www.billnelson.com

The next time I have a spare £7500.00 in my pocket I like the look of the Adrian Belew Parker Fly Signature model.

Take one of the zero's off, and that's just about what my Parker Fly cost. A real bargain. I'm still pinching myself that I got it for such a 'reasonably' give-away price.
The postage (from USA) wasn't too bad either. It's the Customs Duty that hikes up the price if you're not careful though. I was very lucky on that score . .say no more
Thanks ERRO, I appreciate your kind words about my music.

I'd have to divide my instruments into primary, the ones I pick up first, and secondary, the ones I try if the favorites don't work:

Primary Guitars
2011 Gibson ES335
1972 Gibson Les Paul
ESP Telecaster
Sigma Acoustic

Secondary Guitars
Epiphone Emperor Regent arch-top
ESP Strat
Fender Floyd Rose Strat
1967 Rickenbacker 360
1972 Guild S-100

Primary Basses
Rickenbacker 4001
1965 Fender P-bass

Secondary Basses
1966 Rickenbacker 4005
Moses graphite J-bass
Peavey Midibass
Fender P-Bass Lyte

I generally use either my 1978 Marshall 50W combo, or my Pod XT or Digitech GSP 2101 straight into the board.

Hi Martin h , if you ever 'fall out' with your Rickenbacker 4001 I'd give it a very good home. I trust it's house trained ?

Actually, if you're a Rick purist, I'm not sure you'd want it -it's a bit "customized"

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135 ... 0092-1.jpg

However, even with the EMG's it retains a tone that is distinctly Rickenbacker, but with a shade more fender jazz. If I need a vintage classic Rick sound, I use the 4005

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135 ... 340087.jpg

I still have a Japanese made Ayar Electric guitar. Bought it about 35 years ago in a seady little head shop in the port town of Colon. Loved it at first sight because it looked like the guitar the lead guitarist of Nazareth used. It's on a picture I think on the inner sleeve of the Loud n Proud album...Looks like it but of course it aint ! My axe has always sounded good enoughfor me though and does the trick.

I went for the 'buy as many cheap guitars as you can' approach..

Squier Affinity Telecaster (Blue)
Danelectro '59 (Black)
SX Thinline Telecaster (Natural)
Squier Tele Special (Black sparkle)
Danelectro '56 (BabyBlue)
First Act Sheena (Red)
First Act Lola (Black)
Squier Custom Vibe Telecaster Custom (Sunburst)
Squier Custom Vibe Telecaster 50s (Blond)
Danelectro Dead-On '67 (Red)
Epiphone Les Paul (Chameleon)
Squier Precision Bass (Black)
Hagstrom Deluxe (Gold Sparkle)
Epiphone Sheraton (Natural)
Tanglewood Odyssey Electro-Acoustic
Epiphone Les Paul Junior (Sunburst)
Squier Jagmaster (Sunburst)
Brunswick Electro-Acoustic Concert Ukulele
El Cheapo Soprano Ukulele
SX Banjo
Fender 70s Re-Issue Japanese Strat (Blonde)
Hudson Railhouse Resonator
Stagg Mandolin
Stylophone
Fender Frontman 212 Combo
Vox Pathfinder Practice Amp
Boss, Marshall, Behringer and Danelectro Effects pedals.
Line-6 Pod 2

Maybe I should sell them all and buy a really nice Fender Tele

I play Air Guitar.

Left handed for all Hendrix songs.

And of course - imaginary pedals.

And this was YEARS AHEAD of Guitar Hero.

I don't want to brag, but I am pretty good.

Before you laugh, perform ASTRO MAN by Jimi.
It is not as easy as it sounds.

Ok, now behind your head.

Well here goes...

Electric
Gibson ES335 59 Reissue
Eggle Singlecut
Campbell American Caledonian
Campbell American Nelsonic Transitone
Campbell American Transitone
Angry Angus Testy (Telecaster but better )

Acoustic
Rainsong WS1000 Carbon Graphite
Brook Torridge
Brook Bovey
Rob Armstrong Electro
Rob Armstrong Acoustic
Taylor Baby
Maccaferri GA40

Bass
Overwater Prgress II 4 string
Sei Flamboyant 5 String

Blimey, didn't realise I had so many

Lowden S-32 , handmade in Northern Ireland . East Indian rosewood back and sides, sitka spruce top .