SpondonBassed

Welcome Dingers.

Welcome Ian.

Welcome Goatee.

Thanks. The router jig for the twisted neck was the bit that was hard to understand. Now that I have seen the images it's much easier to follow.

I think the white pickguard looks best.

Welcome Neile.

Welcome Sneakyfish.

Welcome Brambasstik.

Welcome Quaddy.

Welcome Christine.

Welcome Dave.

Thanks. Even though I've seen it and been blown away by the feel and look of it, I am even more in awe of it under good natural light. Artificial lighting doesn't do it full justice.

Welcome Dan. Where are you based? Here is a post with names of members who are willing to help:

Why not pop a couple of blood red LEDs in the pug's pupils and scare punters on Halloween? Scary and sweet. Simples. It's looking well J E

When Emberton Park opened, our family business at Ravenstone Mill caravan park suffered and we had to sell up. It was in the recession of the early seventies, strikes, rolling power cuts etc.

That was before instant gratification became a marketable commodity. You are right none the less.

Okay. That's cleared it up a little for me. My question still stands. If a recording of sufficient quality exists, would you hear much difference?

Interesting to note; going by the scratch guards and control plates one has a jazz and the other has a precision. Both seem to have a p pup. I'd like to hear the recording that goes with that photo. Would you be able to tell the difference, assuming the recording was of sufficient quality?

That's a much better place to kick off from in my humble opinion. It does not impose any style on those participating. Whatever comes out, even if it is in the style of The Blues, is dictated by the participants.

I need a little lie down after a long funk. Thank you.

I've not been in a position to do owt other than check the website. It'd be a shame if it has wound up for good. If it's just a case of Andy moving on, the spot might be up for grabs. It's still a music pub after all.

Congrats! That's one puppy that I could easily forgive even if it ate my slippers or pooed on the sun-lounger.

I think of it as setting the bar to the lowest common denominator. That sounds derogatory but I don't mean it to be. You are quite right about predictability being one of the good things in 12 bar chug alongs. However, I don't have particularly exotic tastes in music. I'd like to open it out a bit. Like EBS_freak said - it's not a lot to ask.

I felt the same having gone around the room with my set list looking for someone to play melody with me. I got lots of favourable comments on my set list but it when I'd pick up on comments such as "I like that one" or "That'd go down well here" I was told "it's too difficult on guitar" and "it's not a standard". Despite having over thirty well known tunes in my set I couldn't hook up with anyone who'd do the homework and make it happen on the following jam. Bah! With @PaulWarninglast year, we'd discussed doing an Open Mic with some tunes that he and Wendy had been doing the rounds with as a punk duo. He let me have clips of them playing some tunes and I hacked out the bass lines for them at home. We met up after about a week and did those tunes and one other that we knew each knew independently of each other at the Horse and Groom. Simples. It ought to work for Jam nights too That was, as I realise now, an exception to the rule.

GAS needs no excuse. Fill your boots chap. You may have overlooked the current trend for wonky things.