Guitar Making | Marcel | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/marcel/activity/ Activity feed for Marcel. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:44:01 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 209e1f2205ab967b91539f40d13d0ac6 Marcel replied to the topic "Post your music.." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182556/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:37:20 +0000 Here’s another one of our originals.

 

]]> e72d7a0ada510d32450621c44f91e941 Marcel replied to the topic "Post your music.." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182164/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:49:15 +0100 This one is our version of a Beatles classic.
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]]> a60e0a674afcc221b4bbac768fa12747 Marcel replied to the topic "Post your music.." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182152/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:05:01 +0100 Hi folks, Haven’t been around here for some time. Haven’t done any guitar building for quite a while, but have been making a lot of music with all of my 4 bands. For one of them, the John Spijker Trio…   Read more»

]]> 372c5cf7bce3c16184219e2c884ef32b Marcel replied to the topic "4 string short scale bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168626/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:51:51 +0100 So after a long winter break I’ve returned to my little shed to work a little on the bass again. Routed the neck pocket and drilled some holes.

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]]> 66b838c909d4fa368464bf7470ac84b2 Marcel replied to the topic "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167444/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:15:12 +0000 More than 20 years ago I went to the Bailey workshop to build my first guitar. One evening Mark played a video of a guitar player I had never heard of, Tommy Emmanuel. I was blown away with it. Over…   Read more»

]]> a8ab38fdc599ac50314cfa50d53e7994 Marcel replied to the topic "Post your music.." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167406/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:33:31 +0000 Found another pair of clips. I played with Marcellino and Suzy for a couple of years in a trio. We tried to make a video of the song “A night like this”, but it didn’t work out at first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu_jsgOb9-8…   Read more»

]]> 07ba7e02ecc9372c240e7f9d48021e41 Marcel replied to the topic "Post your music.." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167379/ Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:46:10 +0000 Cruising the digital highway I found this clip of my band from 15 years ago.

]]> 80cc779eb77476a49e2b9e548008c171 Marcel replied to the topic "Post your music.." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167278/ Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:04:54 +0000 Last friday I playd with my band Lemon Curry at a pub in Zaandam. The audio isn’t very good, but we had fun!

]]> 39d2862a4b069557eb18d0a2173d72b8 Marcel replied to the topic "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167074/ Sun, 24 Dec 2023 09:43:19 +0000 Almost Christmas, my favourite song today:

]]> 54b57cfa01f033262e9d886a1d394d85 Marcel replied to the topic "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167061/ Sat, 23 Dec 2023 18:24:28 +0000 One of the most iconic Dutch musicians was Heman Brood. A junky for most of his live and when he kicket the habit his body couldn’t cope with that. At the age of 54 he took his own life by…   Read more»

]]> 8c3d8c7c650eabffe0cc3724396701cc Marcel replied to the topic "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167051/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:18:21 +0000 My favourite song today is from a Dutch band again. The band only lasted a couple of years and had one small hit over here. Typical eighties sound, no guitars, no bass. But a ni=ce song nonetheless.

]]> 685a5c90ea0a713920782b0e3433ee12 Marcel replied to the topic "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166974/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:08:51 +0000 OK, it’s Christmas time so this is my favourite song today:

]]> 90f6f4dd3d99cd6a77ed3757f28a4715 Marcel replied to the topic "Post your music.." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166656/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:58:34 +0000 In october I played with the John Spijker Trio at a local festival. We mostly play original songs written by John. But here we ended our set with a Jimi Hendrix song in which our drummer Rob excels.

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]]> 00a271a384823d55cbdab3e86e85ad32 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166358/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 08:49:41 +0000 Last week I mentioned guitar player Rob Taekema. Here’s my favourite song today, where he plays bass:

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]]> 654bfa66ccd2906517a4fe2f5e848aab Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166288/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:51:14 +0000 My favourite song today by the Dutch band Fruitcake. When I first saw this clip I was a bit shocked to see the singer/guitarist Rob Taekema (who I’ve known for many years now) because of his short hair. I’always seen…   Read more»

]]> 702fa640fca887e9a9790530f11fdfe1 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166256/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:06:03 +0000 My favourite song today is by the Dutch band Livin’ Blues:

]]> 909f735ce85b3c697abb5e2404e5b388 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166244/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:14:11 +0000 My favourite song today is from the Dutch band Massada, 1978.ย 

]]> bf683c06d0144ec0660f8d406576de14 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166230/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:55:37 +0000 My favourite song today from the Dutch band Shocking Blue. They had a world wide hit with the song ‘Venus”, but had many more hits over here. This is one of those hits.

]]> 9bf3551af84d00cc189eb8faa5e7ff47 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166198/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:59:55 +0000 My favourite song today is from Dutch guitar player Harry Sacksioni.

]]> 7790f7883ffba2434ffd2695f48ee9c9 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166171/ Sun, 26 Nov 2023 12:10:37 +0000 My favourite song today by the Dutch band The Nits.

]]> 09b44fa4ee49beffbbfc9b66648afa71 Marcel liked forum post "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166170/ Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:52:00 +0000 f180431ac6a369ee76e3a626582cb819 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166146/ Sat, 25 Nov 2023 11:00:48 +0000 Probably the best known Dutch band in the UK is Focus.
Shredding, pounding and yodeling.

]]> a2d11958a6467bf7ae3100b83a2cce6f Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166116/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 13:38:54 +0000 One of the oldest Dutch band are The Bintangs. Founded 62 years ago in 1961 and still playing and touring. Over the years more than 40 different musicians played in the band. The only member of the original band is…   Read more»

]]> 19cd857e51840ed90274d853a70f9785 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166092/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 11:34:20 +0000 My favourite song today. The Dutch band Sandy Coast.

]]> 5c42c7a705c97d92b45796c6c7373d5f Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166080/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:39:06 +0000 My favourite song today, yes another Dutch band. I went to a concert of them two weeks ago, they launched their new (first) album there. My connection with this band is that the bass player, Peter Gumbmann, was the bass…   Read more»

]]> a963038e774819359d9b48300e81b41e Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166062/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:53:32 +0000 My favourite song today, not a Dutch artist, but so beautiful!

]]> b161ab01a189e154200bec537022fc6f Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/165881/ Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:12:31 +0000 My favouritw song today is from the Dutch band Supersister. Over here they were big in the seventies. This clip is from a reunion concert in 2000. Shortly after this reunion the flute player passed away and some years later…   Read more»

]]> 29584a5c83e3d0b596071c3ab07a77f5 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/165855/ Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:34:46 +0000 OK, back to more serious Duch music. Eart & Fire, from 1973.

]]> 39f5e0101b05795b4e399329015bc0ee Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/165853/ Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:26:39 +0000 Well, I hope you are ready for this one. The song is called ‘Ik wil geen bier maar karnemelk” (I don’t want beer but buttermilk)…   Read more»

]]> 76bf7857de6cc9280fbecfb5a09e9ce7 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/165078/ Sat, 11 Nov 2023 12:51:42 +0000 My favourite song today is from the dutch band Brainbox. With guitar player Jan Akkerman and drummer Pierre van der Linden, who both joind the band Focus a cou-ple of years later.

]]> 78be2d72e90ffae6ddea1fde063a95f1 Marcel liked forum post "Post your music.." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164955/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:56:46 +0000 3b4b38f456288750050e5e8d8b3d2450 Marcel replied to the topic "Post your music.." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164954/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:54:27 +0000 I’ve replaced the video of the John Spijker Trio I posted a few weeks ago for the same video but now with better audio. We recorded the gig on 12 tracks (1 for the vocals, 1 for the guitar, 1…   Read more»

]]> 8792ae74ee7e209547387025870c98a8 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164048/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:06:44 +0100 My favourite song today was performed by a bunch of Dutch musicians from several bands (Golden Earring, The Shoes, Earth & Fire, Shocking Blue, Ekseption). A bit weird song, based on the melody of an old Dutch nursery rhyme “De…   Read more»

]]> 9b001eabbb5a56df541308235c77c4f4 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/163556/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:28:44 +0100 My favourite song today:

]]> 6201654cbe15763cafd0da854cece859 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/163054/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:37:23 +0100 My favourite song today, well it’s acually two songs, by my all time favourite Dutch band Alquin. With a really great bass solo in the first song.

]]> eae9e6eeeaf6ccf76ec41e4176a2aa92 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/162255/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:26:21 +0100 My favourite song today:

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]]> 7685a4af6718924b7de1ca90be5eff3d Marcel liked forum post "4 string short scale bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/162078/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:21:21 +0100 0a9a3f7e9285defd2e0ad294e68eb1f3 Marcel liked forum post "4 string short scale bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/162077/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:21:14 +0100 2813e65109e085b16cc4bf7e89c520d3 Marcel liked forum post "4 string short scale bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/162076/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:21:10 +0100 3b40f980de62d28c4e74ceab486aa1d6 Marcel replied to the topic "4 string short scale bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/162028/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:39:50 +0100 Today I celebrated my 66th birthday by working on the frets. Rounded the edges, leveled, recrowned and polished the frets.

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]]> 7d7b4c4172d9ff952c0578a530ce1d08 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/161980/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:59:04 +0100 @tv101 I was a big reggae fan in those days. Had a huge pile of reggae albums. The Wilers, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Sly & Robbie, The Cimarons, Culture, The Abbysinians, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear and many others.

]]> 284d55266da16d95b090faf425d44e44 Marcel liked forum post "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/161979/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:54:09 +0100 b0a11a6128643a62b7b0c3d29a6d9176 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/161974/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:53:06 +0100 My favourite song today:

]]> f841ae523255af944ab02aa7317589fd Marcel liked forum post "4 string short scale bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/161287/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:10:33 +0100 c6a85c67ae47a9ac49e1b370a015087e Marcel replied to the topic "4 string short scale bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/161194/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:13:13 +0100 Knocked in the frets today. It’s starting to look like a neck now,

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]]> 2babb544dbfc256d12533640722d4901 Marcel replied to the topic "๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Your Favourite Song In This Moment ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/161115/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:56:40 +0100 My favourite song today:

]]> f4d7905060e9a31af13dd40496e6c1cc Marcel replied to the topic "4 string short scale bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/161056/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:36:06 +0100 Yesterday I started with profiling the neck. And I made a mistake. I went a bit too deep near the headstock and made a tiny hole above the nut of the truss rod. And after calling out some not so…   Read more»

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