• From: Aberdeen Scotland
  • Registered: 2008-08-12
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Topic: Hi there, from Scotland

Hi all,
My name is Graeme, I live in Aberdeen Scotland.
I am 52 yrs old.
I am married with a boy and a girl, and have 2 grandsons.
For work i teach guitar, play in a covers band, make and repair guitars and other musical instruments.
I have recently taken on the Buzz fentien system as an authorised fitter and dealer.
I have about 15 guitars in all styles 3 of which, 2 strats and a tele, I made myself.
Hopefully i will get photos taken and show them on here.

I first heard Joe around 3 yrs ago and was impressed, but i feel in the last 2 yrs with his work ive heard, he has blossomed.

At the moment he is my favorite guitarist.

Music wise i listen to most types but prefer the blues. Modern blues that is.
My heroes are peter green, SRV and buddy guy.

I hope this introduces you to me, and should you have any questions on repairs etc. please feel free to email me.

Thanks

Graeme


Blues is the spice of life. Live it, love it, feel it, play it.

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  • From: Germany
  • Registered: 2008-04-23
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Hi Graeme,

feel welcome to this nice place to hang around! smile

Many gearnuts (me included) here and in the equipment section.
So you can answer many questions there.
I also see you have good taste of music. More or less the same like mine.
Beside blues guitarists I like Brian May, Tommy Emanuel, Nuno Bettecourt and many others.

Welcome aboard!

Alex

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  • From: Aberdeen Scotland
  • Registered: 2008-08-12
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Hi Alex

Thanks

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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Welcome Graeme to this great site! It's full of great people who really like the blues and other good real music.

Hope you enjoy your stay. ( I'm from Holland)

Andre Wittebroek

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Hi Graeme and welcome to Joe World from a fellow grandparent.(x4)..Wow..you have some great credentials and will find yourself in good company here. LOADS of players and gear nuts like Alex. We're also worldwide and mutigenerational here, so something for everyone. Enjoy yourself and thanks for jumping on the Joe train...hold on to your hat!   Cathy

  • From: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
  • Registered: 2008-05-20
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Graeme

Welcome to the forum.  Aberdeen is my second home love the place even when its bloody cold i have relatives in Aberdeenshire in a place called Alford so i spent most of my teenage years either there or in the city.  Happy Memories.  Anyway hope you enjoy the forum its full of great people and you'll make a fews friends along the way.  Enjoy

Neil

Fender Stratocaster,  2005 Burns Brian May Sig, 2006 BMG Brian May Signature,  Greg Covington Fireplace Ultra Treble Booster, RAT Electronics Valve Junior Head & Cab & TC Eelctronics G Sharp

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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Hi Graeme, welcome to the forum. Nice to see another Scot on here!
Enjoy the forum smile

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
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  • From: Aberdeen Scotland
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Hi all,

Wow what a welcome
Thanks a lot.

cheers
graeme

Blues is the spice of life, Live it, Love it, Feel it, Play it.

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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Welcome to the forum, Graeme. Looking forward to the photos of the guitars you have built.

I'll have to do a little research on the Buzz Feinten system. I've been hearing about it forever, but I've never really looked into how it works.

Ken

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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

I was just in Scotland last summer... where is Aberdeen???

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  • From: Aberdeen Scotland
  • Registered: 2008-08-12
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Thanks Ken
its a way of getting your 1st 3/4 frets in tune. if of course they are out. ha ha

hi jbsrv
aberdeen is up north east of scotland at the moment very cold and wet as usual

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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Hi Graeme and welcome aboard. My wife's father was from Aberdeen but I won't blame you for that wink. Do you work for yourself or for a guitar shop?

Geoff

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  • From: Aberdeen Scotland
  • Registered: 2008-08-12
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

hi Jeff
no i have my own business in Aberdeen. Although I do repairs for some local shops.

cheers

graeme

Blues is the spice of life, Live it, Love it, Feel it, Play it.

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14 Reply by JohnTB (edited by JohnTB 2008-08-15 09:40:00)

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  • Registered: 2008-02-26
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Welcome Graeme always nice to have another tech head about smile

http://www.buzzfeiten.com/howitworks/howitworks.htm

that any use ken?

Graeme is there notable difference? even if everybodys instruments are in tune with each other?
Scares me to fix something that isnt broken lol thats my IT side coming through though damn network admins eh?

wrong place to discuss this I guess :x

  • From: England
  • Registered: 2008-07-04
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Welcome to the forum from a third generation Scot.

A man of taste, I think.

Lots of Peter Green fans on this forum so you are in good company.Not surprisingly there is a high proportion of musos on the forum , as you've probably found at JB concerts.



(Sorry to hear they made you play guitar, maybe they'll let you play Bass one day.)

No Ordinary Joe
  • From: Aberdeen Scotland
  • Registered: 2008-08-12
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

"    Graeme is there notable difference? even if everybodys instruments are in tune with each other?
Scares me to fix something that isnt broken lol thats my IT side coming through though damn network admins eh?   "


John
it really depends if your first couple of frets are out, it does nothing to help the 12th intonation.



thanks crossroads

unfortunately i've never been to a jb concert yet sad

i even missed walter trout twice when he was playing locally , thru illness sad

but some day i will see them lol

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  • Registered: 2007-08-02
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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Hi Graeme,
Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you will fit in perfectly here. There are plenty of players and gear heads in the family.
What's the live music scene like up there in Aberdeen. My hubby and I are planning a jaunt up North this week and hope to get as far as the Silver City.

Regards ....Tripsy smile

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Re: Hi there, from Scotland

Tripsy wrote:

Hi Graeme,
Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you will fit in perfectly here. There are plenty of players and gear heads in the family.
What's the live music scene like up there in Aberdeen. My hubby and I are planning a jaunt up North this week and hope to get as far as the Silver City.

Regards ....Tripsy smile

I've heard of a venue called the Lemon Tree. Does that have any good live acts Graeme?

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh-blues.uk