Mickeyboro Posted July 30, 2024 Posted July 30, 2024 (edited) Anyone own one of his creations or know much of his history? Will reveal why I am asking in due course! 🙏 EDIT Spelling, thanks @Mykesbass! Edited July 31, 2024 by Mickeyboro Quote
Burns-bass Posted July 31, 2024 Posted July 31, 2024 On 30/07/2024 at 21:59, Mickeyboro said: Anyone own one of his creations or know much of his history? Will reveal why I am asking in due course! 🙏 Expand I’m guessing you bought the fretless from Badlands? Looked like a lovely thing at a fantastic price. 1 Quote
Mykesbass Posted July 31, 2024 Posted July 31, 2024 Badlands Guitars, a small shop with a good local reputation in these parts, have sold a couple of his creations, although they slashed the price of the fretless bass they had from £450 to £200. Seems he had a decent reputation going back to the 70s and 80s. Also looks like there are two Es and one I in Demetriou (might help on searches). 1 Quote
Mykesbass Posted July 31, 2024 Posted July 31, 2024 (edited) On 31/07/2024 at 06:06, Burns-bass said: I’m guessing you bought the fretless from Badlands? Looked like a lovely thing at a fantastic price. Expand Our posts crossed - I thought that one sold a couple of years back... No, my mistake, was mixing it up with a guitar they had sold earlier. Edited July 31, 2024 by Mykesbass 1 Quote
Burns-bass Posted July 31, 2024 Posted July 31, 2024 On 31/07/2024 at 06:10, Mykesbass said: Our posts crossed - I thought that one sold a couple of years back... No, my mistake, was mixing it up with a guitar they had sold earlier. Expand It was on their Instagram feed few days ago. I’ve bought several guitars from Graham at amazing prices. He (and the rest of the people at the shop) are brilliant. Thoroughly recommend them to anyone. 1 Quote
tubbybloke68 Posted July 31, 2024 Posted July 31, 2024 Andy was( and hopefully still is) an absolute genius.I always went to him without fail when i needed set ups or any work done on my trusty MC924 musician and it always felt brilliant after his work. Also quite handy seven dials, Brighton only 25 minutes from where i live. I heard( but don’t quote me on this) that various lacquers, paints he used affected him so he gave it all up BUT again, that may not be the case. Anyway, i have always wondered myself what happened to him and if he was still working with quitars/basses I’d take some of mine back to him for work in a heartbeat! I do hope he is still around and ok, a lovely bloke indeed x 1 Quote
Mykesbass Posted July 31, 2024 Posted July 31, 2024 On 31/07/2024 at 16:49, tubbybloke68 said: Andy was( and hopefully still is) an absolute genius.I always went to him without fail when i needed set ups or any work done on my trusty MC924 musician and it always felt brilliant after his work. Also quite handy seven dials, Brighton only 25 minutes from where i live. I heard( but don’t quote me on this) that various lacquers, paints he used affected him so he gave it all up BUT again, that may not be the case. Anyway, i have always wondered myself what happened to him and if he was still working with quitars/basses I’d take some of mine back to him for work in a heartbeat! I do hope he is still around and ok, a lovely bloke indeed x Expand I saw that he may have moved to Cyprus. 1 Quote
Mykesbass Posted July 31, 2024 Posted July 31, 2024 On 31/07/2024 at 17:38, Mickeyboro said: This is the beast in question! Expand Looks great Michael. 1 Quote
Mickeyboro Posted July 31, 2024 Author Posted July 31, 2024 On 31/07/2024 at 17:45, Mykesbass said: Looks great Michael. Expand May be contacting you re my Guild!😧 Quote
Mykesbass Posted July 31, 2024 Posted July 31, 2024 On 31/07/2024 at 17:51, Mickeyboro said: May be contacting you re my Guild!😧 Expand It's that good is it?! Quote
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