so i got a guitar...

[gs_triumph]

Last weekend I was selling a generator on gum tree. After a number of the usual gumtree random texts asking 'What's your best price?' I got a call from guy desperate for the generator but lacking in the necessary funds to buy it. He asked ifi was interested in swaps, I said not really but try me.
After offering several power tools and his wife's bike and me declining he mentioned a guitar. I asked for more detail on the guitar and he told me or was a no name thing... A Westwood. I thought Westfield. So I asked home to bring it over for a look.

He brought this little beaut over...

Eastwood Wandre... Delighted. Deal done!

That'll do nicely for a bit of song writing.

Not played guitar for around twenty years so taking a bit of getting used to. Don't expect I'll be playing like Hendrix any time soon!

Loving it!

Edited May 7, 2016 by gs_triumph

[SICbass]

Very natty, congratulations.

[tonyquipment]

Totally batty

[ezbass]

Retro-tastic.

[gs_triumph]

Tremelo has that special insta-alt-tuning effect

[BottomE]

Did the same thing recently. Good idea. Is strange playing a guitar after bass - feels like a kids toy but get used to it after a while.

[jezzaboy]

I bought a six string guitar at Christmas and have discovered that Im more useless at playing a guitar than I am at bass. It now sits on a stand in the corner of the lounge.

Still, the wife thinks it looks good as an ornament.

[gs_triumph]

I wish mine agreed that instruments looked good in the lounge

[AustinArto]

I like it!

I've got an SX strat I bought for £50 just for recording demos but I never play it otherwise, just not interested in guitars.

[gs_triumph]

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Did the same thing recently. Good idea. Is strange playing a guitar after bass - feels like a kids toy but get used to it after a while.
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The strings do feel very toy don't they!

[BottomE]

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The strings do feel very toy don't they!
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yeah - you'll get used to it with time. Definitely easier to write tunes on a guitar than a bass - stick with it. I use it for home recording and might put a guitar track down first as a guide. Another product of playing the guitar is scales over a wider range - this and playing chords gives you more ammo for your bass playing.

[cytania]

Eastwood specialise in recreating the forgotten, quirky brands of the 60s/70s. They always get the look but often change materials, so come up with a unique instrument that's quirky in it's own way. Great swap 👍😀

[ProfJames]

Well done. Great when things work out that well.....

[JapanAxe]

Just been reading about the original Wandre guitars in [i]1001 Guitars to Dream of Playing Before You Die[/i]. The guy (Antonio Pioli) came out with some completely wibbly-hatstand designs!

[Musicman20]

Nice. I highly recommend all bass players get a guitar to just play on and learn new tricks. I've been on 6 string for a few years now and I'm slowly getting more and more confident.

It's also very very satisfying to create riffs/parts of songs, and to be able to tell band members you can play TWO instruments. Anyway giving bass a hard time? Just say you can play both, but find bass is more your thing!