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    • Nicholas, that video you linked to is great. Thanks for posting it. Another of his that is really quite an eye-opener for tremolo users is this one: How to keep your Strat tremolo in tune (below). It certainly showed me that being timid with the tre…
      in Just rambling thoughts about tremoloes. Comment by Lester April 16
    • There really isn’t anything you can mess up on a guitar so badly that you’ll be out of pocket as much as the cost of the guitar. That is pretty much my thinking. Go for it, have fun! I will! Lester, Lester...whatever you do, do not pickup a screwdri…
      in Just rambling thoughts about tremoloes. Comment by Lester April 14
    • Look at what Richard's Guitars has for sale: a secondhand Jackson JSX-94 for £199. But I don't particularly like black as a colour. Apart from the colour, everything else about the guitar appeals to me, especially a fast, slim neck. My wise wife a…
      in Just rambling thoughts about tremoloes. Comment by Lester April 13
    • You don't know how helpful it is to hear all those comments. I can say that you guys have me sussed completely. Here is my situation in pictures: My Strat has an unusual tremolo and was the first guitar I got that had a tremolo on it. Chandlers …
      in Just rambling thoughts about tremoloes. Comment by Lester April 13
    • Having had the privilege of being able to own quite a range of guitars and, at least in the electric quarter, know what suits me and what doesn't, I like hearing or reading of other players' experiences and preferences. Thanks for the update, Megi, …
      in Megi's Jazz Odyssey - the return Comment by Lester April 10
    • That sounds like a band worth catching. Thanks for the recommendation, Kevin. I saw a U2 cover band where the music was excellent but the singer was not.
      in Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Comment by Lester April 8
    • I told a few people I didn't want to play for nothing. Turns out nobody wants to pay me. That has pretty much been the story of my life for the last decade or so.
      in My names Kevin and I don't have a problem Comment by Lester April 4
    • This is your forte, Jocko, so we eagerly await progress reports and photos.
      in Epi Les Paul Comment by Lester March 21
    • Ooh, I do like the shape of the second (from the right) Tele, with a more rounded edge on the front and a what looks like a tummy tuck on the back.
      in Passing on the mantle Comment by Lester March 19
    • For inspiration, introduce him to Paul Reed Smith and his biography.
      in Passing on the mantle Comment by Lester March 16
    • I will, Nick. The saddle and nut arrived today. The nut is not tall enough so I have ordered a different one.
      in Have you ever seen a dry fretboard? Comment by Lester March 13
    • Something about the shape of that guitar reminds me of a waistcoat. You make it sound like you have found a keeper, as the saying goes.
      in Nick's Magical Mystery Tour Comment by Lester March 10
    • It must seem unbelievable that whatever AC/DC I have heard does nothing for me at all.
      in Angus Young Comment by Lester March 10
    • Thank you for the compliment, Nicholas. In fact, I am the one who has benefitted from doing a friend a favour: it got me thinking more about my classical guitar, the one that has been sawn in half and had a pickup added (click here for that story) a…
      in Have you ever seen a dry fretboard? Comment by Lester March 10
    • I returned to Richard's Guitars in 2017 with my wife, who, as you can see, got engrossed in playing the guitars while I was doing business with Richard. I am so glad I found Richard's Guitars - when I bought my Faith 12-string in 2011 - and I conti…
      in Richard's Guitars - who's been there? Comment by Lester March 10
    • Steve Carroll from Canada had a broken Taylor guitar when he flew United Airlines. After 9 months of getting nowhere with UA's customer relations department his video went viral which did two things: it cost UA $180 million in devalued shares and …
      in Been too long Comment by Lester March 6
    • Mark, if you could send me a recording (between 30 seconds and a minute would be ample) I would be happy to listen to it and comment accordingly. I will give you my email address in a PM.
      in Mic choice for classical and acoustic guitar? Comment by Lester March 6
    • This is what we have come to expect from you, Megi. Should you ever settle on a pair of pickups for your AS103 I guess it would make sense for me to offer to buy your 2nd last set off you but as yet I have never changed pickups so I tweak the amp t…
      in It was ever thus - new Fletcher pickups just arrived Comment by Lester March 1
    • I can imagine that that guitar would sound good with phospher bronze strings. As for the mahogany top and whether every home should have one - which I see is Vintage's advertising slogan - I think that some guitarists require a guitar that supports …
      in Every Home Should Have One Comment by Lester February 27
    • Yes, you are right, Kevin, the nylon strings make the guitar quieter than it was with steel strings. For a young starter I don't see that it should be a problem. In fact, it will probably be preferred at home by the rest of his family. I agree with…
      in Different strings Comment by Lester February 22
    • Thanks, Jocko. You were, after all, my inspiration for these kind of mods after your many, many modifications I have read about here. Thanks also for the mention of nylon strings will ball ends; I didn't know they existed.
      in Different strings Comment by Lester February 19
    • He is indeed delighted. He quickly set to on learning the chords E and A while I was at his place, talking it through with his parents.
      in Different strings Comment by Lester February 19
    • Larry Carlton played at Union Chapel in Islington, London (in 2017), a regular concert venue. The interior is mostly wood. The sound team were terrific at getting a good sound and the band were the pinnacle of freelancers: I noticed that Larry mos…
      in 2019 = new pedalboard, new gig, new church Comment by Lester February 8
    • The forum seems so quiet that I thought I could add a bit but as it is not strictly only about my new mini pedalboard I have renamed the topic and moved it to personal diaries. Sorry about the photo not having my guitar in it, or even better, of …
      in 2019 = new pedalboard, new gig, new church Comment by Lester January 28
    • Nice day out, it seems. There are plenty of good reviews of the AS83, here. And I am sure you get around, Megi as there is talk on jazzguitar.be about upgrading the pickups and a certain Meggy of Lincolnshire had a thing or two to say, here. I pa…
      in Megi's Jazz Odyssey - the return Comment by Lester January 23
    • That sounds like a great problem to have. I hope all bands, gigs and pantos go well for everyone involved.
      in My names Kevin and I don't have a problem Comment by Lester January 22
    • Yesterday I was messing about with playing my parlour acoustic through this new little pedalboard and into an Alto TS110 powered speaker and had an idea for a DIY soundhole plug (based on those rubbery covers to reduce feedback problems) as the only…
      in 2019 = new pedalboard, new gig, new church Comment by Lester January 16
    • Miriam, my wife, does indeed play; she is a piano player and teacher. In the photo we were performing together at her school's end of the school year concert in 2016. We play regularly (twice a month) in a local group where Miriam plays keys and I …
      in 2019 = new pedalboard, new gig, new church Comment by Lester January 6
    • About 2 years ago I sold my Jazz bass to try my hand at 5 strings and active electronics. I discovered that neither really suit me and so, after thinking about my old bass for some time, I contacted the chap I sold it to just say that if he ever w…
      in My guitar history Comment by Lester January 3
    • Good for him. I hope it inspires him further.
      in Grandson's new additions. Comment by Lester December 2018