Thanks for your kind comments Brad. Apologies for taking the thread away from 12 strings, but below are a couple of links which illustrate the value of the forum when it comes to getting advice from Gordon. The background was that I had a shoulder problem and so needed a smaller acoustic guitar. htt...

Nickswitz & Mike, I think the point here is that some of the guitars mentioned in this thread were DESIGNED to be 6 string instruments. When a 12 string version comes out there are always going to have to be compromises, whether that is short instrument life and frequent repairs, using lighter g...

Hello Tom! Congratulations on taking up the guitar, a wise decision if ever there was one! There's a lot of help available these days, particularly on Youtube. I think with any type of learning it's finding about what works best for you. There are a lot of good tips from the professionals too - Bria...

Great piece in G's news update about this guitar. Em and myself found a copy of Jan 1976 Guitarist magazine in Bridport a couple of years ago which had an ad for the JB double neck, placed by Ralph Denyer of Guitar Handbook fame, for £250 (around £1,800 in today's money!). Obviously we gave this to ...

Interview on Radio 4:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0b0pw02

Ordered and great to see that Em's Tune is on it

Hi G,

A friend who is on Facebook has told me about a new release. Can you give a few more details please and how we can buy it?

Love to you and Hil,

Roger & Em x

Hi Phil, Have a look at: https://www.quora.com/Brand-new-rosewood-fret-board-is-a-mix-of-light-and-dark-color-Any-issues By the way I own a Vintage travel guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWoyjA_zaLc The rosewood fretboard had a few lighter parts, but for me this was never an issue. I did hav...

Belated Birthday wishes Tom. Hope you had a good time

Roger & Emily x

Hi Tom

I was 60 this year (8 April) and Birthdays certainly come around quicker the older you get!

By the way many thanks for your kind wishes about Dad - we both really appreciated them.

Roger

Hi Diffidus,

Visitation is a great track, with or without the drums of Simon Phillips. Electric guitar solos don't come much better than Gordon's on this track.

Roger

Congratulations and well done Tom!

It is with heavy hearts that we have to announce that my Dad aka Stan passed away in Warwick Hospital last month. What seemed like a straightforward problem quickly became more serious and there was little that could be done for him. As my Uncle Ron said, "Stan was a man who rose above the hand...

Terribly sad news. Sometimes life can seem very unfair. Our sincere condolences to Jamie's wife and son and to Gordon and Hilary, and their family.

Roger & Em x

Oldbones, The 801 Live album was released in 1976, with Listen Now following in 1977. There was a tour to promote Listen Now with an 801 mark II band. I saw them play at Birmingham Town Hall and Phil Manzanera was superb, his only guitar being a late 50s Les Paul goldtop loaned to him by Lol Creme. ...