Danny Fardell
@dannyfardell.bsky.social
Adwick Wash birder.
Reader of books (buyer of many more)
Music obsessive & guitar addict (particularly fond of Telecasters & Jazzmaster types)
Acid casualty of the '90s
Serf to Rowan the Border Collie
Reader of books (buyer of many more)
Music obsessive & guitar addict (particularly fond of Telecasters & Jazzmaster types)
Acid casualty of the '90s
Serf to Rowan the Border Collie
Brian Wampler dunt half know how to make great pedals. Had the Tumnus 4 years now & it's shaping up to be my all time favourite overdrive. Why pay £1000's for a Klon when this does same while sounding fantastic for a fraction of the price?
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Brian Wampler dunt half know how to make great pedals. Had the Tumnus 4 years now & it's shaping up to be my all time favourite overdrive. Why pay £1000's for a Klon when this does same while sounding fantastic for a fraction of the price?
Lou Reed - Sweet Jane (live)
YouTube video by XandetheXande
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November 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I can't help about the shape I'm in,
I can't sing I ain't pretty & my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to...
youtube.com/watch?v=0yq-...
I can't sing I ain't pretty & my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to...
youtube.com/watch?v=0yq-...
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac - "Oh Well", Live@ Music Mash 1969
YouTube video by Einyo
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November 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I can't help about the shape I'm in,
I can't sing I ain't pretty & my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to...
youtube.com/watch?v=0yq-...
I can't sing I ain't pretty & my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to...
youtube.com/watch?v=0yq-...
Still don't understand this game, almost 40 years later.
November 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Still don't understand this game, almost 40 years later.
Finally got round to re-stringing my T-type (under duress from Rowan!) & I'd forgotten just how great it sounds especially through the Vox. Plays fantastic too.
Like a custom shop Tele, classic twang from bridge pickup & humbucker in neck gives a darker more mellow tone.
Like a custom shop Tele, classic twang from bridge pickup & humbucker in neck gives a darker more mellow tone.
October 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Finally got round to re-stringing my T-type (under duress from Rowan!) & I'd forgotten just how great it sounds especially through the Vox. Plays fantastic too.
Like a custom shop Tele, classic twang from bridge pickup & humbucker in neck gives a darker more mellow tone.
Like a custom shop Tele, classic twang from bridge pickup & humbucker in neck gives a darker more mellow tone.
The Bunyip Song - Dot and the Kangaroo(1977)
YouTube video by DanielChannel57
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October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
So Robbie Williams reckons Noel Gallagher couldn't write songs after the first 2 Oasis albums. Bit rich from a bloke who'd struggle to write his own name. Just a Butlins Redcoat who got lucky. Should pay the Irish fella for writing Angels too, the tight twat.
October 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
So Robbie Williams reckons Noel Gallagher couldn't write songs after the first 2 Oasis albums. Bit rich from a bloke who'd struggle to write his own name. Just a Butlins Redcoat who got lucky. Should pay the Irish fella for writing Angels too, the tight twat.
It seems a very long time since I sat down in my bedroom with my Hondo Strat copy & began working through this. A real revelation - introduced me to power chords, Hammer ons & Pull offs, string bending, vibrato & tapping... God knows how many times I must've gone through it!😅
October 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It seems a very long time since I sat down in my bedroom with my Hondo Strat copy & began working through this. A real revelation - introduced me to power chords, Hammer ons & Pull offs, string bending, vibrato & tapping... God knows how many times I must've gone through it!😅
While undoubtedly a great pedal, I don't get why folk pay £400 for the King of Tone after 5 years on a waiting list when the Wampler Pantheon does the same and more for a lot less money & no wait. Very versatile & great sounding Bluesbreaker type circuit. Possibly my favourite overdrive.
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
While undoubtedly a great pedal, I don't get why folk pay £400 for the King of Tone after 5 years on a waiting list when the Wampler Pantheon does the same and more for a lot less money & no wait. Very versatile & great sounding Bluesbreaker type circuit. Possibly my favourite overdrive.
Exactly why I'm reluctant to buy cheap cable. Only had it c.2 months & not exactly hammered it using it at home, would've thought for 12 quid it'd have at least seen the year out. Certainly not fit for use in a live situation - sitting playing at the desk shows its not for for purpose.
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Exactly why I'm reluctant to buy cheap cable. Only had it c.2 months & not exactly hammered it using it at home, would've thought for 12 quid it'd have at least seen the year out. Certainly not fit for use in a live situation - sitting playing at the desk shows its not for for purpose.
Quite possibly my favourite book on the Fab Four. A real treasure trove.
October 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Quite possibly my favourite book on the Fab Four. A real treasure trove.
Stupid bastard manual is in French. What the hell is "le volume" supposed to mean???
October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Stupid bastard manual is in French. What the hell is "le volume" supposed to mean???
Today I am mostly bashing out tunes by Thin Lizzy & those funky monks the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And maybe re-learning Holiday in Cambodia.
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today I am mostly bashing out tunes by Thin Lizzy & those funky monks the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And maybe re-learning Holiday in Cambodia.
Today my neighbours have mostly been listening to renditions of Cherub Rock, This Charming Man, Little Wing, The Wind Cries Mary & many bluesy noodlings.
October 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Today my neighbours have mostly been listening to renditions of Cherub Rock, This Charming Man, Little Wing, The Wind Cries Mary & many bluesy noodlings.
Me as a nipper with my pet chicken Stephen.
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Me as a nipper with my pet chicken Stephen.
Just been to co-op, gang of kids outside pestering me to go in cos they can't get served. They wanted 20 Richmond, thought I'd do em a favour. Came back out, gave em their goodies & they went apeshit at me, called me all names under the sun. Ungrateful twats can get their own sausages next time...
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Just been to co-op, gang of kids outside pestering me to go in cos they can't get served. They wanted 20 Richmond, thought I'd do em a favour. Came back out, gave em their goodies & they went apeshit at me, called me all names under the sun. Ungrateful twats can get their own sausages next time...
Appears I have an unfeasibly large testicle. It's like a bastard space hopper!
October 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Appears I have an unfeasibly large testicle. It's like a bastard space hopper!
There's a rat in mi kitchen.
October 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
There's a rat in mi kitchen.
Fired up the Blackstar today, first time since i got my Vox. Clean channel was underwhelming after having been spoilt by the Vox chime & sparkle. Fiddled with the EQ & knobs & it was soon pleasing my ears. Dirty channel still sounded great, different to the Vox - more like a Marshall we know & love.
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Fired up the Blackstar today, first time since i got my Vox. Clean channel was underwhelming after having been spoilt by the Vox chime & sparkle. Fiddled with the EQ & knobs & it was soon pleasing my ears. Dirty channel still sounded great, different to the Vox - more like a Marshall we know & love.
Dunno where the time goes, 30 years today since this was released - god knows how many times must've played it since then.
October 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Dunno where the time goes, 30 years today since this was released - god knows how many times must've played it since then.
He might look sweet & innocent, but this (not so) little bugger swiped a joint of beef I'd been defrosting on the kitchen work top. A tenners worth of meat scanned by the pooch.
October 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
He might look sweet & innocent, but this (not so) little bugger swiped a joint of beef I'd been defrosting on the kitchen work top. A tenners worth of meat scanned by the pooch.
Ode to a Conker:
Brown and shiny,
Very round
Amongst the leaves,
Upon the ground.
Brown and shiny,
Very round
Amongst the leaves,
Upon the ground.
October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ode to a Conker:
Brown and shiny,
Very round
Amongst the leaves,
Upon the ground.
Brown and shiny,
Very round
Amongst the leaves,
Upon the ground.
Way back in 1991, this little lot were all released in a 2 month period from 8th August to 8th October, with Ozzy's "No More Tears " & Skid Row's "Slave to the Grind" sandwiched in there as well. An excellent run of albums, and a lifetime away from the albums released nowadays.
September 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Way back in 1991, this little lot were all released in a 2 month period from 8th August to 8th October, with Ozzy's "No More Tears " & Skid Row's "Slave to the Grind" sandwiched in there as well. An excellent run of albums, and a lifetime away from the albums released nowadays.
The crux of the breakfast is the sausage.
They vary too wildly, we need a standardised sausage. Maybe even a sausage ombudsman. Or is it me that's too picky?
They vary too wildly, we need a standardised sausage. Maybe even a sausage ombudsman. Or is it me that's too picky?
September 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The crux of the breakfast is the sausage.
They vary too wildly, we need a standardised sausage. Maybe even a sausage ombudsman. Or is it me that's too picky?
They vary too wildly, we need a standardised sausage. Maybe even a sausage ombudsman. Or is it me that's too picky?
Not only content with scrapping Turkey Twizzlers & having Kellogs Ricicles binned, it appears Jamie Oliver is also responsible for ruining the taste of Lucozade original. Worra cunt.
September 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Not only content with scrapping Turkey Twizzlers & having Kellogs Ricicles binned, it appears Jamie Oliver is also responsible for ruining the taste of Lucozade original. Worra cunt.