Anyone going to LIMS?

[Gizmo]

i'll be there.

didnt see gibson or fender on the list nor some other companies i like. the number of stalls on the floor plan is much less and each has a larger area to sell. it also looks like a large amount of the floor sections are for several guitar shops.

I saw PRS were on the list but I couldnt see them on the floor plan.

[Dazza1004]

By The Way - transport news
There is a 3 day tube strike across the entire tube system from Tues-Thursday that week

On the Saturday and Sunday - both the Victoria Line tube and the Jubilee Line will be shut down for planned maintenance
I guess there will be a dead slow bus replacement running,

So if you have to travel to the Show - plan ahead with that in mind

Cheers for that.

That's def made my mind up, I am driving it. Will be there at 10 sharp on friday

[Johnny Mac]

I'm going along on Saturday probably. I'll be driving if anyone needs a lift.
I'm going to check out the recording side of things and tap some brains!

[FELINEGUITARS]

By The Way - transport news
There is a 3 day tube strike across the entire tube system from Tues-Thursday that week

On the Saturday and Sunday - both the Victoria Line tube and the Jubilee Line will be shut down for planned maintenance
I guess there will be a dead slow bus replacement running,

So if you have to travel to the Show - plan ahead with that in mind

Cheers for that.

Actually Friday is the day when the transport is all working ok!

That's def made my mind up, I am driving it. Will be there at 10 sharp on friday

[HairyChris]

It's at Exel, isn't it?

Good DLR service but yes, Jubilee line's down at the weekend so only sensible interchange to get on is Bank (as Canary Wharf & Canning Town interchanges are on the Jubilee). Waterloo & City line's good from Waterloo but it doesn't run on Sundays and closes 8ish on Saturday. From the East you can get on at Stratford, South Lewisham/Greenwich (10 mins from London Bridge stn) but otherwise that's it.

PITA, really.

I'm not a talking tube map, honest, I just live out that way & the whole engineering work thing is driving me mad.

As for the strike... DLR isn't usually affected but getting across town is an absolute bitch as everything else is really busy. You can be creative & get a boat from London Bridge/Waterloo to Canary Wharf, then DLR but even that'll have a lot more people travelling on it.

[morgasm]

ill cycle !  :D

from putney...

[Oli]

I think I might go on Friday, as uni have some free tickets, so i'm gonna try and pick one up tomorrow :)

[ailean]

I'm there on Sat, tickets have arrived already.

[morgasm]

is any1 doing the (180 pound) steve vai masterclass?
i got my ticket on the door last year ill be fine doing so this year too right? ... or should i order it...

[indysmith]

is any1 doing the (180 pound) steve vai masterclass?

Are you serious? What a pretentious prick.

[Groove Cartel]

Although I have always been a fan of Vai, given the current economic climate I can't justify £180..... has anyone read the list of exclusions to his show! 'please do not speak to Steve' etc.

Anyway, please pop along to the Vanquish stand and say hello, all their guitars have BKP's in and all are available to try.

Hopefully see you over the weekend, just ask for Marcus

[noodleplugerine]

is any1 doing the (180 pound) steve vai masterclass?
i got my ticket on the door last year ill be fine doing so this year too right? ... or should i order it...

It's sold out - Unlucky :/

[FELINEGUITARS]

I went to the LIMS today for the trade day

I did enjoy being there and spoke to a number of people that I was keen to catch up with

BUT it was empty- there were so few exhibitors that large parts of the hall were empty

Even with big gaps between stands/wide aisles there were big open spaces with no stands
There were very few UK makers
VAnquish, ME Guitars and Rob Williams all caught my eye
But....
No Fender-
no Gibson -
No BC Rich -
No dean-
No Vigier
No BKP!
No Feline (I already knew this one)
No Blackmachine
No Gus Guitars
No Sims Custom

Ibanez had a good stand, as did Peavey

But I do wonder how I would have felt if I'd had to pay to get in....

[morgasm]

thanks for the heads up feline...
may give it a miss this year...
im sure vigier will be there as i contacted the uk distributor about a guitar yesterday and he claimed he was setting up his stand...

[Oli]

Well uni had ran out of tickets when i asked today, so it looks like i'll be going to lecture instead of LIMS... probably for the best really!