Golats Posted April 14, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Welcome to BC! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Good evening, Golats, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Welcome Golats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Golats Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 16, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golats Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 18, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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