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Recent content by Billy Porter

  1. Billy Porter

    Bad times for brick & mortar

    Sad News Where I live we recently lost J G Windows who had 2 stores, 1 in Newcastle and another in The Metro Centre. Windows had been trading since 1908. To the best of my knowledge this only leaves Guitar Guitar trading in the city. Most of my friends as well myself are partially to blame...
  2. Billy Porter

    It's Flea Market Season. Kay Find

    2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 output socket plus 1 selector switch equals 6 holes.
  3. Billy Porter

    How 1974 was?

    The rise of cheaper good quality copies from Japan (Ibanez, Tokia, Aria etc) compounded this. I literally sold hundreds of these in the late 70s and early 80s. Money was a lot tighter back then in the UK. We aspired for Gibsons but they were just out of our reach for most of us. I...
  4. Billy Porter

    New CS, am I being too picky?

    Agree. As Mick Ronson said/sang 'Play don't worry'.
  5. Billy Porter

    Best American Bands

    Toto not mentioned yet. Another call out for Steely Dan
  6. Billy Porter

    This place has changed

    Nice book collection as well as guitars Mr Slub I've been here a long long time and don't get involved/post as much as I used to but browse every day. This is the only forum that I now follow A lot of the big hitters have left here due to various 'reasons' but overall a lot of good people and...
  7. Billy Porter

    Statins almost ended my ability to play

    Sorry to here about your issues. I had to stop playing for 2 years after dislocating a finger. The joint pain was just too much. Really missed playing. All Ok now though After a blood test I was put on statins about a year ago and touch wood, no pains. I also changed my diet and took fat...
  8. Billy Porter

    Happy 50th Birthday little guitar

    Damn..... I was about to start a thread on my own 74 LPC. Wouldn't be as eloquent as your story though Happy Birthday and enjoy the next 50 years
  9. Billy Porter

    Rick Beato - The David Gilmour Interview

    Although I'm a Dave Gilmour and Rick Beato fan I found this interview a bit dull. We watched the Rick Wakeman interview which was for more interesting
  10. Billy Porter

    Any XTC fans hereabouts?

    As a Production Planner a while back our Production Manager was called Nigel. Yup.....I actually made plans for Nigel :ROFLMAO: Got on Vinyl so had it on my desk
  11. Billy Porter

    Acceptable? Nit-picking?

    I'll be devils advocate ...................... I'd be more concerned with how it plays. Does it feel right ? Do any frets buzz ? Do all the controls work OK ? I play a 50yr old Les Paul which ha shad 2 refrets and the nibs are all over the place and as for scratches, too many to count...
  12. Billy Porter

    When you are a dead guitar player

    I'm being cremated just to make sure lol Guitars and kit going to my son and daughter who both play.
  13. Billy Porter

    Here is an interesting guitar!

    The score we used had no key signatures. I was part of the rhythm section. We started it with F-7, Eb.
  14. Billy Porter

    Here is an interesting guitar!

    As usual, great playing. We just did that song at a Jazz Workshop last weekend where we called it 'All the chords there are' I've a lot of practice to reach your skill level
  15. Billy Porter

    Jason Isbell's collection

    Never heard of the guy, perhaps not that well known in the UK. I'll search out his stuff None the less, great video and I agree that he comes across as a very nice guy who obviously enjoys using all his gear and talking about it. My wife also watched it with me and liked the paintbrush...
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