Ever tried to get your valve amplifier repaired quickly? We think we offer the best service in the Nottingham area. We have a great amp technician that specialises in valve amp repair(although we will repair any type of amp or PA gear)
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Wednesday 25 January 2012
The Guitar Spot- We can laugh at ourselves (honest)
This contribution was a follow up from one of our best customers..... We had been in the Nottingham Post ref the Tram that will be gracing our door step. Click images to enlarge
More Gordon Smith Stock
Just in- Gordon Smith GS1 in tobacco sunburst. Wrap around bridge and coil tapped Gordon Smith humbucker.£508.00
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http://theguitarspot.com/gsguitars.html
As if that wasn't enough here is a video demo of a strikingly similar one
Note- it can also be played with less treble...... And according to some less reverb... No comment...
Tuesday 24 January 2012
The Raw and The Cooked- Mickey Baker
On planet Jimmy Wiggins, I have always admired both the raw end of music and the sophisticated. Sometimes both at once. In the specific area of the guitar my main influences have been gut bucket stuff with an edge such as Johnny"Guitar" Watson and the more sophisticated stylings of the likes of Kenny Burrell, and anything in between.
One thing that has always puzzled me is the lack of accolades or interest in Mickey Baker. To me he embodies both ends of the spectrum simultaneously .. Check out this clip of him with Coleman Hawkins
Cool eh? To read more about him, see this excellent article on Jim Herrington's blog here
See, we are not only about selling you guitars,
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One thing that has always puzzled me is the lack of accolades or interest in Mickey Baker. To me he embodies both ends of the spectrum simultaneously .. Check out this clip of him with Coleman Hawkins
Cool eh? To read more about him, see this excellent article on Jim Herrington's blog here
See, we are not only about selling you guitars,
www.theguitarspot.com
Thursday 19 January 2012
Peerless Demo's
A couple of video's of some of our current Peerless stock. Who is that fat bloke?
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Wednesday 4 January 2012
Part Exchanges @The Guitar Spot
For those of you taken by any of our new guitars or any of our pre owned stock that we own, we also offer part exchange. Just thought we would remind you (we would definatley take in the pictured guitar)
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james@theguitarspot.com
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Current Peerless Stock 03.01.12
From bottom to top-
Gigmaster SC £579.00
Revolver £599.00
And finally the best selling Songbird £479.00
All with hard cases.
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Peerless Guitars- Who are they ?
As Nottingham's only dealer for Peerless Guitars, I am duty bound to talk to you about them. For the past 40 years the Peerless factory has been manufacturing both archtop and solid body guitars for a number of big names- Gretsch, Epihpone, Gibson , Fender et al have all used the factory.
Until a few years ago if you bought and Epiphone semi guitar it was likley made in the Peerless factory. However these days all the Epiphone semi's are made in China. The guitars made in the Peerless factory are now sought after items.
Peerless guitars are very high quality, good value instruments- with endorsees such as Martin Taylor, Big Jim Sullivan and Richard Thompson, isn't it time you checked one out? I even play one myself...
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james@theguitarspot.com
Tom Jones is Black??
This might take a bit of getting your head round, but here we go (don't give up on me too early). Ever since I had a teenage altercation with a Chess Records compilation, I wanted to be black like my new heroes. This is not unusual behaviour in the blues community- Johnny Otis, although of Greek extraction considered himself black. Mainly due to all the time he spent with black artists and performers and being part of that community. If you go back to the 1960's all the Jewish blues guys like Mike Bloomfield really were striving to be like their black contemporaries and idols. However for a white kid from Hucknall it's pretty far fetch.
Knowing my luck I would probably end up like Steve Martin's character in The Jerk ( I also hold a delusional desire to work in a petrol station with Jackie Mason)
Well lets look at Tom Jones. Although there have been recent attempts to make him cool and contemporary (Let's not forget his various efforts in the 80's and 90's) many musicians knew how cool he was in the first place. Forget Delilah, Tom Jones has the voice and moves of a black man. Now if you don't believe me, this view is confirmed by none other than the Elders of The Israeli Church of Universal Practical Knowledge- a black Hebrew community. Yep they say Tom looks White but is actually black, they say no white man can sing and dance like that..
All the above was basically pre amble for the below link. It should be called Tom Jones blows away Crosby Stills Nash and Young. They all sound great, but check out Jones, a huge performance. It's also funny seeing Stephen Stills (who I really like) trying to keep up with him in the vocal department... Watch and decide for yourselves..
Knowing my luck I would probably end up like Steve Martin's character in The Jerk ( I also hold a delusional desire to work in a petrol station with Jackie Mason)
Well lets look at Tom Jones. Although there have been recent attempts to make him cool and contemporary (Let's not forget his various efforts in the 80's and 90's) many musicians knew how cool he was in the first place. Forget Delilah, Tom Jones has the voice and moves of a black man. Now if you don't believe me, this view is confirmed by none other than the Elders of The Israeli Church of Universal Practical Knowledge- a black Hebrew community. Yep they say Tom looks White but is actually black, they say no white man can sing and dance like that..
All the above was basically pre amble for the below link. It should be called Tom Jones blows away Crosby Stills Nash and Young. They all sound great, but check out Jones, a huge performance. It's also funny seeing Stephen Stills (who I really like) trying to keep up with him in the vocal department... Watch and decide for yourselves..
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