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Hi just an update.

My wife bought me a Vintage single cone chrome resonator for christmas to add to the others. I love it and her too for buying it.

I also decided to leave the Telecaster in open G.  I just love playing "If I had Possession Over Judgement Day" with slide  on it. I also play "Brown Sugar", "Honky Tonk Women" and "Start Me Up" on it.

Hofner Galaxie - red 1960
Hondo II jumbo acoustic - sunburst 1980s?
Fender Big Apple Stratocaster Seymour Duncan pick-ups - black 1997
Gibson Les Paul Standard- wine 1993
Tanglewood Tennessee- red electro acoustic 2005
Fender USA Telecaster - two tone sunburst 2006

According to Michael Heatley in his book The illustrated History of the electric Guitar the true beginning of all electric guitars was the Gibson ES-150 played by Charlie Christian in 1935 although attempts at electrification were attempted by Lloyd Loar in the early twenties with the advent of the valve amplifier.

The first production solid body was the Rickenbacker frying pan in 1931.

Buddy Holly was my inspiration back in the '50s-the first time we saw a stratocaster.

I have five electrics collected over the years:

In order of buying

Hofner Galaxy in the early sixties.  It was red and looked a bit like a Strat but with the awful switches and wheel controls.  I lost the tremolo arm though.

Fender Big Apple Strat with 2 Seymour Duncans and rosewood neck (97). Black with dark red paisley guard. Awesome||| Good range.

Gibson Les Paul Standard (93). Wine colour. Great guitar everything you expect from one. But just a bit heavy.

Tanglewood Tennessee deep acoustic. Bright red with white piping and gold pick-ups and bits. It's a rockabilly guitar. Not bad for a budget guitar but can feel a bit dead. I only bought it for its looks.

Fender Telecaster American Series (05).  '52 style with ash body. Two colour sunburst one piece neck.  Just brilliant. Pure rock and roll.

The Strat is the easiest to play and is my favourite just by a "neck"

I only need a National resonator and I'll be totally happy.

Alex

Hi

The say Texan Buddy Holly was my major early influence back in the fifties when I was a teenager trying to play rock and roll.  Even today my all-time favourite is Peggy Sue.  He is still in the top 100 artists of all time.

I was lucky enough to see Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, The Crickets, Roy Orbison, Everly Brothers and others in the very early sixties.  These were my rock and roll influences.  But a couple of  other influences were blues singers Mississippi Fred McDowell with his slide guitar and Big Joe Williams with his 9 string guitar both of whom I have seen live.  FABULOUS

Hi

I'm from Bradford, Yorkshire.

Started playing when I was 13 in 1957 in the middle of the rock and roll era.  Did my first gig with a couple of friends last year at 62 years old.  IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.

Alex

Hi Southpaw

You are probably right. I know these days it's keith but when it came out on record in the 60s pre-video days I seem to remember that on the promotional film or whatever the opening scene was Mick Taylor playing the intro just sitting on the edge of a porch or something. Never mind no worries.  I did not play my first gig until I was 62 years old and still play the song now with Brown Sugar and  Sweet Home Alabama.  At heart I am an old 50s Rock n Roller though and try to keep that music alive in England.

Thanks for your comments

Alex

Hi

The song is on DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH by John Prine which I bought in the early 70s.  It is on Amazon today for $0.99.

Alex