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[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1473618646' post='3131721'] I believe Fenders have wider string spacing as some pickup makers offer F spaced options to accommodate the extra width so my suggestion would be a Fender. Maybe something like a Telecaster, the Baja tele I tried had a fat neck which didn't suit me but you might like better. Should be great for blues/rock. [/quote] "F spaced" on a pickup means it's pole pieces are spaced for use with Floyd Rose Tremolo systems, not Fender guitars.

[quote name='niagra' timestamp='1479221752' post='3174844'] I've looked at these before but they don't seem to be well liked from what I've read? [/quote] Line 6 Spiders are pretty terrible amps IMO. I tried one with my Gretsch earlier this year and was astonished at just how bad it was.

I'm currently using an Arturia Microbrute & I'm pretty happy with it. If money was no object though I would be using a vintage MiniMoog.

Swoon would be in my top 10 albums of all time, possibly even top 5.

Really enjoying the new Tim Garland Electric Quartet album "One" at the moment. Saw them live in Manchester last month & they were superb.

I had some Kent Armstrong humbucker sized P90s in a solid body Gretsch a while ago, they were really good pickups & not expensive.

Paddy McAaloon is one of the finest songwriters ever IMO.

Just sounds like some lo-fi old vintage amp to me, can't hear any effects as such.

We used to stock Burman amps in the shop I used to work in in Cardiff. Superb amps. We had a big bass stack at one point which was just awesome.

[quote name='randythoades' timestamp='1479383137' post='3176062'] I could always get the Mustang ii as a smaller on stage amp as I DI anyway. [/quote] The Mustang 3 has a much better speaker than the 1 & 2.

How can it be in mint condition but also have "the usual scuff marks"? Mint means as new, totally unmarked. £400 for the pickup from a 1976 Precision? Really?

I'd have a look at the Fender Mustang 3 v2. combo. I've heard people using these live & they are very impressive, they take pedals well too. Lots of Videos of them on YouTube.

I'm a huge Prefab Sprout fan & love Martins bass playing. He used a Musicman Cutlass a lot too.

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1479301755' post='3175430'] Not heard of them before , thanks for the tip [/quote] I have hypermobile joints which make holding strings down very difficult as I can't put much pressure on the fingers without the joints just bending all over the place. I've found the Newtone Heritage low tension strings have made playing acoustic guitar much easier for me.

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1479300668' post='3175420'] If I play [i]any[/i] acoustic guitar for 10 mins I would have to take a week off...! [/quote] You should try Newtone Heritage low tension acoustic strings, they're excellent.

As others have said, some guitarists prefer flatter fingerboards because it stops string choke when bending, not because you can get the action lower on them.

[quote name='josie' timestamp='1479249826' post='3175139'] [attachment=232127:Heathers_veil.JPG] [/quote] Wow, that's really lovely

Without my glasses on I read the title of this thread as "On stage spill from baked beans".

Wow!

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1479035523' post='3173399'] I've seen one of Robert Fripp's Gibsons at a local luthiers shop. It was this one. It was, so I'm told, the one that Robert used on the King Crimson recordings and the luthier in question slept with it under his bed while it was in his care because of the iconic / sentimental value of the instrument. [/quote] I would have slept with it IN the bed.

[quote name='niagra' timestamp='1479024672' post='3173316'] I was hoping to get one that he could use at home and also take to his rock school nights, is that going to be a compromise too far? Perhaps I should go for a nice home use one then, there's a nice 1 watt valve amp by Blackstar: [url="https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/HT1R/combo-amps/blackstar-ht-1r-1w-1x8-tube-guitar-amp-with-reverb"]https://www.anderton...amp-with-reverb[/url] [/quote] I'd go for an amp he can do both things with. I've had guitar combos ranging from 5 watts to 100 watts over the years & I've used them quietly at home with no problems. They do have volume controls you know.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1479035253' post='3173397'] I find it often helps to scuff up a small area on the back of the pot with fine sandpaper immediately before soldering, then it will take the solder much more easily. IMO the old style tin/lead solder is much friendlier too. [/quote] This. The newer solders are a swine to work with compared to the old tin/lead ones.

I love my Japanese Jazzmaster, it's a brilliant guitar. The J Mascis models get really good reviews, great guitar for the money.