@frocesterbill Wasn’t meant to be sexist at all, I have a Tele that I love myself, it was just notable that almost every act that was featured had a band member with Tele hanging around her neck. I’ll try to…   Read more»

@frocesterbill There was a ‘Female rock at the BBC’ program on last week and probably 80% of all the ladies were playing Teles. Why does this guitar appeal to the girls over all others?

Posted by: @frocesterbill You can pick up bargains on eBay – the Bosch POV500 can be as little as £30……

Bosch POF500 like Mark’s just sold on Ebay for more than £70. All right, come on, who was it!

Thanks @frocesterbill @boo   Half of your methods are similar to mine!  But I should definitely make more use of the factory-made straight edges on the MDF sheets – that’s going to save half the job.   I prefer a…   Read more»

Thanks @frocesterbill @boo   Half of your methods are similar to mine!  But I should definitely make more use of the factory-made straight edges on the MDF sheets – that’s going to save half the job.   I prefer a…   Read more»

Thanks @frocesterbill.
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@frocesterbill It’s a Rickenbacker 4003S in Midnight blue.

Thanks for posting the Michael Hedges link @frocesterbill – not someone I’d come across before, but there’s a CD or two of his in my Amazon basket now.
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In return, I offer you …

@frocesterbill Hi Bill, you’re right. It’s an age thing! It was the Long and Winding Road that Spector added huge string sections to later.

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That’s the giveaway … but only if you’re one of the very few people who can link that design feature to the brand!

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What have you got to hide….

How long have you got???
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we have dogs and they have to be walked

Whatcha got @frocesterbill?

I leave lamp rubbing to politicians in general and our ‘government’ in particular……   Sorry for a slight drift into politics… @frocesterbill No need to apologise, politics affects everything. I agree that current set of idiots have their heads in…   Read more»

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A mate of mine has a very pretty natural blond Gibson 335…..

I think that would be my preference too.  A subtly grained maple top, left natural …

@frocesterbill I am thinking either something 335ish or Exotica based Normally, any mention of 335 on this forum is enough to summon @deej to plead for a 335 course, and his place thereon. But, having rubbed the 335 lamp of…   Read more»

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I can relate to your post Russ – I make noise….

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
 
Or, in our case, the ear of the player …
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@frocesterbill I use my Blackstar occasionally too. 

What are you using to make a noise?

@frocesterbill I also bought a Spark recently but not really used it yet. 

I could probably turn the stills of my Bandsman build into a slide show with commentary That sounds like a neat idea @frocesterbill … it all adds interesting content for Mark’s channel and perhaps brings a few more people in,…   Read more»