I would normally, at this point, insert some script and then add image and them some more script but I think on this occasion, I'll let you feast your eyes on this little lot! :)
I would like to bet that you scrolled up and down for another look!! When I did the feature about Peter's work, I detailed the Axis Bass I have, which includes all the details about the electrics - they are the same on the guitar. Axis Bass
If you scroll down on this link, you will see more details and a Les Paul type, whith what looks like the same controls.
This guitar is just Quality. At present, I don't really have the tricks to put sound clips on the posts - I am going to, in the future and when I do, this will be the first I do. Peter was over the moon whe I told him I had tracked another one down. He hasn't seen this in real life, since it left his workshop!! At some point soon, I intend to re-unite their acquaintance! :) I think that will do for now. Go on, have another scroll up and down!! Cheers. :)
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I was waiting for Peter to confirm the details of the wood that he used, as I was pretty surebut not 100%. This is his reply.
"Hi Eric It's a Rosewood Neck & Body with Maple stripes"
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The last few weeks have been tied up with one thing and another, including a trip to The Goodwood Revival! Anyone who likes old cars and 40' 50's and 60's fashion, should go. . . . at least once. Brilliant!
Click on the link and you can see what it is all about. The highlight of the day? The whole thing, really - there is just SO much to see and do! On top of all that. . . . . I wandered into one of the side areas, the Glamcab part, if anyone who went knows where I mean and walking around, enjoying the event, was Nick Mason!
He usually enters cars into the event and like many other celeberity petrol heads, feels at home to enjoy the show. I looked up and saw him, smiled and said Hi. . . . . . . He smiled back and said Hi to me!
Special? To me it was, but I'm certain he does it all day. :) A grand day out!! Next time, another one of Peter Cook's guitars. Cheers. :)
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Simple as that! Most people think of Lyme Regis as a quaint, seaside resort.
Well, on Saturday September 6th, things were a little different. Very early in the day, things looked like this, still very quiet and still very sleepy.
Then, as the day wore on, there were the beginnings of the crowd.
With guitars in hand, more and more turned up.
Until we had a full house!!
Darren Redick, from Planet Rock, was a guest presenter, who set about whipping the crowd up.
He was also caught jamming along to the bands on stage - here stood next to Lars Mullen.
There were plenty of characters - this one was backstage with Jimmy Fingers, in the background and a guy who had a load of tombstones on his hat, with Janis Joplin etc, all inscribed on the stones. Priceless!!
There were some great artists and musicians during the day but one band really caught my eye - Dead Ground. What a great three piece!!
These guys put on a great show and would be someone to keep an eye on for the future. Here are a few words from Ollie.
"We only started in June, trying out a couple of songs in rehearsal rooms at college, where I'd met Frazer and Jake two years before. The opportunity to play Guitars On The Beach was very lucky, as a friend of mine Brian Street put a word in for me. He said he could get us a slot so we began devising a set, and the originals kept coming, so we ended up not needing any covers, which was fantastic. I'm influenced a lot by bands like Incubus and Muse - thy inspire me to play honestly and with real feeling. But what I think brings out our bands sound is that Frazer, for example, listens to solo bass players such as Victor Wooten, so a lot of funk grooves and almost jazzy lines fit their way in. Jake listens to music more similar to me, so we click really well, but I find that mix of genres really easy to write for.
The debut gig at Guitars On The Beach was such a great opportunity to discover what we were like on stage and I really look forward to our recording being finished, which will be released on iTunes before the end of the year".
Frazer had such an unusual technique, I almost couldn't take my eyes off him. He had a "well used" Ibanez ATK, which I have asked him to send me a shot of.
As the crowd had swelled, it was time for the record attempt. All together now, for Rave on! I think the total was just over 3400, all playing together!!
Just Brilliant!! Next up was my mate Lars. . . . . doing guess what. . . . . . A Quo number - you'd never have guessed, cue Rockin' all over the world!
And finally, Ladies and Gentlemen. . . . Mr Ian Gillan!
Lars said it was more than a little surreal - On stage with the legend himself!
Two, three four. . . . G Bb C. . . . . you know the rest!! :)
