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skb558

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  1. 😁 Good point. All the more reason to play the longer pieces so Phil can doze off in his chair.
  2. “I saw the musical box the year before. They seemed good at what they were doing but more like a stage play than a group to me, so didn't enjoy it as much. Saw Hackett do a couple of the albums now, next one is seconds out so might skip that” I’d never thought of it in those terms before but I get what you’re saying. It was the first, and only, time I’d seen them. I enjoyed the Hackett gig but am not familiar with his solo stuff and I’m not too enamoured with Nad Sylvan’s vocals.
  3. Met Steve Hackett in Manchester before gig at Free Trade Hall in ‘77. Nice guy, down to earth, didn’t buy us tea 😢
  4. Yes, saw Hackett in York in 2019 followed soon after by ‘The Musical Box’ who were even better (in my opinion).
  5. Have been listening to a lot of the old stuff recently, (up to Wind & Wuthering), having bought a bunch of synth plugins, so this is a morsel I wasn’t expecting. We know Collins is past it but they sound good and Iighting & visuals look interesting; not sure I’m drawn in enough to shell out £136 for a half-decent ticket for Leeds, but 40 years after the last time...damn, I don’t need this quandary.
  6. This was destined not to be around for long.
  7. Me too...especially having just done my tax return and now owe HMRC, ahem, a ‘few quid’ 😱
  8. I spoke to S&T and they said that supply would be limited in 2021 so maybe they have hiked the price to stem the demand.
  9. As per my earlier post I was looking to buy a special 5HH but not at these prices. I’m having an ACG built to my spec at the moment for substantially less than a Special. Not to everyone’s taste but if you’re not familiar with Alan’s work, check this out http://www.acguitars.co.uk/
  10. and the pickups were aligned 🤔. Angle of the photo as suggested below is obviously a factor.
  11. Wanted this... Might have to settle for this... I’d like the former so if anyone has one lying around 🤔
  12. Bruce Springsteen - solo acoustic, 1996; Row 8 Stalls (bang in front of mic stand), Birmingham Symphony Hall.
  13. Why are bassists important? There is no ‘why’ there just ‘is’ 😁
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  15. Nice and plain...ish 👍
  16. Just found a pic of the fingerboard wood
  17. Here’s the back...
  18. Yes, rear routed and no scratchplates on these beauties; matching headstock. You’re right, it does look like some hefty leather. There wasn’t enough to do the back as well so that will be ‘plain old’ redwood 😉 with matching backplate. Expecting some pictures of the back from Alan. Shaun
  19. Mine too. Just me, the waves and the wind...oh, and wall to wall books and records. At 18, I got the application form from Trinity House but was dissuaded by talk of increased automation. I’m also totally deaf in one ear so would have failed the medical.
  20. Hello Eude, Ash body, Redwood (not lace burl) back. 34” scale, 5 piece flame maple/wenge neck. AI maple fingerboard. Bridge - RFB Humbucker with coil-switching. Neck - PB Humbucker. Both 40mm casing. Shaun
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