Originally Posted by Dave Rowland (Post 37438)

Very nice! I USED to have a circa 1970-ish maple neck sunburst Strat, but I sold it in the early 80's, the one in my photo is what I refer to as my 'Pretender Shamocaster' (£20 from a junk shop in Wrexham c.1988, and done up). I still have a 72-ish Gibson LP Custom, 67 Gibson SG Standard, and a 66 Gibson Firebird (forward body). I also used to have a 1971 335 and a 65 SG Junior, but sold them as well. I've got a Hohner fretless bass also.
I WAS in my own band, doing much the same sort of thing, but I was sick for a year, and the ar*eho*es decided they could do without me! At 60. it's a bit late for trying to start again - that's why I now spend so much time doing train stuff! :mad:

Originally Posted by garrat (Post 37441)

Top of The morning to you Dave, wow a 335 im a big Larry Carlton fan never the bread for one. Spent it all on wine women and bikes wasted the rest.Im 67 and still doing it was pro years back played all over germany and in the states in Nashville .Great days pity your not closer a jam would have been good and I aint gonna stop until it kills me

Originally Posted by Dave Rowland (Post 37443)

Good morrow squire. I actually sold the 335 (walnut) in order to buy a P.A. for the s*ddi*g band. I didn't like it much, for some reason the neck always got sticky after a few minutes, no matter how often I cleaned it, it just kept happening. One of the other ar*eh*les in the band had a new 'old' cherry 335, and exactly the same thing happened wth that. Very odd; out of all the guitars I've played, it was only the 335s this happened on. I'd love to carry on playing, but it's not easy to get a band up & running at this age (I can't sing, and I'm a pedestrian!), if I was still IN a band, it wouldn't be a problem!

Originally Posted by Dave Rowland (Post 37445)

I just noticed you're in Bedford - I stopped off there for a couple of hours on 24th August, managed to photograph 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" going north with a support coach:
http://daverowland.fotopic.net/p61209656.html
(plus others)
I didn't happen to have a guitar about my person though. Or amplifiers (Marshall 100 combo & 1969-ish Fender Twin Reverb); too heavy to be luggin' around on trains!

Originally Posted by Dave Rowland (Post 37445)

I didn't happen to have a guitar about my person though. Or amplifiers (Marshall 100 combo & 1969-ish Fender Twin Reverb); too heavy to be luggin' around on trains!

Originally Posted by garrat (Post 37449)

I was on it Dave great trip it lost loads of time due to signal problems but made it all up a great loco was supposed to have an Irish mate join me But he took objection to the name.

Originally Posted by Dave Rowland (Post 37453)

They're funny like that! Just had a look at your site - I assume you're Chopper? Playing a blonde 335 in one pic?

Originally Posted by pre65 (Post 37452)

Hi Dave - are they valve amps ? :D