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Guitars -The Spirit Of The Wave
I had built an experimental instrument, that I call an ‘Iman,’ a cross between a miniature guitar and a mandolin, to try and get a third octave on a guitar without the need to have a neck so long it would take two to play it! It would be just a matter of adding an extra small neck to the guitar body.
To make the body for the Iman I played around with a set of French curves (architects tools) until I found an interesting shape that I liked. I liked it so much that I though I would build myself a bass using this body shape but adding a ‘cutaway’ to give it better balance on the bigger body and this would be called the K bass. A while back I bought a stash of hardwood from a firm that was closing for a very good price, but never got round to looking at every piece so, now was the time. Wow!, What did I find amongst the normal run of the mill hardwoods?
A piece of fantastic Coco bola that was big enough to make the body in one piece! A very rare find indeed and if you could find a piece as good as this and as big as this you would have to re-mortgage your house to pay for it! The body shape from the Iman was transposed upward to make a decent sized K bass body and a mock up of the ‘finished’ bass was made. Many changes were made to this concept as it went along, but the basic outline stayed the same. Coco bola is very dense and oily also very heavy and is tough on the tools, they get blunt very quickly, plus if you work on it too fast or put too much pressure on it, the oil comes to the surface and ‘boils’ staining the wood so great care needs to be taken when working it. The outline of the body was cut our from the blank and every tiny scrap of wood that was left was put aside for later use this wood is to valuable to waste one little bit as you will see later. More photos
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Jet Harris, dies aged 71Jet Harris, the original bass player with The Shadows, has
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Undertakers Record Sells for $734
Yes folks, that's right an original recording of the Undertakers I Fell In Love has sold at auction for $734 on the collectors frenzy website. Here's a video of the track, definitely captures the essence of the band at its peak |
The Shakers release FAB E.P
The Shakers who appeared at PAN AM recently have just released an E.P featuring four of the early tracks covered by The Beatles at The Cavern. If you would like to hear a sampler click here. |
New! Footage of The Beatles at The Cavern 1962Just released is this extended video of The Beatles playing Some Other Guy at the Cavern. Click the video to see a larger version. |
Stealth Media Group Buys The Rights
London and LA based Stealth Media Group announces it has signed up “The City That Rocked The World!” The untold story of Liverpool’s music heritage and the pop revolution that changed the world forever...Read the complete press release |
It Was 50 Years Ago...Fifty years ago on February 9th, 1961 - The Beatles made their debut at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. The group already had a following in the dank nightclubs of Hamburg, Germany, but they had difficulty getting a booking at the popular basement club in their hometown. Mona Best, the mother of then-drummer Pete Best, had to beg the club's booker Ray McFall to secure the band even a lunchtime slot.[Rolling Stone] |
Film of the Beatles' First U.S. Concert to Be Screened in L.A.A film of the Beatles' first full concert in the United States in 1964 will be screened for the first time in 47 years at American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles on Friday. The movie will also include live footage of the Beach Boys and Leslie Gore. [ L.A. Times] |
New Products Review PageWe get lots if emails asking about films and tracks from the era, so we have now included a product review page which will feature the best CDs, DVDs and Books about the music. Read our first Reviews |
At Last...The Big Three Album.We are pleased to announce a compilation of 31 tracks recorded by the Big Three has finally been released as one album. Available from Amazon the CD is a tribute to probably the best live band of the era. Read Track Listing |
New Kindle LaunchedIf you like reading as much as I do and think the Ipad is too expensive, the new Kindle Reader has recently been launched. Ive bought one and its fab. If you would like to know more about this amazing take anywhere device click the link below. |
This years annual Best Fest has been
announced with an All star line up commemorating the Litherland Town Hall,
one of the most famous of early Beatles venues. In addition to the FAB Pete Best
Band the show will include many of the stars who played alongside 
