Hello from Wales

[Geraint Jones]

A big shw`mae from Wales , I came across this site while searching for info on a Mexi roadhouse Strat , to feed my {i think my wife realises by now I`m beyond help} ever increasing collection of guitars . I played in bands in my younger days , although these days i think i can do without the egos and am now trying to come to terms with a 20 year phobia of the Stratocaster , does anyone else have any irrational guitar fears i wonder . Anyway Hwyl Fawr .

[Robert]

Welcome Geraint! I'm in Canada, would love to visit Wales some day.

A lot of us here are beyond help when it comes to guitars...

[sunvalleylaw]

Welcome! I have some Welsh heritage myself. I don't know enough to have any guitar fears, but I know this is a great place. Glad you joined us.

[warren0728]

welcome geraint....this is a great forum....i think you will like it here....

ww :pancake:

note: this welcome copyrighted 2008...no unauthorized use of this welcome will be tolerated

[oldguy]

Welcome to TheFret!:D
Hang around awhile, you'll get over Strat-o-phobia well enough............;)

[markb]

Hi, Geraint.

[tjcurtin1]

Hey Geraint, welcome! I trust that those strange words are printable in a family forum....!

[Spudman]

does anyone else have any irrational guitar fears i wonder .

Oh ya, I have a few. If I play more guitars I'll want them and I FEAR that it will drive me crazy from desire. Is that irrational?

Welcome to the forum anyway.;) :wave:

[SuperSwede]

Hey Geraint!

Isnt that lovely bird Duffy from Wales?

[Geraint Jones]

Indeed she is , no doubt she`ll be leaving for the bright lights and big city like all the rest . I`m trying to overcome my Strat phobia by getting a Roadhouse Strat [which the wife has made me put away for Christmas] having been a bit of an SRV fan this guitar seemed an affordable buy particularly with a 15% ebay voucher . As for my other guitars I`ve got a lovely Patrick Eggle Berlin pro , a Epi Sheraton which i sold my first car for in `89 , a Gordon Smith LP junior lookalike , a nasty looking Tele ,a Guild electro acoustic and a Martin 000r . Thanks for the big welcome I look forward to chatting with you all .

[oldguy]

I think you'll love that Roadhouse Strat. I have one, and (hopefully);) a second one on the way. :D

[Brian Krashpad]

Croeso!

Love the Clash quote btw.

PS-- let's see that Gordon-Smith!

They're rare this side of the Pond. I've seen exactly one onstage in all my years of gigging and going to shows.

[Geraint Jones]

Prynhawn da Brian I`ll post some photos of it in the future, it`s a great no frills guitar , and certainly looks and feels handmade.I love your collection btw there sure are some unique looking axes in amongst that lot .

[Mr Grumpy]

As another GS owning brit I'd like to see the GS too(pics of mine are posted in the my photos bit). Welcome to the forum

[Brian Krashpad]

Prynhawn da Brian I`ll post some photos of it in the future, it`s a great no frills guitar , and certainly looks and feels handmade.I love your collection btw there sure are some unique looking axes in amongst that lot .

Haha, yeah it's a motley crew to be sure. The Breadwinner, Ravelle, and Jet Star in particular are all a bit outside the norm. Thanks.

[Blaze]

Welcome & Bienvennue Mr. Jones ..

Are ya a relative of the great Tom..


Blazes:AOK:

[thearabianmage]

Hey, welcome to TheFret. What part of Wales are you from? My step-dad is from Pontypridd - he was a childhood mate of Tom Jones. One of my claims to fame. South Wales has really nice countryside, by the way.

Later

[just strum]

Welcome to the best forum this side of the universe.

[Geraint Jones]

It`s a common surname around here[ I don`t think Tom is part of our family clan ,we`re all quite pale] , originally I grew up not far north of Ponty in a small village called Cwmaman where men are men and sheep are scared .

[Mr Grumpy]

dont the stereophonics hail from that part of wales? (could be wrong of course)

[SuperSwede]

...in a small village called Cwmaman where men are men and sheep are scared .

:D

You will fit in here very well my good Geraint :bravo:

[Geraint Jones]

Yes the Steriophonics do indeed come from the same small village , in fact Kelly Jones used to hang out in a guitar shop that opened briefly in the late 80`s where i bought my epiphone from .

[Suhnton]

Hey there and welcome. Griff Rhys Jones (of Smith and Jones fame) is also Welsh isn't he? Come to think of it, so is Sir Harry Secombe.

I just have a question regarding the Gaelic (?) you wrote in your first post. Is it commonly spoken in Wales, i.e out on the street? Also, how much does the dialect differ from that in Scotland and Ireland? It certainly is a beautiful sounding language, there is a Welsh group Super Furry Animals who sometimes sing in Gaelic (I hope I'm using the correct term here). I've also heard their singer do stuff with a Scots band called Mogwai (the song is called Dial R for Revenge off their album Rock Action). I think it would be very difficult to convey the same atmosphere/emotion in English.

Anyway, enough of my rambling, good to have you here.

[Geraint Jones]

Hello Suhnton , Griff Rhys Jones sounds a bit English to me but Harry Secombe was Mister Wales when I was growing up . Us Welsh have our own language which is not so common in the South , but frequently heard in the North and West of Wales . I love the Super Furry Animals , they`re really out there on their own i suppose , check out Neon Neon , Gruff Rhys`s latest collaboration

[Bloozcat]

Welcome Sir Geraint of Dumnonia!

I see that you have been followed here by Sir Percival of Gales as well...:)

[Geraint Jones]

Yes indeed my mother was a hamster and my father smelt of elderberries . Bloozecat

[duhvoodooman]

'Bout time I got around to welcoming you here, Geraint! I'm half Welsh myself, with my mom's side of the family (father = Hughes, mother = Williams; there were Jones', Lloyd's and Griffiths' on her side, too) who emigrated from the mines of Wales (Blaenau Ffestiniog area, I believe) to work in the slate & marble quarries of Vermont. And I see we both share a love of Strats & SRV! :AOK: :rockon:

[mrmudcat]

WELCOME:beer: