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Dreaming your life away?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:54:41 +0000

Dreaming your life away?:

Go check out this piece on daydreaming!

Nick Lowe,Wilco & Mavis Staples rehearse 'The Weight'

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:35:00 +0000

Nick Lowe,Wilco & Mavis Staples rehearse 'The Weight':

A description isn’t really necessary here….just listen

nevver: France is Bacon

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:26:44 +0000

nevver:

France is Bacon

Great trailer for the new Scorsese film about George Harrison

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:08:00 +0100

Great trailer for the new Scorsese film about George Harrison

Nick Lowe performing a few songs,including ‘House for...

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:16:03 +0100

Nick Lowe performing a few songs,including ‘House for Sale’ off the album ‘The Old Magic’ out in September

Photo

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:13:20 +0100

Fabric wall hanging on display in exhibition #hipstamatic

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:06:02 +0100

Fabric wall hanging on display in exhibition
#hipstamatic

Enthusiasm For Heat

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:22:45 +0100

fakescience:

Hipstamatic Poppy!

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:44:45 +0100

Hipstamatic Poppy!

I love the look of these vintage cameras! Especially when...

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:10:00 +0100

Voitlander- Voitamatic II

I love the look of these vintage cameras!

Especially when photographed using #hipstamatic app on the iPhone!

Retro cool!

A few more vw pics

Sun, 01 May 2011 23:29:35 +0100

A few more vw pics

A few pics from todays vw show at Stanford Hall..more to follow

Sun, 01 May 2011 23:21:00 +0100

A few pics from todays vw show at Stanford Hall..more to follow

Fender Bullet reviewed by guest blogger Joe P

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:24:00 +0100

The Fender Bullet

-Not the prettiest guitar in town but a real obscure hidden gem-

Designed by John Page in 1981, this machine was Fender’s full scale answer to replacing such student guitars as the Mustang and Duo Sonic whilst implementing a new design and cutting back the costs.

Customers were given the option of a dazzling red finish or a beautiful cream coat accompanied by a not too familiar set of black knobs and pickup covers or the typical standard white. The real beauty lies where most of the action takes place, the neck.

It is widely rumoured the Fender Bullet series used surplus US Telecaster necks from around the 1960’s period and were literally picked off the line. It is because of this reason most of the guitars were parted with the necks which came in both maple and rosewood.

Similarly, the pickups and covers are noted for being left over Mustang parts, giving quite a nice warm, deep tone on the neck, a sharp tone on the bridge pickup with the perfect balance when both are selected.

The bodys are mostly made from plywood yet a fair amount were made from hardwood, despite this the tone is what you would expect from a heavy vintage Fender.

Perhaps the quirkiest feature of the guitar is the bridge. It is crafted out of the steel pickguard as opposed to a independent mounted bridge most commonly seen on Fenders.

So what did this make the Fender Bullet? A mean sounding, comfortable to play hybrid of a short lived guitar. Though these guitars are rare as hens teeth, the model name can be seen sported on early Squier series Strats scattered around pawn shops.

If the pictures below are not showing just click on the frame icon for full glorious technicolour pictures of the Fender Bullet

Last one..

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:10:10 +0000

Last one..

VW pick up!

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:08:00 +0000

VW pick up!

another..

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:07:44 +0000

another..

Anyone for the post-apocalyptic look?

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:06:42 +0000

Anyone for the post-apocalyptic look?

and another..

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:05:16 +0000

and another..

More classic campers

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:04:19 +0000

More classic campers

I set the Hipstamatic on ‘shake to randomise’ - some...

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:03:24 +0000

I set the Hipstamatic on ‘shake to randomise’ - some nice results?!