The Blues World of Jimmy Wiggins

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

But I don't like Jazz....

I have come across alot of folks who for one reason or another react to Jazz a bit like Marmite. Some do really cry and vomit, others reckon that there couldn't possibly be a form of Jazz that they liked. They usually then go on to almost refer to it in a fashion that hints the only Jazz they had experienced was John Thompson's Jazz Club sketch on the Fast Show..

Well I'm now on a mission to convert people to my ideology. If you like Blues, Rock, Rockabilly, Funk, R and B even Country- There will be some Jazz you like!!.

First up Calvin Newborn. To achieve what this guy has done most people would have to be reincarnated 5 fucking times!. Just a brief overview- An early influence on Elvis's dancing style, Blues sideman to the likes of Walter Horton, whilst also playing with his JAZZ pianist brother Phineas Newborn, he has starred in plays and written books. He has also backed the likes of Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Forrest. He plays Jazz with a heavy mix of blues or is it the other way round ????.

No vomiting please

Monday, 21 November 2011

Christmas opening at The Guitar Spot

Check out my man Jimmy Smith..... Much as we would love to drop you round your Christmas presents in such a style, we can't.

But what we can do is offer late night Christmas opening !

Wednesday night late opening until 8pm

Wednesday 7th December

Wednesday 14th December

Wenesday 21st December

Wine and mince pies will be available

The Guitar Spot

106 Chilwell Road

Beeston

Nottingham

NG9 1ES

Tel 0115 9139141

www.theguitarspot.com

email : james@theguitarspot.com

Saturday, 19 November 2011

Deacon Strats

A well respected guy in our trade once told me that he wouldn't pay more than £180.00 for a bolt neck strat style guitar. His reasoning was that you could get such good guitars for that amount that it wasn't worth shelling out on a Fender.

Whilst I don't totally agree with the idea, I am begining to be brought round to the argument.

Here at The Guitar Spot we have just taken delivery of these Deacon Strat style guitars. Not only are they great looking, they are aslo very well appointed-

Wilkinson Pickups

Vintage style thick maple neck

Vintage fender style bridge and trem

The headstock looks alot like the modern Tokai one (draw your own conclusions).

This would make a great starter guitar or a spare for a more experinced player or as one of our gigging customers calls them a rough pubs guitar.

All yours for £169.00

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Guitarist Magazine reviews Gordon Smith GS2.60

Many of the three blog subscribers we have already know about our love of Gordon Smith Guitars. They were the first company we dealt with when we opened The Guitar Spot six years ago.

Some of you will be familiar with our usual Gordon Smith spiel- A handmade guitar for under £500, made in the UK just outside Manchester by John Smith and his wife Linda. You even get handmade pickups... And we all know what they cost.

What you may not be familiar with is that Gordon Smith do not advertise. So most of their business is based on their excellent word of mouth reputation. So imagine our surprise when we hear of them being reviewed by Fender and Gibson sycophants, Guitarist Magazine. Despite some of their slightly patronising assertions (a great spare guitar?, plenty of the ones we sell are gigged regularly) it's an overall great review that can't find fault with the guitars.

Click here to read review

And remember you can come and test drive one at The Guitar Spot

Hubert tells you how it is......

My all time Blues favoutite , Hubert Sumlin, discusses his work with Howling Wolf and plays some great guitar. Circa late 70's. You really should buy the DVD it is promoting......

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Starter packages at The Guitar Spot

Thinking of a guitar as a Christmas Gift? Thinking of getting into electric guitar for the first time?

Want to have something different than the usual Strat style package?

Jim Deacon Tele Package

A Jim Deacon Telecaster (very similar to Chinese Tokai). Available in Black, Red, Butterscotch and Sunburst. Comes with bag, strap, lead and 10 watt practice amp.

£159.00

Jim Deacon Upgraded Package

A slightly more upgraded package. With a bolt neck twin humbucking Jim Deacon, or a red set neck SG. Comes with bag, strap, lead and 20 watt pro formance 2 channel amp with reverb.

£199.00