memory lane for guitarist,s

[Tiny]

hi to old guitar lover,s
does this bring back a few memorie,s to anyone
the good old watkin,s range ;D
www.watkinsguitars.co.uk/copicats.htm

[oldsage]

yeah not arf tommy! i used one of these back in the sixties,and used a burns trisonic guitar with it.excellent sound and action.it,s a pity i cant play one anymore!!!

[shezza]

:)Hi There Tiny, I bought my very first guitar from a place in London called Bell, it was a Watkins Rapier bass in a light blue, it was gorgeous. Bell was a very popular place for musicians to buy their gear from in the sixties because it was mail order and they had a catalogue with all the guitars and amps that they sold,(wish I still had one of their catalogues) And you could pay monthly without to much paper work.
They used to advertise in a Sunday newspaper called the Tit Bits
I also had a Selmer treble and bass amp from them.
The very first group a joined, the lead guitarist like oldsage had a Burns Trisonic and a Watkins Copy Cat, He sounded and looked just like Hank Marvin. (and that was way before tribute bands)

[Tiny]

hi sheeza
well it,s a small world eh! ye,s that,s where i bought
my first amplifier from bell,s mus...instrument, just a
couple of quid a month for rest of your life LOL!!
the amp i got was a WEM E/R 30, i wanted a vox a/c 30
but my dad wouldn,t sign on dotted line for credit
Tiny ;D