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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: gwEm on May 24, 2007, 11:57:25 AM
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i know theres a massive new york possee on here, and i should be visiting new york myself next week.
i was wondering if i could get some tips of cool guitar shops to go and check out.
on my shopping list this trip is:
* original floyd rose
* mi audio crunchbox
* bkps[/list:u]
so upgrades rather than guitars, although it would be nice to drool at some quality axes ;) where are the places to go? i'll be staying close to where the world trade center was...
thanks!
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Why are BKPs on that list? Won't it be more expensive than it is here? Or is it cheaper due to exchange rates? If it is, I'll be so pissed off! :x
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Why are BKPs on that list? Won't it be more expensive than it is here? Or is it cheaper due to exchange rates? If it is, I'll be so pissed off! :x
who knows, but if they are, i'll be getting a set (or two)...
i'd also really like to get some new mullard el34...
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I think you'll want Rudy's Music on East 38th for the Crunch Box. I'm pretty sure that's where my mate got mine from recently.
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BKs cost the same here as in the UK.
I've never purchased an OFR from a shop in NYC, always mail ordered mine.
Dunno about the MI, but two shops you should definitely visit are Rudy's Music (which is pretentious and lame but at least you can say you've been there) and 30th St Music (far superior).
More importantly -- can you meet up for a pint???
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Thanks for the tips Twilight Odyssey and TwinFan
More importantly -- can you meet up for a pint???
hell yeah :) would be cool
I'm in town Tuesday 29th until Sunday afternoon, got to do some work on Wednesday and Thursday during the day.
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Cool!
Well, jet-lag and your personal schedule permitting, Tues night is usually good for me. I work until 7PM on Tuesday, usually. You may be dead man walking by 7PM NY time, tho!
On Wed night my band has rehearsal and you are more than welcome to come to the studio and observe if you like.
Thursday is usually no good for me. (That's bonding night for me and my son)
Friday evening is cool.
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Cool!
Well, jet-lag and your personal schedule permitting, Tues night is usually good for me. I work until 7PM on Tuesday, usually. You may be dead man walking by 7PM NY time, tho!
On Wed night my band has rehearsal and you are more than welcome to come to the studio and observe if you like.
Thursday is usually no good for me. (That's bonding night for me and my son)
Friday evening is cool.
checking your rehersal would actually be really cool, but instinct tells me my jetlag will be worse the next day. lets meet on tuesday if we can, i'll drop you a PM. looking forward :)
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I have found jetlag to be ok going to the USA-coming back is the tough one but in any event, have a great time. I may be going myself soon but it is all a bit hush hush.
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Teilight are you in New York then? I don't know why but I always thought you lived in somewhere just outside London for some reason!
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Teilight are you in New York then? I don't know why but I always thought you lived in somewhere just outside London for some reason!
I do live just outside London ... by about 3,500 miles!!
No man, I'm a New Yawka. Born, bred, and still live here. What you would call a city rat here.
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Teilight are you in New York then? I don't know why but I always thought you lived in somewhere just outside London for some reason!
I do live just outside London ... by about 3,500 miles!!
No man, I'm a New Yawka. Born, bred, and still live here. What you would call a city rat here.
A diamond... In the rough...
Watched Aladdin spontaneously earlier this week - It may be childish but it's classic.
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Watched Aladdin spontaneously earlier this week - It may be childish but it's classic.
Hehe ... my daughter watches it all the time ... but in Aladdin, it's street rat not city rat. PDT_008
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Watched Aladdin spontaneously earlier this week - It may be childish but it's classic.
Hehe ... my daughter watches it all the time ... but in Aladdin, it's street rat not city rat. PDT_008
I know - But I had to fix the result a wee bit :p
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I do live just outside London ... by about 3,500 miles!!
Hahaha, yeah, but TO, drinking pints and wearing that NTL soccer shirt or whatever it is doesn't make you look very unbritish 8)
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I have found jetlag to be ok going to the USA-coming back is the tough one but in any event, have a great time. I may be going myself soon but it is all a bit hush hush.
thanks, i'm really really looking forward to it mate! i hope your hush hush trip all goes ahead too ;)
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arrived last night. lost my passport (argggghhh!!!), and after some time found it again (wohoo!).
my room has a really great view of ground zero. i took some pics, maybe i'll post them if some interest.
weather is warm and sunny, lots of pretty girls walking around :)
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picspicspics! :D
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Have a great time-make the most of it and exploit the rate of exchange! Sadly my hush hush trip aint gonna happen-boo hiss.
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I always thought TO was a geordie ex-pat with him wearing the Newcastle shirt all the time - he's a geordie but doesn't know it, that shirt is like a tattoo, it's in all his photos :wink: :lol:
To, if you've ever seen geordies on holiday you'd find this funny as I do - doesn't matter where you go in the world there will always be a geordie and they'll be wearing a Newcastle FC shirt, sometimes the whole family will be wearing 'em.
:twisted:
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I always thought TO was a geordie ex-pat with him wearing the Newcastle shirt all the time - he's a geordie but doesn't know it, that shirt is like a tattoo, it's in all his photos :wink: :lol:
To, if you've ever seen geordies on holiday you'd find this funny as I do - doesn't matter where you go in the world there will always be a geordie and they'll be wearing a Newcastle FC shirt, sometimes the whole family will be wearing 'em.
:twisted:
hah ;) so true.... theres definately a bit of an englishman inside that american exterior lol. but i never met a geordie who could shred so damn well, so i guess TO isn't from newcastle ;)
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Thanx for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet up, gwEm! It's always great to meet the faces behind the text, as it were.
gwEm and I met up in Chinatown and then he headed up with me by taxi to our rehearsal studio. We worked on the live set for an upcoming festival and then gwEm got to be 'treated' to a really rough new song which we played ad infinitum tryin to work out the kinks.
After rehearsal we retired to a local pub (Molly Wee) for a couple of pints & conversation. Unfortunately, at the tolling of the Witching Hour I had to start my return journey home.
A very fun evening and another forum alliance is forged!! \m/
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A very fun evening and another forum alliance is forged!! \m/
:) :) thats for sure. it was a great laugh, after that i'm keen to meet more bkp forum peeps.
and now to head out and make the most of the pound/dollar exchange rate by picking up some equipment!
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Not sure what your plans are for the weekend, but if you want to meet on Saturday, you would be welcome to come over and play a few guitars. Ben has all my details, but he said you are staying downtown. To get to Hoboken takes 10 minutes on the Path from the WTC station.
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Ben has all my details
So do you! What am I, your major domo?! PDT_008
That's why God invented the PM!! :!:
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Not sure what your plans are for the weekend, but if you want to meet on Saturday, you would be welcome to come over and play a few guitars. Ben has all my details, but he said you are staying downtown. To get to Hoboken takes 10 minutes on the Path from the WTC station.
;) you have some amazing guitars in your selection phil - and now i have major GAS! thanks alot for the tour.
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;) you have some amazing guitars in your selection phil - and now i have major GAS! thanks alot for the tour.
No problems at all, I hope you got to the gallery on time! It took me about 45 minutes to put everything away again!
For anyone who is interested these are some of the guitars we had out:
1953 Les Paul standard with Black Dogs
1972 55 Les Paul Custom Reissue (P-90/Alnico)
1959 LP Junior (P-90)
LP Junior Clone (Pig-90)
LP Standard Clone (Riff Raff/Stormy Monday)
1986 Dark Back LP Goldtop Limited Edition with PG Blues set
1663 Firebird (mini-humbuckers)
1957 Tele with 55 Black Guard set (Flatpole version)
1959 Esquire with Brown Sugar/Mini-HB
1962 Tele with original pickups
1957 Strat with Apaches
1966 SG Junior (P-90)
1960 Les Paul DC Special (P-90's)
1968 335 with unpotted AII Stormy Monday's
1971 John Birch J1 with Superflux G pickups
Zemaitis Shell Front clone
Zemaitis Metal Front clone (Emerald/Mule)
Richwood Explorer (Warpig/MQ)
Super Strat with Holy Diver and Trilogy Suites
Hardtail Strat
MIJ 62 Tele Custom
PRS Standard with Rebel Yells
Warmoth PRS Clone with Miracle Man set
Ibanez RG Body/Warmoth Bloodwood/Ebony neck Nailbomb/Slowhand/Cold Sweat & Kahler trem
Gordon Smith semi-hollow Gypsy
I've probably missed a couple!!
All were played through an HBE Twighlight Drive (though mine is white!), into a Marshall 50W Silver Jubilee combo with a Celestion Sidewinder and Ear Candy extension cab with Sidewinder.
All in orange have BK pickups
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I can take some off your hands Phil so it wont take too long next time. No problem at all.....lol...
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yes, i made it in time to the art gallery.
but now i "need" a tele with black guards, a p90/alinco les paul custom and something with mini-humbuckers ;)
better start saving...
big up the NYC chapter of BKP, the friendliest guys you could hope to meet :)
we should be ashamed of ourselves here in the UK and get better organised with hooking up!