G'day cobbers!

HoodieMcFoodie · May 9th, 2008, 08:04 AM

G'day all.

I thought it was about time I stopped lurking and introduced myself and my tele. I've been playing guitar since I was 13, I'm now 46, but I feel I have a long way to go.

I guess you would say I've always been a classic rock kinda-guy when it comes to playing music. I like lots of different styles of music, but not gansta-rap or death-metal. I'm even beginning to appreciate country music. (I guess it helps that my wife comes from Tamworth, the counrty music capital of Australia).

I've been playing bass guitar in covers bands here in Sydney on and off since the late 80's. I also alternate between bass and accoustic duties most Sundays at our church. One day I've love to strap on a 6 string and play live. Who knows it may even happen!

Anyway last year I said to myself, "self" I said, "Don't you think you deserve to own one really good electric guitar in your life?" Of course everyone knows the answer to that question, so I present to you my American Deluxe Ash Telecaster...

Ronkirn · May 9th, 2008, 08:08 AM

G'day mate, and welcome.. Grab a Foster's. plug in, and take it...

Ron Kirn

JimiBryant · May 9th, 2008, 08:26 AM

and then I said to myself "self, Aussies don't drink Foster's do they?
I thought it was Victoria Bitter!!?"

welcome, Hoodie, and what a lovely Tele you have there!

<<<< ladies and germs, this is my 1000th post >>>>

Captain HiTop · May 9th, 2008, 09:05 AM

Welcome to a great place (raises stubby of eb)

ch

and nice guitar

Dennis68 · May 9th, 2008, 09:14 AM

Welcome aboard! Fine lookin' tele you got there. Pull up a chair and stick around. Lots to talk about here with some of the finest folks I've ever met anywhere.

So what amp are you playing your Tele through?

RichardWitt · May 9th, 2008, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimiBryant

and then I said to myself "self, Aussies don't drink Foster's do they?
I thought it was Victoria Bitter!!?"

Nah mate!

Welcome Hoodie!!!

Tele Fan · May 9th, 2008, 11:48 AM

Welcome to the party partner! It's a great place to hang about. Nice looking axe you've got there.

mudbean · May 9th, 2008, 12:08 PM

>> G'day all. <<

Right back attya!! Welcome, pull up a stool ...

mud

kelnet · May 9th, 2008, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardWitt

Nah mate!

Welcome Hoodie!!!

Ahhh, I was in Australia for three weeks back in '91 and discovered Carlton Draught. I think I sobered up on the plane-ride home.
Excellent Beer!!

Oh yeah, and excellent guitar, Hoodie!!

Red Square · May 9th, 2008, 12:38 PM

That Tele is a stunningly beautiful one!

TheDoctor · May 9th, 2008, 01:16 PM

Nice Tele, less sure about the beers on here.

Try this for size.

Love Australia, hope to live there within the next two years.

metulmykul · May 9th, 2008, 03:14 PM

Nice one Hoodie!
And we'll get ya sorted on that gansta rap, don't worry about that

woodman · May 9th, 2008, 03:36 PM

welcome, mate, we'll put another shrimp on the barbie.

Fatmanstratman · May 9th, 2008, 04:28 PM

Welcome to the TDPRI, HoodieMcFoodie!

What a GORGEOUS guitar! Good choice!....

HoodieMcFoodie · May 9th, 2008, 06:29 PM

Thanks everyone for your warm welcome to TPDRI. I hope to stick around a while, learn a few things, and give some back.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis68

So what amp are you playing your Tele through?

I've use a MusicMan 210 Seventy-five which I've owned since new in the early 80's.

My bass guitar is a MusicMan Stingray5 ('91 ErnieBall, but still influenced by The Man), so I guess you can see I'm a bit of a Leo man

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimiBryant

and then I said to myself "self, Aussies don't drink Foster's do they?
I thought it was Victoria Bitter!!?"

VB gives me a screaming headache so I avoid it like the plague. Carlton Draught and Cascade are two mighty fine beers but I prefer these...

Nick JD · May 9th, 2008, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoodieMcFoodie

VB gives me a screaming headache so I avoid it like the plague. Carlton Draught and Cascade are two mighty fine beers but I prefer these...

An old friend came over from London and was working at a pub in the Corso at Manly. She wasn't familiar with the beer brands.

This guy come up to the bar and asks, "Do you sell pills?"
She pulls a weird face and says, "No!?"
"Okay, I'll have a VB."

So she's seriously wondering if there used to be a girl working here who looked like her and was a drug dealer because one in every ten customers would ask her for pills!

Then a few hours later, the original guy comes up to the bar again and looks closely down at the fridge behind the bar and says, "Hey! You do sell Pils!"

macdog · May 9th, 2008, 09:03 PM

Oh my goodness, a thread started by an Australian that quickly turns to the topic of beer! How can this be???
Welcome to the TDPRI mate. Beautiful guitar, stunning even.

P.S. Make mine a Cooper's Sparkling Ale.

BAW4742 · May 9th, 2008, 09:19 PM

Hey Hoodie. Nice beers.

Oh wait a minute - we were talkin guitars. that's one nice Ash one ya got there............

Nice look - black guard on the golden ash.

Welcome aboard, man. I've not been here long myself but it's a great place to hang out.

vintage52 · May 10th, 2008, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelnet

Ahhh, I was in Australia for three weeks back in '91 and discovered Carlton Draught. I think I sobered up on the plane-ride home.
Excellent Beer!!

Oh yeah, and excellent guitar, Hoodie!!

I was the same!!!

Found that beautiful CD and was immersed in something from Australia that was half decent

Off to Oz in October and will no doubt sample some more!!

May 9th, 2008, 08:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ronkirn Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 61 Posts: 2,130	G'day mate, and welcome.. Grab a Foster's. plug in, and take it... Ron Kirn __________________ Lord, give me a sense of humor. Give me the grace to see a joke, To get some humor out of life, and pass it on to other folks. The only thing necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing......

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JimiBryant Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago Chicago that toddlin' town Age: 46 Posts: 1,296	and then I said to myself "self, Aussies don't drink Foster's do they? I thought it was Victoria Bitter!!?" welcome, Hoodie, and what a lovely Tele you have there! <<<< ladies and germs, this is my 1000th post >>>> __________________ I am very proud of the fact that I'm so humble!

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Dennis68 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hudson Valley Posts: 757	Welcome aboard! Fine lookin' tele you got there. Pull up a chair and stick around. Lots to talk about here with some of the finest folks I've ever met anywhere. So what amp are you playing your Tele through? __________________ -Dennis

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Tele Fan Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville, Ky Age: 29 Posts: 826	Welcome to the party partner! It's a great place to hang about. Nice looking axe you've got there. __________________ Life is better when you just make it up as you go along.

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Captain HiTop TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 36	Welcome to a great place (raises stubby of eb) ch and nice guitar

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Red Square TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens Ga Posts: 17	That Tele is a stunningly beautiful one!

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TheDoctor TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 29	Nice Tele, less sure about the beers on here. Try this for size. Love Australia, hope to live there within the next two years.

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metulmykul Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 270	Nice one Hoodie! And we'll get ya sorted on that gansta rap, don't worry about that __________________ "Amps should have an on/off switch and a fking volume and tone. If you get a really fancy one, it should have reverb on/off..."* S.P Jones

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woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 62 Posts: 5,362	welcome, mate, we'll put another shrimp on the barbie. __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/woodymitchellmusic BAND PAGES: www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Stragglers - Western Swing) www.myspace.com/loafersgloryband (Loafers Glory - '70s country-rock)

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Fatmanstratman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fatmanville, Cambs., UK Posts: 2,675	Welcome to the TDPRI, HoodieMcFoodie! What a GORGEOUS guitar! Good choice!.... __________________ . . . *"Behind every argument is someone's ignorance."*

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macdog TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 98	Oh my goodness, a thread started by an Australian that quickly turns to the topic of beer! How can this be??? Welcome to the TDPRI mate. Beautiful guitar, stunning even. P.S. Make mine a Cooper's Sparkling Ale.

May 9th, 2008, 09:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
BAW4742 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Age: 51 Posts: 445	Hey Hoodie. Nice beers. Oh wait a minute - we were talkin guitars. that's one nice Ash one ya got there............ Nice look - black guard on the golden ash. Welcome aboard, man. I've not been here long myself but it's a great place to hang out.