Cheesy Guitars
A site dedicated to the guitar making industry in the former Communist Bloc. A gallery of some truly ghastly instruments, and a few surprisingly not so, this is good fun, and well researched.

Telecaster Discussion Page
This is a site dedicated to the Telecaster and its derivatives and is based in the States. It has a forum and links to forums about other solid bodied guitars too. It is easy to register to post on this site

Axesrus Guitar Parts
Axesrus supply a huge range of guitar parts, some of which I use. They often have special offers and rare items too.

Pete Woodman Guitars
Based on the Isle of Man, Pete build beautiful guitars, and is a great authority on the setting up and repair of resonator guitars.

knock on wood
Global Music Supplies. Based in Leeds, their shop is a cornucopia of wonderful music and instruments.

Michael Messer
Michael Messer is a great slide player and enthusiast. His website has lots of links, news, reviews and a brilliant forum!

Burnley Blues Festival
A yearly Blues Festival that takes place less than a dozen miles from where I live.

Notecannons.com
A site devoted to the history of National guitars. Archive pictures of some rare and beautiful instruments and their players.

Brads page of Steel
This is a mine of information about slide playing. History, musicians, instruments, everything you might want to know about slide/bottleneck/dobro playing and players

Slide Guitar Web Ring
A States based site, that has different tunings, playing info, and video teaching clips

Planet Dobro
A great site, with lists of artists, guitar builders, and all things to do with playing bottleneck and slide guitar

The Gear page
Another States based forum about guitars and stuff. Another one you have to register with, but some great views and discussions

Angel Sound Ltd
This shop is based less than five miles from me, and I often get spare parts there. They also often have "renovation projects" for sale, as well as bodies and necks.

Early Blues Website
A site devoted to early blues music, and a resource for blues music in general. It has a guestbook, and a listing for gigs and musicians, particularly in the North of England.

Mustang Guitars
This is a supplier of exclusively left-handed guitars, from the budget ones to the vintage rareties. I personally play right-handed, but I think that this site partly redresses the raw deal that left-handed players have.

AllThingsMusic
Comprehensive music directory, with listings, information, links, and more.

Guitar Websites
A web-based guitar resource. Lots of information, links, news, shops and much, much more

IGS Guitar Seminars Forum
This site is based in the States but the Forum has contributors from these shores too. Like many sites you have to register to post on the Forum, its is mainly good natured, but sometimes some strong opinions are voiced.

IndyGuitarist
This site is for people who want to hot-rod or upgrade amps and pedals. It includes the means to buy books and online information about upgrading amps and effects. States based

Valve Junior.com
A site dedicated to modding these little amps, and making them into wonderful things. An inspiration to those who like to hot-rod amps and great for communicationg with players across "the pond"

Watford Valves
Suppliers of mail order valves and speakers to upgrade current and vintage amps. Very helpful, they also have a forum to share views and are a good source of parts and advice to keep your valve amps running and singing.

Jon Gomm
An awesome and highly individual guitarist. He gets sounds out of an old Lowden and a few pedals, that you would not believe. Check him out and see him live!!

Bluebell Audio
Suppliers of valves, components and transformers for valve amps. Very helpful, very knowledgeable, and very friendly. Top people!

Birds and Moons, PRS Forum
This is the site of PRS guitars. While most of their guitars are way beyond my spending power, the forum on this site is great. Full of stuff about amps, guitars (not just PRS) and as usual with the US based forums, is full of trenchant, humorous, and for

Bronte Blues Club
Bronte Blues Club put on gigs in a small village called Laycock near Keighley in Yorkshire. They put on big names on the blues circuit including international players. They also do a great job in promoting blues music in schools and to a wider audience. K

Folk and Roots
A guide to the folk and acoustic scene, with information about UK folk gigs, festivals and 100s of links. A top site and a great rsource for roots music and beyond.

Richard Hawley
idiosyncratic musician and songwriter, with a great sound and great taste in guitars too. Top forum on his site too.

Sollophonic on YouTube
Sollophonic guitar being played by me on YouTube. Take a look!

Graham Robinson;- Blues and Ragtime Guitarist
Graham is a superb local blues and ragtime guitarist, who plays acoustic music in the style of the early blues masters.

Busker Guitars
Busker make superb guitars in the style of vintage Nationals, and have raised the bar in terms of affordable resophonic instruments. Endorsed by Michael Messer among others, they play and sound superb.

ResoTone, Australia
Australian based resonator guitar supplies. Down under stockists of Michael Messer and Busker resonator guitars and accessories

Diamond Bottlenecks
Exquisite and toneful glass bottlenecks and tonebars. Everything from simple chunky slides to fantastic custom ones.

Al Johnson.be
Roots blues singer/guitarist based in Antwerp in Belgium. Passionate about the Blues.

Stevens Custom Guitars
Beautiful custom guitars made by Dave Stevens in Bristol. Classic designs which have their construction documented in a blog as well!

Keighley Blues Club
Blues Club based in Keighley, West Yorkshire. Established in 2005 it puts on a variety of blues and roots acts from all over the world.

Thumbdrum Percussion and Music Development
Paul Wrigley runs percussion, music and drumming events both in schools and beyond. Based in West Yorks, he is also a fine folk/roots musician.

Squier Talk Forum
A forum devoted to Squier guitars, the lower end, but no always lower quality product of Fender. All types and styles, their players and fans

Squier 51 Forum
A forum dedicated to the appreciation, modding and playing of the idiosyncratic Squier 51, a Fender Squier guitar, with a cult following

Bentham Pottery
Makers of fab pottery and pottery courses, in the Yorkshire Dales

Skipton Web
Skipton is well worth a visit, a busy market town, it is the Gateway to the Yorkshire Dales. SkiptonWeb has all the information you need for a visit, either just for a day-trip, or longer.

Daelnet
The Web Gateway to the Yorkshire Dales. All you need to know about whats on, in and around in this part of the world (and beyond!)

Skipton Directory
An online directory of businesses, services, community groups and tourist information in Skipton, North Yorks.

Mountain Bike Dales
Yorkshire Dales mountain Bike routes and information. This site is devoted to some of the finest off-road cycling countryside in the world, I know because I live on its doorstep, and ride on its trails. Bring your bike to the Yorkshire Dales, stay a while