Golats Posted April 14, 2018 Posted April 14, 2018 Hello everybody and greetings from Tyneside. I'm 52, been playing since I was 17 and I use a USA Standard Precision and a 1980 Ibanez Blazer that has been in the wars. You can probably tell there isn't a great deal of tonal variation between these two beasts but I love them both. I'm a no frills bass player and I go for punch and girth as a rule. I've joined to see what's going on, get some advice on gear, and hopefully contribute something! Well it's actually quite pleasant here today for a change so I'm off to sit in the garden with a couple of cans. 1 Quote
Dad3353 Posted April 14, 2018 Posted April 14, 2018 Good evening, Golats, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 1 Quote
Golats Posted April 16, 2018 Author Posted April 16, 2018 On 15/04/2018 at 16:29, SpondonBassed said: Welcome Golats. Hi SpondonBassed. Would that be Spondon in Derby? I used to work there in the 90s at (what was) Courtaulds Chemicals. I spent a happy few years down there. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Golats said: Hi SpondonBassed. Would that be Spondon in Derby? I used to work there in the 90s at (what was) Courtaulds Chemicals. I spent a happy few years down there. Yes. Celanese as was. It's almost completely demolished now. Quote
Golats Posted April 16, 2018 Author Posted April 16, 2018 2 hours ago, SpondonBassed said: Yes. Celanese as was. It's almost completely demolished now. That's right - British Celanese! I couldn't remember the old name for it. What a shame it's nearly gone. There were about 1800 people working there when I was there, and about 20,000 in its heyday if I remember correctly. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 On 16/04/2018 at 22:28, Golats said: That's right - British Celanese! I couldn't remember the old name for it. What a shame it's nearly gone. There were about 1800 people working there when I was there, and about 20,000 in its heyday if I remember correctly. I think the factory was the main source of income for Spondon families for many years. Look at Spondon Historical Society for example. In the gallery there are quite a few images of the factory and workers taken at various times through its history. 1 Quote
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