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I played with him a couple of times. Thoroughly lovely chap, and very very funny!

Be useful with the dots.

Absolutely Chris. My grandad had manic depression and had fits of energy where he’d overstretch himself, then pits in which he’d sit mute for weeks on end. I work with a number of mental health trusts and don’t mean to perpetuate any stigma around the issue.

I use More Than and my 1966 Jazz is insures up to £10k for about £30, the other instruments all add up to about £60. I’m very happy with them, they’ve been absolutely brilliant.

Nah, if you read the whole thread (or even a snapshot of it) it’s clear the guy has his problems. It’s not a pejorative either, I think it’s quite sad that this has happened.

I love the way his passive aggressive message implies the problem lies with the customer rather than him. He’s obviously got mental health problems, that comes across quite clearly.

Guitars are an illiquid asset in that you need to find a buyer to crystallise any gains - which may be easier said than done... Anyone who has studied or been involved in the market will have seen how the value of guitars dipped (or crashed, depending) after the 2008 crash. It shows how fragile it all is. If consumer confidence dies the bottom of the market can fall out. They’re an asset that has little intrinsic value, which is why the market is so fragile. Personally I’d avoid viewing guitars as an investment but treat them (as they should be) as instruments of enjoyment. What cemented how stupid this fetishisation of originality around Fender guitars was when I shifted to DB. It quickly became clear that the originality of even the most prized instruments was secondary to how well it plays and sounds.

This is the beauty of music. A few people in a room together who’ve never met making tunes. Enjoy!

Agreed it’s a car boot special with the world intonation I imagine!

Two basses - 66 candy red jazz and a modern Mex Jazz bass. Two uprights (60s Excelsior and Bryant). The happiest I’ve ever been with my gear... Less is definitely more!

Me too. I wouldn’t worry about it too much...

Absolutely is... I’ve had some great bargains there.

Jazz bass!

Seems like a pretty awful affair to me!

I had a Spitfire guard which I sold on here for about £100 (if my memory serves me correctly). It was nicely made but nothing like the depth of a real pre cbs tort guard.

The one issue he will face is that there’s not much musical ground to plough once you’ve tackled the fundamentals. There’s only so much you can do around basic major/minor stuff which is of interest to most people. When you start getting into the more complex stuff the audience becomes more and more niche. I like Scott’s focus on set improvement. He’s not trying to sell the dream of becoming a pro session musician, merely giving you the skills to play better.

Nonsense. You don’t need to practice that much, in fact studies have shown that about 2 hours per day is about the optimum, beyond that it’s not really helping you much. (There are obviously going to be exceptions to that, Coltrane for one!) But yes, it’s just practice and more practice.

Saw the trailer, looks good - lots of tasty shots of Aguilar gear. I can’t see there will be much here beyond the visualisation stuff he outlines in his frankly brilliant Fingerboard harmony book. The irony of this is that often these guys learn their chops relentlessly gigging, comping theory as they progress. Ultimately, my view is that learning is better whenjoy if playing an instrument with people than technical mastery. The stuff Gary Willis plays is interesting but it’s hardly accessible and to most, probably quite unenjoyable. Good luck to Scott. His whole demeanour and attitude is a show for the camera I’m sure. It’s his job to relentlessly hype his product. As for Gary, I assume a one off payment would replace the royalties book he might write for instance, so it’s likely he’s charging more than £70 per hour...

I’ve never seen the Blockheads but I’d love to. I must admit I’d never heard of Johnson before the gig (I was only 21), but was totally blow away. He used our Hiwatt rigs and just blew everyone away. They were thoroughly lovely guys and I wish I’d had more time to chat with them now.

That’s the one! Apparently Norman would have handed it over to you too. I’ve actually met Norman (shared a bill with Wilco Johnson) and he was a lovely chap. Funny smell coming from one of his cigarettes mind you...

I nearly bought it, but couldn’t agree a price...

Yeah I know Greg (I’ve had lessons with him and they were brilliant) but he’s Bath isn’t he? The person who asked has no car so looking for Bristol.