I have an ancient Wilson bass which I bought used back in the 70's. The previous owner must have worn a big cross as was the fashion ala Black Sabbath, due to the ruts where the cross must have been rubbing. I still enjoy playing it though my days of 3 hour sessions is past. I very nearly bought a violin bass in the Beatles exhibition in Liverpool, cost over £1000...good sense prevailed.

Good luck finding your ideal mate.     

Thanks again, as I say I enjoy recording. I use a Tascam DP24 which I bought around the same time as Russ bought his. It's a great machine with some built in FX which go totally unused by me. I direct inject through an Alesis 8 track mixer by way of (for bass) a VTONE BASS BDI 21.
For acoustics a Donner Alpha Cruncher and a Digitech RP55 together for electric guitar. 12 string is recorded by microphone. For mixdown for MP3 I use a program called Ableton live which came with my Focusrite Scarlett interface, then to an MP3 converter called Moo0 Audio (free on line). Oh and vocals go through a Behringer Minifex.     

Thank you all. Yes I do play all the instruments, there's my Encore acoustic 12er, Tanglewood acoustic rhythm,  Crafter acoustic lead, Stratacaster and Telecaster electric leads, Yamaha keyboard and finally Alesis drum pads played live. I agree there is far too much reverb/echo, a lot was added by the mixing programme. I just love multi track recording!
I was hoping it wouldn't sound too much of a Wish You Were Here copy?     

Jim, I may have got the name wrong? his real name is Trevor Scivens, I think, come on, I am getting old!

You mention  the park? In 2008 I wrote a whole CD of songs about the life in the park, everything from young mothers walking their babies to drug dealers and murder. There is one song about an old man who spends his day in the park, feeds the ducks with his sandwiches and remembering his deceased wife and how they got married during the war and listened to the Sally army band playing in the bandstand. if you look back you may find the words as I've lost all those old songsheets when my old PC committed suicide!     

Come to think of it, I haven't heard a talk box for years either.mi guess it was just one of those toys that got replaced when the new "Barbie" came out.

I always thought it was "flush out the loo" ?

I also love the line "over the dreaming spires, to rest my eyes in shades of green" from itchycoo park, and of course the phased drums....the 60s were a great time until Engelbert Humperdinck showed his ugly face and even uglier songs.

Yep still sing A Hard Days Night from time to time. Loved the Peter Sellers version to, also produced by George Martin.     

it may be due to the fact that you've chosen a post from 2014 so may no longer be available on-line     

I Googled "Richmond park" and had a quick glance through their info. I found a link to King Henry's Mound which you might like to peruse, I'll say no more to leave you to see what I saw!!! There is a place there called Pembroke Lodge Gardens, Pembroke in Wales being the place where (I think) Henry was born. There is a lot of history in this country, good and bad. I thought I had a good idea of it but I'm still learning apparently.

great little song, I bet CNET could give it a Tudor feel?     

I guessed that muttonheads meant wazzocks, a good northern word, meaning plonker, a good southern word! all of which means people that voted for brexit believing the lies that the muttonheads and cocktail shakers spouted at them.

still funny and enjoyable. or as the romans said; may the forts be with you.     

and not a double entendre in sight? lol. sounds like a lot of fun.