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I believe Kent Armstrong makes one to a similar spec. Also Lollar and Benedetto though they may be weaker. Good luck!

Yes I had to read "Wife Of Bath" for A level...and plenty of Shakespeare. Etymology; the U in 'colour' is from the French. 'Color' is Spanish. Many English words have their origins/antecedents in French, Latin or both.

No we speak English!! 'GAAH-RARGE' for instance

Well this is going on 40 years old so proper vintage and in superb condition by the pics. That stunning red Lucille you sold is appreciating nicely somewhere too......🤦‍♂️

"On The Turning Away" - Pink Floyd

Saw this today for sale at Lovie's guitars website; the link is good and 'clean', as it didn't get blocked on my PC. It is a Gibson ES-357 which has 3 P90s, no F-holes, LP Custom style neck and board, and much more. The pics and the story are well worth a few minutes of your time! https://loviesguitars.com/product/minty-rare-1984-gibson-es-357-figured-natural-semi-hollow-w-3-p90s-ohsc/ Very desirable indeed IMO! 🎸

"Tail Dragger" - Howlin' Wolf

...or a proper vintage Marshall combo for $22k.... https://www.themusiczoo.com/products/1965-marshall-super-tremolo-model-1961-4x10?goal=0_63363c100e-9bd5ee878c-263687321&mc_cid=9bd5ee878c

Booked to see Scott Henderson March 4th at Ronnie Scotts London.

"Black Crow" - Joni Mitchell

Didn't occur to me at age 11 as I didn't know where "there" was/is! I thought freezer as in she froze him out..........

When I was 11 I thought the Beatles were singing "she's a big freezer" or "she's a big cheese-ah" in "Daytripper". They weren't!

You mean from the nut to the bridge, yes? If so the discrepancy might be due to the different intonation of different gauges of string.....?

"Brown Eyed Handsome Man" - Chuck Berry

Good grief.

"Orange Was The Colour Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue" - Charles Mingus

I feel the same way. There is your ideal and then there is the reality of your limitations.

Here's another terrible idea. I never finished this (old) track which is in D minor. No lead guitar. Plenty of space to play over this -

I used to have the first 3 and 'In City Dreams'. Now I have this - https://www.discogs.com/release/13231983-Robin-Trower-The-Studio-Albums-1973-1983 All good or great except 'Victims Of The Fury' which isn't. Dewar was a great singer.

Both. It depends - sometimes I think "I have got to hear that track". I was so used to LPs which lasted 40 mins or so; CDs, even very good ones, sometimes go on a bit long. I like the enormous choice I have now as back in the 70s obscure meant unavailable.

1) Playing guitar and listening to lots of music both live and recorded. I still drink beer and spirits, in moderation compared to my youth. 2) I don't drive fast these days (I used to!) as I don't have a fast car. I don't puff doobies big or small anymore. Agree with gearbasher about sleep and Karloff re goin' all night.... 3) No tobacco. A lot less anger and personal turmoil. Agree totally about retirement. I don't have a partner now and for the 1st time in my life NOBODY tells me what to do. I also don't have a TV. And yes, I am grateful (most days) for what I have - a roof over my head, enough to live on, my sisters and niece. Could do without the sciatica though.

"When The Eagle Flies" - Traffic

Resurrecting this fine thread as I just put this on (vinyl) and got completely knocked out all over again. The late great Eric Gale on guitar.

Condolences. To paraphrase the quote - he must have seen things people today wouldn't believe. Best wishes.

Phew. I am suffering really badly from acute sciatica at the moment. It returned with a vengeance on Jan 23rd and I literally couldn't walk, certainly couldn't do my daily swim. Today I managed to walk/limp into town and back, about 2km in total. I got my prescription medication, then a walking stick for £6 and a guitar case for £30 from 2 of the charity shops. New-ish stuff day!! The walking stick is nicely turned but I never had to use one before and there's a technique to it. I leant on it hard and now the handle will need some wood glue. But I don't think I'm a stick guy as by the time I got back up the hill my ribs were going out of whack again. Bah. I do not want to buy a crutch but I might have to. The guitar case is for an acoustic with body 14 1/2" widest and 19" long. I searched for Freestyle cases and they're still going but this isn't in their current range. A bit big for my ES-139 so I've got to sort out some proper padding. The best fit for these guitars is an Epi Kat series case, now about £120 (GBP). So for £30 this will do fine for now. Your tips for padding a guitar case for a nitro finish please! While I'm at it; here are 2 fairly recent additions to my pedal board. The Sonic Stomp is an older, bigger box version (which I like). Similar effect to the old Aphex Aural Exciter I think - correct me if I'm wrong. And the Marshall Reflector Reverb which was a bargain. Then there is this; Eventide Ultratap delay. An UK shop was half-pricing these recently and I got one.....but I'm not getting on with it and am going to sell it. Great sounds but too complex and you need the Eventide editing app and then watch the tutorial videos to program it properly. Best wishes to all!