Diesel

Sorry man - I'm usually minced when I write these posts. I can also be found barking at the moon whenever it makes it through the clouds:swearing: Good luck with the search:up: DZL

I surrender - you are the greatest guy in history. How could I compete with that? Unfortunately my sensei's Les Paul didn't come with a birth certificate, so I couldn't possibly verify it's age - he could be telling any old pish for all I know. Anyway, I wouldn't pay 300 large for any guitar - even if Page, Beck, Hendrix, Iommi et al shot their collective loads over it - coz what would happen then is I would say "Hey guys! I've got a 300,000 Les Paul"..and they'd say..."well, play it like a 300,000 guitarist ya c*nt!". Then I'd be well and truly f*cked. I suppose, given my last statement, I could dazzle them with "Play That Spunky Music, White Boy" God, I need help DZL Ps - THAT'S exactly what his 'Paul looks like, Dusty.

Agreed. There does tend to be an irrational misty-eyed nostalgia over old kit (especially cars amps & guitars). I recently bought a new Les Paul Standard which is wonderful. I took it to my long-term tutor, who has a mint early 60's Standard and he reckoned mine played and sounded better (as a record producer, he knows the difference). The build quility of mine was better and it stayed in tune, unlike his - so go figure. However, put them both on eBay and I'd blow 250 at least on mine whilst he'd get 10 times what he paid for his - 'coz it's old!!! Old does not necessarily equal better and neither does new - standards can dip as manufacturing output increases. Personally, I don't see the point of paying through the nose for a 'Paul that was the same year as Jimmy Page's (especially as Pagey probably had about 50 of them). That to me is just pose value. Still, if someone has a passion for ownership of an instrument from a particular era, then there are plenty people willing to take their money off them. IMHO - musical kit is better, more reliable and cheaper than ever. The only thing that has taken a nose-dive is music itself - but that's for another forum:up: DZL

Maybe they would appreciate some constructive criticism:help: Perhaps a virtuoso like yourself could impart your wisdom and help them along the way:up: Just calling it "shit" doesn't really help:down: DZL

Now surplus to requirements, my Ibanez SA320 is for sale. Solid wood body, rosewood fretboard, twin humbuckers, built in preamp. Just been restrung. Will throw in brand new Ritter gig bag. PM me for more details 150

Drums as lead It could work, although I think a balance is necessary for longevity in this game. We are all used to the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-solo-verse-chorus format and we're comfortable with it, but it's nice to hear something different once in a while. The danger though, in becoming a one-trick pony, being famous for a gimmick rather than for being good. Samle examples - in my opinion - where the guitar in important, but not the main focus. We Will Rock You (Queen), United, Take On The World (Judas Priest) are examples of drum-lead numbers. In fact WWRY only has a solo and no real rythyhm guitar! Two of my personal favourites "Faith Healer" & "Give My Compliments To The Chef" (SAHB) don't have guitar solos at all - remarkable, given that Zal Cleminson was one of the best and most flamboyant axemen around - but the guitar in both still stands out. The Stones have two guitarists, but there are few real "solos" in their music (lots of fills though) and like Aerosmith, who have the same format, the vocals are the true lead. I'd do more but I'm hungry (cue cheers from other members) DZL

My new(ish) Strat (USA, factory settings, no whammy bar usage) keeps busting 'B' strings at the bridge - about one a week. Bizarrely it does the same with 'A' strings on a forthnightly basis. I've been using 9's a lot recently. Average use is two hours an evening - 4 hours a day at weekends. I play mostly blues-based hard rock & some metal. Any tips, hints etc would be appreciated Ps - my Ibanez SA320 is on the original strings and it's a year old!!! Similar usage up until I got the Strat. DZL

Solo Too many guitar solos to mention, but here's few... Lunar Sea - Camel (Andy Latimer) Fairwell To Kings - Rush Back To Shalla-Bal - Joe Satriani I Would Love To - Steve Vai City Of Tiny Lights - Frank Zappa (not sure if it's Zappa or a guest on geetar) No Quarter (Live Version) - Zep DZL

Deep Purple's "Rat Bat Blue" & Uriah Heep's "Gypsy" (amongst many other classic rock tracks) on the brilliant "Life on Mars" DZL

Strat vs AK47 Get of hold of the 1980 interview with Alex Harvey. He gives a great explanation of the penetrative power of the Strat (although it might have been a Tele) over an AK47. PM me if you are interested and I'll mp3/wma/mpg a copy for you - it's affy interesting. My own take on though, it is that musicians own Strats, whereas anyone outside the armes forces who owns a Kalashnikov AK47 (or any gun for that matter) is likely to be a sorry little toss who got "kicked f**k out of" or to use modern parlance "bitch-slapped" by his peers at school and is "angry" with the world. Small, limp ineffectual penis too. These "little jobbies" also watch Kung-Fu movies and adore such cinematic bobbins as "Flying Pish, Crouching Shite", and "Kill Pishy Wankstain Bill, Vols 1&2". Love & peace DZL

Quotes Here are my guesses... "I ain't got time to bleed" - Predator "I can turn left" - Zoolander "Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue" - Airplane! What? You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole wheel of cheese? How'd you do that? Heck, I'm not even mad, that's amazing! - Anchorman It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... bred for its skills in magic. - Napoleon Dynamite Now, a question of etiquette, as I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch? - Fight Club Your entrance was good, his was better. The difference? Showmanship - Batman Forever Taking me to a place like this is about as exciting as saying to me 'Let's fuck' - Taxi Driver TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW YOU FUCKING STUPID BASTARD! - American Psycho You may know kung fu... but you're still a fairy. - Kung Fu Hustle Everything in this room is eatable. Even I'm eatable. But that is called cannibalism, my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

5 for Today Faith Healer - SAHB Pride - Living Color Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas Overture/Long Time - Boston Draw of the Cards - Kim Carnes

Good working order Reasonable condition 35 DZL