Guitar
With the advent of all the keyboard/synth bands of the late early
80's, Ultravox -Vienna, Soft Cell - Tainted love, Depeche Mode
Just can't get enough, etc there was a shift from guitar based music
to keyboards.
All sorts of gear came into the shop for sale. Muso came in, did a
deal and shot off with the cash to "go keyboard"
Because of this we ended up with a lot of stuff, that is nowadays
called Vintage and Rare but was then called something that's been
around the block a few times and could be sold to raise some £$£$£$.
If I'd have known then. . . . . . . :(
To give you an example of this, I bought a 1962 Gibson EBO for. . . . . .
£72.00!!!!!! To make this even more laughable, I hadn't used it for
sometime by the later 80's and was was told by a shop that "there
was no call for them and he would offer me £150.00.
Well, at least I would have doubled my money but I thought better
of it and still have it today.
I had a Hofner Verithin. . . . . £60.00!! Sold that along with many
others, around the same sort of time.
I was going through some old guitar magazines, the other day and
it made some very interesting reading.
I shall get round to scanning some of them in, so anyone who may
read this can cry into their beer, of a Friday night.
How things have changed!
:)
- Hoyer 5069 Flying Arrow - Germany's Answer To The Gibson Flying V
guitarz.blogspot.com: Dirk writes: I just bought a Hoyer Flying Arrow 5069 from 1972 (not yet a 5069 S with DiMarzios, neck-through and string-through) in my town here in France after having followed it for more than a year. The guy who owned it last...
- Slade - Great Songs - Powerful Delivery. . . .
Happy New Year to you all. :) This year, I'm going to do something a bit different. There is still a long way to go in the collection but this is something that I get asked and I, in turn, ask other people. What are your musical influences, early...
- Gibson Rd Artist Bass. . . . . . .
Something a little different from Gibson. I always wanted one of these, preferably a Sunburst/Rosewood but I ended up with something completely opposite, Natural/Maple! Oh well. In my opinion, this is an instrument that every bass player should havea...
- How Things Have Changed . . . . . .
Since I have started to move this project along, I have come across all sorts of things, including a lot of music related magazines, some of which are over 35 years old. These are a very interesting read and give an insight into how things were in the...
- Some Of My Amp Experience. . . .
I thought I would drift off course a little, as I have just bought a new extension cab for my bass rig. This adds to a whole lot of other gear I have and made me think of how it all started, a long time ago. Back in the day, there were a lot of Treble...
Guitar
Keyboards killed the Guitar Stars!
With the advent of all the keyboard/synth bands of the late early
80's, Ultravox -Vienna, Soft Cell - Tainted love, Depeche Mode
Just can't get enough, etc there was a shift from guitar based music
to keyboards.
All sorts of gear came into the shop for sale. Muso came in, did a
deal and shot off with the cash to "go keyboard"
Because of this we ended up with a lot of stuff, that is nowadays
called Vintage and Rare but was then called something that's been
around the block a few times and could be sold to raise some £$£$£$.
If I'd have known then. . . . . . . :(
To give you an example of this, I bought a 1962 Gibson EBO for. . . . . .
£72.00!!!!!! To make this even more laughable, I hadn't used it for
sometime by the later 80's and was was told by a shop that "there
was no call for them and he would offer me £150.00.
Well, at least I would have doubled my money but I thought better
of it and still have it today.
I had a Hofner Verithin. . . . . £60.00!! Sold that along with many
others, around the same sort of time.
I was going through some old guitar magazines, the other day and
it made some very interesting reading.
I shall get round to scanning some of them in, so anyone who may
read this can cry into their beer, of a Friday night.
How things have changed!
:)
- Hoyer 5069 Flying Arrow - Germany's Answer To The Gibson Flying V
guitarz.blogspot.com: Dirk writes: I just bought a Hoyer Flying Arrow 5069 from 1972 (not yet a 5069 S with DiMarzios, neck-through and string-through) in my town here in France after having followed it for more than a year. The guy who owned it last...
- Slade - Great Songs - Powerful Delivery. . . .
Happy New Year to you all. :) This year, I'm going to do something a bit different. There is still a long way to go in the collection but this is something that I get asked and I, in turn, ask other people. What are your musical influences, early...
- Gibson Rd Artist Bass. . . . . . .
Something a little different from Gibson. I always wanted one of these, preferably a Sunburst/Rosewood but I ended up with something completely opposite, Natural/Maple! Oh well. In my opinion, this is an instrument that every bass player should havea...
- How Things Have Changed . . . . . .
Since I have started to move this project along, I have come across all sorts of things, including a lot of music related magazines, some of which are over 35 years old. These are a very interesting read and give an insight into how things were in the...
- Some Of My Amp Experience. . . .
I thought I would drift off course a little, as I have just bought a new extension cab for my bass rig. This adds to a whole lot of other gear I have and made me think of how it all started, a long time ago. Back in the day, there were a lot of Treble...