cheap solid state amps. Thought I would clarify. The Deluxe Reverb is the Smaller brother to the Twin Reverb and only has one 12 inch speaker but still has the Fender reverb unit and the Tremolo as well as a boost switch.

Regards David

[OMK]

What did it for me was first hearing Paul Kossoff from the band Free...oh and then jimmy page...peter green...

Yep - Peter Green, Kossof, etc. I guess I grew up on Peter Green stuff.
But what about the ones who barely get a look-in? What about...

Dave Hill
Jeff Lynn
Francis Rossi
Ray Dorset
The guy in Cheap Trick (his name eludes me at this juncture (hic!))
<Own name here>

Ahh Angus, yes he is part of the reason I took up playing the guitar I was a big fan of AC/DC, Bon Scott days of coarse,

Of course.
Bon Scott truly was a genuine one-off.  A girl across the street from me, it still cracks her up everytime she hears the lyrics to his "Big Balls".

[bigfella]

Hi

I don't know if the original AC/DC album "High Voltage" was released in the UK, which was their first album in Australia with the cover of a high voltage box and a dog cocking his leg on it. On that album was the aforementioned "Big Balls" and another track "Shes Got Balls", I think that Bon had an obsession with Balls at that point in his life. What a singer what a legend.

OHH I think the Cheap Trick guitarist is Rick Nelson.

Regards David

[FullLeatherJacket]

ExcOOOOOOOOOOOse me!
Dave Hill? He from Slade? All power chords on anything that looked the least like an axe that he could find. Not a proper guitarist at all. Now fat and bald - and rich..........
Ray Dorset? Mungo Jerry? Guitarist? Naah!
Jeff Lynn was always better behind a sound desk than in front of an audience, and Francis Rossi still plays the same tatty Fender Esquire he had in 1967 - and he's never needed to learn any more than six chords.
I'll go along with Angus, PG and Koss. JP was even better on accoustic than the Les Paul.
Add Mark Knopfler to your list, along with Chris Reah (on Ice Cream and Slide); perm any one of three from the Eagles (esp Joe); Mick Green (go Google him...old guy but original); Wilko Johnson; Dave Gilmour; Stevie Ray Vaughan; Steve Cropper; Townshend; Stevie Vie; Joe Satriani...............and a little guy from Seattle with wild hair and an upside-down Strat. Forget his name........... Jimi??
Once had a Fender; never owned a Gibson but once borrowed a Les Paul which had belonged to the one-eyed guy who played in Billy J Kramer's band.
Used to jam and get ratted with Alvin (aka Graham) Lee of TYA.
Used to be 21...............
FLJ  :(

[Colin Bishop]

the one-eyed guy who played in Billy J Kramer's band.

And did he know the secret?

For Guitar playing give me Brian Willoughby late of the Strawbs (still going strong!)

[bigfella]

FLJ

If you are talking about Jimi Hendrix he actually owned and played a "Gibson Flying V" there is concert footage of him playing it, I think the concert is in the Isle of Man??????? Anyhow I never rated him highly.

Regards David

[OMK]

Add Mark Knopfler to your list, along with Chris Reah (on Ice Cream and Slide); perm any one of three from the Eagles

And ex-sc-yoooz ME, yon hoodie of the Sherwoods.
Mark Knopfler plays a gorgeous ballad called Going Home. Apart from that he can't sing, he ain't pretty and his legs are thin.
Oh well.
Chris Reah = That Girl of Mine. (Love the slide on that one).
Yep - the very Ray Dorset. You're probaly atuned to their TOTP stuff. But you should hear that boy when he REALLY lets rip.
The Strawbs are another great band. Lindisfarne, too.
Talking of guitars...
Like the Harley 'Roadster', the Burns 'Flight' also went westwards. I can't say I've had the pleasure, but Mr. Burns's Flight was reputedly to have the best action ever.
Now for all you perfectionist out there, 'action' in this respect is no reference to our resident you-know-who-hates-Slade guy. In this case the action on a guitar neck describes the height of the strings above the fretboard. If you got a good axe, and if you like the action low, it means each string should be able to be played at each any every fret, but without incurring 'fret buzz'.
Sounds like a rusty bag of nails else.
Apparently, Burns's Flight had the best action ever.

[bigfella]

Hi All

OK if we are going to name our fav guitarists. here is my top five in no particular order.
Angus Young....................................AC/DC
Rick Brewster (lead Guitar).................The Angels (Aus Rock Band)
John Brewster (Rhythm Guitar).............   "     "         "     "      "
Brian May.........................................Queen
George Harrison................................Not just because he was a Beatle, he wasn't brilliant but some of the simple stuff he did was fantastic.

Isn't it funny how when everyone who ends up compiling lists of great guitarists they concentrate on Lead Guitar and not Rhythm but with out some Rhythm Guitarists most of the great guitar songs would sound cr@p. (as you can tell I am a rhythm guitarist or at least I was)

Regards David

[Marks Model Bits]

Don't forget the bass guitar I have played one for a few years (any more than four strings and I get confused!!!) mine is a transparant blue Peavey Milestone and amp, not too expensive but the sound is exellent.
I have just bought an upright bass and I am learning to slap the hell out of it (great fun but hard work and tough on the fingers)

As for great bass guitar players, Suzi Quatro, (saw her play a couple of years ago and boy she has still got it  ) Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy, Sting and we cannot forget Lemmy from Motorhead!!!!!!

On the upright Lee Rocker from the Stray cats is superb!!!

Mark.

[anmo]

Don't forget the bass guitar I have played one for a few years (any more than four strings and I get confused!!!) mine is a transparant blue Peavey Milestone and amp, not too expensive but the sound is exellent.
I have just bought an upright bass and I am learning to slap the hell out of it (great fun but hard work and tough on the fingers)

As for great bass guitar players, Suzi Quatro, (saw her play a couple of years ago and boy she has still got it  ) Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy, Sting and we cannot forget Lemmy from Motorhead!!!!!!

On the upright Lee Rocker from the Stray cats is superb!!!

Mark.

Peter Hook of New Order?

[OMK]

On the upright Lee Rocker from the Stray cats is superb!!!

Agreed.
You're the second member here who plays upright bass. Used to be a chap with the handle of Slapbass, but he suddenly vanished.

Alan Lancaster - he's another top-notch four-string fiddler.

Thanks, Bigfella for the heads-up on Rick Nelson.

[FullLeatherJacket]

Upright bass? Danny Thompson (on anything by Pentangle and later with the sublime John Martyn). A genius of a musician and a helluva boozer. Don't ask!

Wasn't it Alan Lancaster who was the reason why Status Quo "broke up" and then reformed without him? I was a civil servant for 31 years and I still envied anyone who could get the "job" as bass player with Quo............."and  your chicks for free".

Electric bass? The man who wrote the book was "The Ox" - John Entwistle. Never bettered (try "The Real Me" from Quadrophenia).

Still not 21 again

FLJ  :'(

[bigfella]

Wasn't it Alan Lancaster who was the reason why Status Quo "broke up" and then reformed without him?

Yes and no, The band had their farewell concert in 1984 (Donnington Park I think) and they said they would call it quits and Alan Lancaster decided to move to Australia. Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt decided to get back together soon after and Alan Lancaster could not be bothered to go back to the UK. He still tours the pubs and clubs around Australia with his band The Lancaster Bombers.

Bass players that I think are impressive: Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers, I don't really like them too much, however the Bass lines are fantastic. Paul McCartney was one of the best, in my oppinion.

Regards David

[OMK]

Yeah, they reckon Nuff Lancaster was a bit of a "xxxxx". A real tough-nut. Clash of talents stuff. I wouldn't mind hearing HIS side of the story.
Brian Wilson. The bass intro on California Girls blows me bandy even now.
And what about the bassist in Wishbone Ash? I'm kicking my butt for not remembering his name, but he's the only bloke I've seen who plays two-string barr. Goes against all the convention and it's brilliant because it sounds even brilliant'er.