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Post by PistolPete on Apr 29, 2017 8:35:43 GMT
Sod it - just ordered one, let's see how it works. We want your review, too!! Ok agreed - but it doesn't even get here until Tuesday, so you might have to wait a little while....
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 28, 2017 13:37:57 GMT
Sod it - just ordered one, let's see how it works.
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 28, 2017 9:25:53 GMT
I'm at peace with general background chatter on bar gigs (although I might take exception at a theatre) but I find the failure to acknowledge the end of songs with a smattering of applause to be pretty rude. It's only something I've noticed happening more recently which, assuming my belief that I've improved considerably over the last decade is not entirely delusional, would suggest the etiquette has got worse. I guess the transition of baby boomers into retirement while the pubs are now filled with people who spent their youth in Cream or The Ministry of Sound might be one reason for it.
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 27, 2017 10:39:00 GMT
After listening to your sound clips I'm sorely tempted to get one of these to try out. I wonder how differently it might perform attached to an F hole?
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 26, 2017 14:22:10 GMT
Very silly. They'd better last forever at that price.1!! I was reading an interview recently with John Isley, bass player with Dire Straits. His favourite bass has had the same strings on for 30 years! SaveSaveI still remember the day in the late 90s that my Dad took the original strings off his 74 precision. I think it was less that they'd worn out, so much as flatwounds had got really out of fashion.
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 26, 2017 10:54:02 GMT
Thanks Pistolpete. My post was attempting a gentle micky take at nkforster's post. Of course there are no dimwits, on this lovely forum. Allow me to offer my dimwitted apologies...
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 25, 2017 14:52:33 GMT
If only you dimwits understood the concept of supply and demand Oh yeah, somebody already said that Some basic tenets of classical economics: - Where demand outstrips supply prices will rise until the market reaches an equilibrium where supply and demand are the same. - Self interest is the motivation behind all economic activity So - to put it in your terms- what is it about Traugott guitars that makes people believe it's in their interest to spend so much money on one as opposed to the market reaching equilibrium at a much lower price? In the case of something like a prewar Martin the factors that prop up the price are pretty easy to grasp: - a limited supply (even Martin can't make anymore golden era Martins) - historical significance - materials that are no longer available - a level of craftsmanship not seen in newer instruments (before anyone shoots me down I'm not saying this is true - but I'd put money on it being a pretty widespread belief among prewar D45 owners) In the case of Jeff Traugott it's much less obvious why the market supports such high prices & I don't think anyone is being a dimwit for asking what's so special about them. The people spending the money must be justifying it to themselves somehow.
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 21, 2017 10:17:19 GMT
Coming up at The Floodgate Ale House in Stafford on 1st May myself & Jack Blackman on the third & final date of our double-headline mini-tour. Two of the UKs best emerging blues guitarists, Jack Blackman and Pistol Pete Wearn come together for a night of great blues music. Jack Blackman is fast developing into one the most accomplished and exciting young performers on the acoustic roots scene today. Nearly Man is his 3rd full-length album. Pistol Pete Wearn, described by Maverick magazine as "a master slide guitar virtuoso", has recently released his first solo album Service Station Coffee. Tickets £6 from the Floodgate 07917 885821 www.jackblackman.com/www.pistolpetewearn.co.uk/
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 21, 2017 9:40:29 GMT
Everyone loves a bit of 80s synth pop?
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 20, 2017 11:41:24 GMT
Looks like a good line up, including some guy called Pistol Pete
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 20, 2017 1:17:34 GMT
this is what I get when I Google guitar chords...makes as much sense to me as the theory Phwoaahhh! ...nice Guild
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 20, 2017 1:08:39 GMT
Has anyone played one? What's their USP? For the kind of money that would buy 3 golden era Gibsons or Martins they must be pretty special...
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 12, 2017 9:08:24 GMT
The only trouble with cases is that you don't really know how good they are until the worst happens..... This is true - I'd be interested in seeing a test where you put one of them in the back of a van with a Fender twin & a couple of PA cabs & then practiced your emergency stop a few times...
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 12, 2017 8:55:21 GMT
I am pretty hot on this stuff and can conifirm the chord to be G-ish. Hope that clears it up. That brings back many memories of my days playing in bands where I was the head songwriter: "What's that funny chord on the turnaround Pete?"
"Dunno, some variation on C I think...." This may be why I now play solo.
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Post by PistolPete on Apr 7, 2017 10:08:43 GMT
......................................... Uncle Pete's top tip:- the weird black gunk that appears on equipment after prolonged contact with pub floors can be removed with a baby wipe... i) I presume you mean a clean and unused babywipe..... ii) does this tip work on humans who have been in prolonged contact with pub floors....? Keith i) Yes, I try not to smear faeces over my instruments if i can possibly help it... ii) if your only concern is removing the superficial tarnish. For deeper cleanliness I would recommend several hours sleep & a cold shower followed by repeating the serenity prayer in a community centre once a week...
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