The Friendly 12bar Blues Guitar Forum

Hello and welcome Steve. Nice to know you're from the city where the blues went electric. Particularly nice to know you've put together your own guitar. Please post a picture of it. I've not heard of cobalt pickups. Anyway good to have you onboard.

Here's a couple of vids from The Old Grey Whistle Test. The Texas Cannonball up close and personal. The second one just a year before he died from stomach ulcers I believe. Boogie Funk.......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MfebugHuiM Woke up this morning......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqK2N4sVPC4

Yeah mate that guitar is great. A P90 and a split coil humbucker gives you the three classic pu's in one guitar and five sounds ie P90, HB, SC, P90+HB and P90+SC which is what I used here. The icing on the cake is that I replaced the original Korean made pickups with hand-wound Bareknuckles ones. ht...

I can only echo TB's sentiments here, I'm more than a little envious of your situation. I live in a small town that's crawling with musicians, but there's only one who can be bothered to come round and jam. He's great though so I'll have to try to record us sometime. Anyway I really enjoyed the trac...

Can I just check for the positioning - I was reckoning the first note you played on your segment starts where the BT is at 4:31:5 (or thereabouts). If that isn't quite right, it still sounds very good there though! That's probably right Mark. On the clip the recording, rather than the first note, st...

Very nice guitar Michael, I'm looking forward to your coronation.

I loved this one Mark, that's the best I've heard you play. Everything was right mate, phrasing, feel, attitude. Now I've typed this I'm going to listen to it again. The blues is definitely alive and well in Scotland.

Nice one Mark for arranging another collab. I've had a go for the fourth slot using my JJ neck and split HB bridge, ie P90 plus single coil.
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Very nice playing HBL, lovely feel and touch and above all plenty of soul.

Absolutely gorgeous guitar playing, excellent stuff.

The foot stomp box was the cardboard packaging from the six pack of cider my mate had brought round earlier. I had it flattened out on top of an upside down doormat. I've never tried to record foot-tapping before. Anyway I've just watched again and for some reason the last 40 seconds is missing. Unf...

I just love early John Lee Hooker.

Very nice laid back playing Michael, sounded like you were in the the groove on this one.

Very nice minor blues playing Pena, well done.

Thanks for he comments chaps. Here's the instrument in question. A Bass Collection SB-300 5 string active. It's great to have it back.

I lent someone my bass guitar nearly two years ago and after an almighty struggle I finally managed to get it back. So I knocked this up, it's just bass and Strat and the guitar playing is a bit disjointed, but it doesn't really matter cos I got my bass back.
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Absolutely blinding playing AB. That is guitar work of a very high standard. Note choice, phrasing, tone and above all feel puts this beyond reproach. Superb!

Pro-standard playing, really lovely stuff.

Gorgeous playing(and tone) TB. Some really lovely touches in there, great control and plenty of content. A very big thumbs up from me.

This is really good Michael. There was plenty of verve and spirit in your playing and you were gelling with the "band" very well. Good work mate.