Mine got some slight damage a few years back when we were renting a house in the uk the house suffered a burst pipe when we were away for a few days and my Eko got wet causing a split in the base near the strap button .However as it hasn't caused any problems with the way it plays or sounds I've not had it to a luthier for repair I just glued it my self .It is my favourite acoustic although I do now keep it in a safe place .
1,202 2014-12-30 19:58:57
Re: Uk trip (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks for the concern Doug we were flying with easyjet from Athens ,ther was a problem at the uk end with a747 stuck on the runway after an emergency landing
1,203 2014-12-30 13:27:19
Re: Uk trip (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Arrived in London this morning in the early hours despite many problems with travel currently relaxing at my sons flat waitin for lunch then a theatre trip tonight
1,204 2014-12-30 13:22:57
Re: NGD (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I have a six string which I bought when I was 15 and I love it these guitars are so underrated mine has the lowest action of any guitar I've owned
1,205 2014-12-28 18:22:41
Re: Special Christmas Prezzy (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Very nice Roger
1,206 2014-12-27 20:31:51
Re: Yes Another new guitar!! (18 replies, posted in Electric)
I d like to hear the bridge pickup I've thought about putting splitable hum buckers on my Black top tele to get that single coil tone .
1,207 2014-12-27 20:10:12
Re: Uk trip (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
gtx I will be based near Lancaster but I will probably play in York at some stage while I'm over .My mothers family came from your area it would be nice to play Newcastle ,its a long time since I've been there I used to work for Barry Nobles organisation many years ago and often spent time in Newcastle/Sunderland /Durham and surrounding area.
1,208 2014-12-27 16:19:13
Re: Uk trip (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I think my old pal Dave Gaskell will do bass but were still after a drummer for up north I have no problem in London as all my mates from Power of soul will help out .
1,209 2014-12-27 15:19:58
Topic: Uk trip (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Just getting things together for my UK trip on Monday first things first My tele safely packed in its case with drum machine and looper .Sent all my amps and PA to our bass players in case they need to perform some where while I'm away , just need to get some uk gigs sorted when I arrive ,got one booked but its not till march.
1,210 2014-12-27 15:12:41
Re: Yes Another new guitar!! (18 replies, posted in Electric)
now that I like
1,211 2014-12-19 08:23:24
Topic: Emptiness (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
http://www.reverbnation.com/open_graph/ … 1336410755
This always goes down well live
1,212 2014-12-19 08:00:01
Re: Another Christmas poeminsel on the toilet seat (3 replies, posted in Poems)
Cool poem Brian. We don't see much tinsel here but I must say that over the past few years xmas has started to become bigger business in Crete , but thankfully we still don't have the blatant commerciality that plagues the rest of Europe .
1,213 2014-12-18 08:47:53
Re: Hot stuff (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks guys here's another featuring Elpida ,our take on New orders Blue Monday
1,214 2014-12-18 07:58:16
Re: John Lennon cover, Happy Christmas (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Plays ok for me ,the voice live sounds good and adds a nice effect .Well played Pete .
1,215 2014-12-17 16:02:18
Topic: USB mic lead (3 replies, posted in Recording)
Theres been a bit of talk lately about recording what to use etc ,My friend Kev Jones recently ordered a usb mic cable from amazon sadly it didn't work on his chosen program MU lab so last night he aske me to try it on my laptop which has audacity installed .I found it worked fine although there was a little hiss which I had to filter out but certainly at about six pounds its a cheap and quick option if you want to record something Ill do a proper recording soon and post the results but so far I've found it good and it doesnt pick up the monitor if I keep it low just the guitar or my voice so Ive been able to record with out headphones as I dont like to wear them .also there appears to be no latency when you use it.
1,216 2014-12-17 15:53:32
Topic: Hot stuff (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Found this vid on my external drive from 2012 features my friends Elpida Hatzidakis on Vocal and Lefteris Aerakis sharing lead licks with me .I had the pleasure of playing with both of these friends this week ,some thing we haven't done for a while ,great fun.
1,217 2014-12-13 09:52:01
Re: bounty hunters song (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Nicely recorded Phill good clear vocals crisp music well done .
1,218 2014-12-13 07:00:50
Topic: Kaliedescope (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I wrote this for my wife Pam last year when I was doing the London rain album I dont think I ever posted it ,its her birthday today. Hope you all like it
1,219 2014-12-12 17:19:38
Re: Play together online - another option (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I managed to get an acceptable signal through one of the mini mixers now I need to try a proper recording and see how it goes .
1,220 2014-12-12 16:36:34
Re: Play together online - another option (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I got the same problem joe I'm using audacity and I dont get enough signal Ive tried a pre amp and it just about gets there . my instruction book says take the feed for the interface from the mixer but as my mixer is a huge thing I really dont want to drag it from my store room to the house , it worked well on my old computer so I'm at a bit of a loss have a couple of mini mixers but I dont think they give any signal boost but I'll let you know if it works .Good thing is though I can now deselect the on board mic .
1,221 2014-12-11 08:55:11
Re: Play together online - another option (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good info Doug I have the uca222 mini interface which I used on my old computer with no problems but since going to windows 8 it doesnt recognise the audio input and the lap tops inbuilt mic remains on I will try it with the drivers Ive just down loaded .It does however state that the usb port used in the install becomes dedicated and will block any other audio input .
1,222 2014-12-10 15:58:17
Re: The Sun Is Burning Out ( Song tribute to Townes Van Zandt) (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I like this Jim its got great potential
1,223 2014-12-10 08:42:39
Re: Phill sings Jim's song " Shooting Star" - two versions! (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Both versions are good and as I said in the song writing post having two versions of the same song can be good .I think personal preference by the performer is the way to go with this one as both are great .
1,224 2014-12-10 08:35:20
Re: venturing into the "known" (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Well done Jim ,liked it its good to hear how the writer perceives his song as its not always obvious from the transcript ,very Bob just loosen up a bit and project as Phill says and wait for the applause .
1,225 2014-12-09 07:36:35
Topic: I love this photo (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Our fantastic female vocalist Elpida took this photo of me at a gig this year I didnt know she had a camera on stage cant think where she hid it!!!!!!!!!
