Greetings folks,
I was at the Birmingham Guitar Show at the weekend, and must say what a cracking event it was between the live music and variety of stands on offer. If any of you popped over to the tFB stand, an extra thank you to
@Roland et al. - it was great to meet some faces
I picked up a couple of things at the show, and firstly there is this Classic Player Strat in 2-tone sunburst with upgraded pickups (American Vintage apparently). A previous owner has sanded the neck a little to take the gloss off and it just feels sublime. The gentleman I collected it from was to be found playing alongside Mick Taylor to Purple Rain. Aynsley Lister is a top bloke, very down-to-earth and accomodating. With any luck, some of his playing skill will have been left behind on the fretboard! As Aynsley was demo-ing on the Rift Amps stand, I must say thank you again to Chris who graciously tolerated my presence a couple of times.
So, here it is :
https://i.imgur.com/8ocIPE9.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/9ymZquj.jpgAs well as the guitar, I picked up a kit from Michael at Modulus Amps - a Marshall Black Flag 50W kit given to me as a christmas gift (I have trained my boys well). Not an awful lot to see, except a very well packed box of goodies. A build-in-progress thread awaits!
https://i.imgur.com/ItE0iil.jpgI also met Stu from Sunbear Pickups, who I had been alerted to on facebook. Another thoroughly nice chap with boundless enthusiasm who had made a set of P90's and Tele pickups for me. Impeccably presented (and whilst doesnt affect the tonal output, does show attention to detail), and with a nice personal touch), these are going into a same woods, different pickups buiild later this year.
https://i.imgur.com/Nad9ZJR.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/s0uVvPo.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/I0hhtbd.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/qLT1ZEL.jpgLastly, I picked up another Mother Mary strap and slide from James Home of Tone - a chap who never seems to not have a smile upon his face! Sorry - I don't have photo's of these items yet.
So, a grand weekend out
Adam
Comments
Looks like a very productive and somewhat expensive visit! Enjoy..
Looking forward to seeing the amp build..
Adam
I'm trying to find a way to afford that Grafitti Yellow CS Strat tho. Not looking hopeful
For reasons that will become clear in a week or two
Good luck with yours - what did you choose?
The Strat really is nice. Having directly ompared to a CS strat, theres not a lot in it at all
Im afraid i dont recall the Jeff Beck strat, but my mate got a cracking deal on a Player Tele from Fairdeal Music.