Here goes then
I'm in Newcastle Upon Tyne in North East England, famous for its Brown Ale, The Angel Of The North, The Animals, Lindisfarne, Sting and many others.
I'm an old Punk Rocker...well..I mean I'm old and I used to play in Punk bands back in 76-80
Here's a link to the Myspace page I set up for my old punk band
http://www.myspace.com/harryhackandthebigg
I started back at school in the early 70s with a cheap Zenta Bass which i used to play through an old 50W Echolette (sp?) cream coloured thing and an 18" speaker, used to play stuff like The Faces and old Rock and Roll classics..after leaving school...I bought a Shaftesbury copy of a Rickenbacker semi acoustic Bass which i really liked but got stolen after a gig in Gateshead
like this one..
...I'd moved on to an H&H 100W amp and a 2 by 15 cabinet..and replaced the Shaftesbury with a Dan Armstrong Perspex Bass...which looked superb but sounded shite
that made way for a beautiful 67 Precision Bass which to my eternal regret I sold in about 84 after having a child
fast forward to this April...and I found a gorgeous 78/79 Precision in a charity shop..bought it straight away...then bought a Trace Elliot 100W Bass Combo from Ebay...then a few weeks ago I got a nice Les Paul copy from Ebay..then a Non Reverse Thunderbird Bass (pics of all these are on the show and tell thread)..and last weekend a cheap guitar which vintaxe has helped me identify as a Top Twenty...and today a 64? Hagstrom Futurama arrived ... I have the bug
I'm about to order an Italia Maranello Bass from the USA..just waiting for a few more Ebay sales so I'll still have paypal cash for any bargains that appear.
I worked for 20 years in rock band merchandising and book and magazine distribution...company went bust last summer and I'm about finished training to be an advisor with the Citizens Advice Bureau which is far more fulfilling.
I still live my Rock and Roll dream through my son who is in a band..he plays Guitar and Bass and sings..,he was playing a beautiful old Les Paul Roland Synth guitar a friend of mine gave me for him (used to belong to Status Quo) and a Fender Jazz..but the Roland wasn't reliable enough for flying and touring so he now uses a Gretsch guitar and has started using a cheap Peavey Bass for live shows. his band are pretty good....well...damned good imho..they're signed to Fierce Panda for Europe and Canada and they've signed to Sony Japan for the far east. this is his myspace page
http://www.myspace.com/shitdisco
I want loads more guitars and am held back only by money, girlfriend and space
I dream of owning a nice old Rickenbacker and just about all of the guitars on Fetishguitars