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by Russ Gannicott
Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:17 am
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Wow!
Replies: 0
Views: 6077

Wow!

What a fantastic night - I have to give full credit to the organisers of the Salisbury Arms 'Beer and Music' festival for organising such a great weekend! Apart from the usual fee, we are currently enjoying a crate of Itailian wine (red and white), a kilo of good mature English Cheddar and a half ki...
by Russ Gannicott
Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:28 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Busy, busy, busy!
Replies: 4
Views: 10672

Hi Roger - the gig is at a pub in Christchurch called the Salisbury Arms. They hold an annual beer and music fest which is usually pretty busy and damned good fun! Apart from the main bar, there is a barn with all the real ales racked up, and a marquee in the grden for acoustic music during the day....
by Russ Gannicott
Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:01 am
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Busy, busy, busy!
Replies: 4
Views: 10672

Busy, busy, busy!

I'm having real trouble getting my head around the fact that it's July - it feels like march or april and I keep thinking there's lots of time until the summer! All of a sudden everything has crept up on me - last week I did PA for a 'battle of the bands' contest (hate the bloody things!) - Ash's ba...
by Russ Gannicott
Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:31 am
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: I'm cool..but nobody knows it....!
Replies: 5
Views: 12588

Ahh, well Trevor..it's a bit of a long story but here goes: Dave Grohl and Keith Richard are both players of Dan Armstrong/Ampeg 'Lucite' clear acrylic guitars. Both also own and play 'back-up' instruments. These are period 'copies' from around 1973 made by CSL in the UK. In some ways the CSL's are ...
by Russ Gannicott
Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:30 am
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: I'm cool..but nobody knows it....!
Replies: 5
Views: 12588

I'm cool..but nobody knows it....!

I've just discovered that in 1973 I made Dave Grohl's (Foo Fighters) guitar. I didn't know it, he doesn't know it, you didn't know it......but now you do ands he doesn't. So that makes all Gordon's 'anorak readers' cooler and more enlightened than Dave Grohl. That's what I call cool!
Russ
by Russ Gannicott
Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:52 am
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Oh dear.....
Replies: 3
Views: 10229

Oh dear.....

Sorry guys but a new 'axe' hs entered the Gannicott stable. I must stress this is not mine and indeed has nothing to do with me...I totally blame Ashley for visiting a guitar shop when they were having a clear out and then coming home with a twetny quid project, um...that turns out to be a fairly go...
by Russ Gannicott
Tue May 27, 2008 11:38 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Peter Frampton - eat ya heart out!
Replies: 1
Views: 7157

Peter Frampton - eat ya heart out!

He, he......I've just made a 'talk box'. Don't ask why..I have no idea, I've just harboured this secret desire to make one for as long as I can remember and now I have! And YES.....it does work. Can't wait to try it on an acoustic! Oooh and other things like pre recorded human voice, keyboards, whol...
by Russ Gannicott
Wed May 07, 2008 8:16 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Harrier Guitars
Replies: 3
Views: 11777

Hi Roger, I saw an advert for them recently and they look much like the 'Alba' range which are currently coming out of Germany - a mate bought a leftie Tele for £29.00 plus carriage! OK, it's a bit rough but better than not having one at all!
All the best,
Russ
by Russ Gannicott
Fri May 02, 2008 8:32 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: All quiet on the western front!
Replies: 10
Views: 19534

Hi Mike, Several answers here; The cabs I'm looking at are pretty efficient and can deliver a fairly high SPL. The plan is to run a series/parrallel arrangement that will ultimately drop down to either a sum of 4 ohms per side for smaller venues or 2 x 4ohms for larger venues. And yes, I am still th...
by Russ Gannicott
Thu May 01, 2008 8:39 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: All quiet on the western front!
Replies: 10
Views: 19534

I first got the idea when I was in a small venue and used the low ceiling to bounce the HF to the people at the back! I also tried the same thing another time when using side fills and found I could saturate the stage if I mounted the cabs high enough and on their sides in pairs. The basic idea is t...
by Russ Gannicott
Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:16 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: All quiet on the western front!
Replies: 10
Views: 19534

All quiet on the western front!

Hello? Any anoraks out there? It's all been a bit quiet recently, where are you all? As far as I've been concerned things have been pretty busy. Ash's band The Blues Machine had their first commercial gig last week which found me in the role of roadie/sound engneer/transport manger and guitar techie...
by Russ Gannicott
Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:06 am
Forum: Gordon's Music
Topic: YOUTUBE.
Replies: 12
Views: 22935

Actually....I will add one thing. Ash's band has just come in for a bit of criticism over their version of Crossroads 'not as good as Eric' etc. It's based on Robert Johnson's 1936 recording of 'crossroads blues'...probably the same source as Clapton used himself...a fact that would not go un-notice...
by Russ Gannicott
Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:58 am
Forum: Gordon's Music
Topic: YOUTUBE.
Replies: 12
Views: 22935

I just spent he past hour typing a five hundred word response to this...then my PC crashed and I lost it all...I am not impressed. But hell, at the end of the day I think you know what my standpoint would be!
Much love,
Russ
by Russ Gannicott
Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:09 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Today!
Replies: 3
Views: 12279

Today!

A very happy St. George's Day to you all!
Russ
by Russ Gannicott
Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Party!
Replies: 5
Views: 15044

Ahha! Hi Jacqui! Well....I have the photos and now anytime Ash starts playing up all I will have to do is show them to him and threaten to call you up and invite you down to sort him out!! Seriously though, lovely to meet you at such a fantastic event and hopefully we'll meet up again some time. All...

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