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  1. January 19th, 2009, 02:21 PM #1
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    Hi, Guys!

    Screaming Dave, here, signing in from Andover in Hampshire, UK. I'm a guitarist who's way too old to be as bad as I am. I like Blues, rock and old soul: the Stax stuff from when Booker T and the MGs were the house band. I have simple tastes in gear: Gibson SG into a valve Marshall combo with a few analogue effects in between. I'm a recovering GAS victim: still on the wagon, but taking each day as it comes. I haven't bought anything for over a year now and am even managing to sell some stuff!

    Anyway, nice to meet you all.

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  2. January 19th, 2009, 02:23 PM #2
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    Welcome from the new country! We are bad for recovering GAS junkies, but we are all in the same boat.

    Thanks for boarding the GAS boat! Ship O'Hoy!
    The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Screaming Dave
    I'm a guitarist who's way too old to be as bad as I am.
    A lot of that going on around here, me included! Welcome to The Fret, Dave--glad to have you with us!
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  4. January 19th, 2009, 02:32 PM #4
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    welcome to thefret dave....hang around here long enough and you'll be falling of the gas wagon.... :
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    Love that old STAX/Volt stuff.

    Welcome!
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  6. January 19th, 2009, 02:38 PM #6
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    Hey, thanks for the warm welcome, guys. Thought I'd be in deep GAS trouble in April as I'm coming over there to drive Route 66 with a bunch of buddies, but now the pound isn't worth the paper it's printed on any more, I won't be able to afford to buy anything over there anyway. I'm gonna have to re-mortgage my house to afford the beer!
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    Good to see UK players join in here. We need to have a balance with us North-American hogs!
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  8. January 19th, 2009, 02:51 PM #8
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    Hi, Dave!
    Electric: Fat strat > Korg PB > TS7 > DS1 > DD-20 > Cube 60 (Fender model)

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  9. January 19th, 2009, 03:15 PM #9
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    Hey,
    Welcome to the fret.

    Yeah, love that old Stax/Volt stuff. Amongst the cd collection is a box set , "the Complete Singles". Great stuff. :
    "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic
    hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.
    There's also a negative side."
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  10. January 19th, 2009, 03:28 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by evenkeel
    Hey,
    Welcome to the fret.

    Yeah, love that old Stax/Volt stuff. Amongst the cd collection is a box set , "the Complete Singles". Great stuff. :
    Is it this one?

    http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Stax-.../dp/B000002IQU

    It's the one that I have.

    I got it when it first came out for less than half the price listed on Amazon.
    I pick a moon dog.
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  11. January 19th, 2009, 03:46 PM #11
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    Hello Dave , I share a similar affliction for no frills guitar playing , as well as a love for the sound of Steve Cropper . I think I`ve got that box set as well stuck on my ipod .
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  12. January 19th, 2009, 04:02 PM #12
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    Welcome!!!
    "I love being alive and I will be the best man I possibly can. I will take love wherever I find it and offer it to whoever will take it... seek knowledge from those wiser and teach those who wish to learn from me."
    "Develop your talent, man, and leave the world something. Records are really gifts from people. To think that an artist would love you enough to share his music with anyone is a beautiful thing."
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  13. January 19th, 2009, 04:09 PM #13
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    Welcome & Bienvennue Dave ,guys here are GAS Junkies lookin for the Holy Grail..

    Gibson & Marshall sounds good to me ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Screaming Dave
    I'm gonna have to re-mortgage my house to afford the beer!
    I admire a man who knows what's important and is willing to make the sacrifice. Welcome to the fret my new friend.
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  16. January 19th, 2009, 05:48 PM #16
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    Welcome aboard, Dave. I got to spend 3 years with the U.S. Air Force in your wonderful country up in Lakenheath, Suffolk area.
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    Hey Screaming Dave ! Welcome To The Fret !
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    Hey, welcome to The Fret! T'is a good site for all guitarists - GAS junkies or not. . .
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    Welcome aboard TheFret. It sounds like you will fit right in here. We are a GAS powered site, so that might make your life difficult. :

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