Simon Campbell
Musings from an eclectic, eccentric, well travelled and generally funny bloke
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Posted at 1340 hours on 27/01/12 | Posted in Life, Music, My 100 best things
Manx Independent top ten
This week, the Manx Independent asked for a top ten of my favourite music, books and films. An impossible task, but I gave it my best shot. The selection was published today and thought it may be a good idea to share! Enjoy…
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Posted at 1527 hours on 30/09/11 | Posted in Life, My 100 best things
A new arrival
The expression ‘a dog is a man’s best friend’ is often used, but the fact of the matter is, it’s true. Of course we have never owned a dog, but a few hairy princesses.
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Posted at 1455 hours on 08/06/11 | Posted in Life, My 100 best things
Barista brillance
I have always adored great coffee and Angela promised to buy me the ultimate machine for my 50th birthday. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find anyone with the knowledge to advise us, but then we met Allan Fair, owner of the Velvet Lobster and the Isle of Man’s consumate coffee connoisseur. Three years late, but worth the wait.
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Posted at 2023 hours on 31/01/10 | Posted in Music, My 100 best things
Search for the ultimate tone: part three
I have spent 35 years in search of the perfect guitar tone. This is the third, and final, in a series of articles describing the journey to date, and how I reached the conclusions about the gear and techniques I now employ. Grab a large brandy and let’s reel through the years…
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Posted at 0235 hours on 30/11/09 | Posted in Music, My 100 best things
Search for the ultimate tone: part two
I have spent 35 years in search of the perfect guitar tone. This is the second in a series of three articles describing the journey to date and how I reached the conclusions about the gear and techniques I now employ. Grab a stiff whisky and let’s examine the signal chain from the amplifier to recording console and/or PA…
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Posted at 0833 hours on 31/10/09 | Posted in Music, My 100 best things
Search for the ultimate tone: part one
I have spent 35 years in search of the perfect guitar tone. This is part one of a series of three articles describing the journey to date and how I reached the conclusions about the gear and techniques I now employ. Grab a beer and let’s examine the humble guitar string to just before the amplifier…
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