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His demise, along with Stuart Adamson’s, makes me very sad.

I’m Board - Iggy

Certainly on a par, I think he has a large dollop of Chris Cornell in his voice, no bad thing IMO.

Love Reign O’er Me - The Who

I had a LaBella, tapewound, G string (stop it!) that rattled. I thought it was a high spot on my fretless, but I stuck it on a fretted and it still rattled. Contacted LaBella (it had been a good while since I purchased them from the retailer and knew I wouldn't get any help because of that) and they couldn't have been more helpful. I covered the postage and they sent me a new G string (oi! I've told you before ), rattle gone. The point of this tale is that it might be a faulty string, which appears to be a more common occurrence that you'd think.

I’m So Angry - Alice Cooper

Did you copy the moves though?

I didn’t start playing bass until my 20s, but those who made my ears prick up in my teens were: But it was this guy who made want to jump ship to the low end

Hadn’t played mine for a while, got it out and was impressed with the playability all over again. I’m really tempted to fit a set of EMG GZRs, with a new side jack.

Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull

Sort of fits the pattern of today’s price differential, Gibsons more than Fenders (for standard US models).

Looks lush, however.

Given that Ibanez were not the highly respected company they are now, back then, those are not cheap.

All around the £2.3k mark in today’s money I think. I’m intrigued by what looks like a 4/6, Ibanez, twin neck on the next page.

Saturday Night Special - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Shoot Shoot - UFO

Welcome back to the fold.

My first guitar of good quality cost me £125 in ‘75, an Aria, law suit, Les Paul (bolt on neck). Apparently, that equates to about £1130 in today’s prices. I’m amazed that I spent that much back then, it didn’t feel like a massive amount at the time, not cheap, but definitely OK (it was nearly all the money I had earned from a job in the summer holidays). Spending that kind of money these days on anything, gives me pause and maybe I’m not being realistic? Heaven alone knows what the equivalent cost of a Fender or Gibson would be compared to back then. Perhaps it’s merely crossing certain lines in the monetary sand that makes us wince? Also, maybe we’re in a golden age of good instruments for, by comparison to decades ago, little money.

I know this seems a bit hit miss with accurate info, but it’s great that Sire answer emails from the general public and seem genuinely interested in helping. I emailed them about something a good while back and I remember them being super helpful then too. Tech21, DiMarzio and Hipshot have this kind of customer service too, nothing seems to be too much bother. Other companies could learn a thing or two from this kind of service, both large and small, UK and US based.

Tear It Up - Queen

Listen Like Thieves - INXS

Framed - SAHB

Start Me Up - The Stones

Rescue Me - Aretha