JOHN HORNBY SKEWES & CO - JHS (Data Dump)

[theemadcap1]

I actually heard from someone who guitar-teched for Blackmore that in fact he used a "Bass Booster"...? I wonder if Graham can confirm it sounds nicer?
Seems like this 'Horn Blower could be the 'step up' Booster...

[Electric Warrior]

At least it looks like an extremely souped up version..

[Vitreous]

Bumping an ancient thread here, but do we have any idea what those speaker-looking things are in the Hornblower?

[walkingtiger]

Thank you for bumping, this is an awesome thread. Did Graham ever release the JHS book?

[1bottlerocket]

Thank you for bumping, this is an awesome thread. Did Graham ever release the JHS book?

I don't think Graham is ever going to release anything. He had a lot of great ideas and interest from several large magazine publications and financing interests but it never went anywhere. I was doing studio photo work and book design templates for him and I think Bart was doing web development but everything fizzled. I never heard anything back after a while.

I have messaged him over the years but I never get a reply. I am not sure of the status of his gear collection but I know from personal experience that it is substantial. If I remember correctly he sold off a few Park amps. I would like to get my hands on a couple of his Watkins and Vox amps but I am sure those are staying put.

[walkingtiger]

Thank you for bumping, this is an awesome thread. Did Graham ever release the JHS book?

I don't think Graham is ever going to release anything. He had a lot of great ideas and interest from several large magazine publications and financing interests but it never went anywhere. I was doing studio photo work and book design templates for him and I think Bart was doing web development but everything fizzled. I never heard anything back after a while.

I have messaged him over the years but I never get a reply. I am not sure of the status of his gear collection but I know from personal experience that it is substantial. If I remember correctly he sold off a few Park amps. I would like to get my hands on a couple of his Watkins and Vox amps but I am sure those are staying put.

Ah right on, that’s a bummer! Sounds like a lot of pressure amounting all at once for him. I’ve seen a bit of his collection scattered around the internet over the years, but a comprehensive book would have been super cool. Never say never though :)

Have you worked on any other books or websites? I’m assuming you shoot professionally and would love to see your work if you have anything to share! I used to shoot a bit of still life in the studio and often think about jumping back in with fuzz pedals.

[1bottlerocket]

I am an elementary school teacher nowadays. My background is in design and architecture. I also worked as a newspaper photographer for a couple of years so I have studio experience.

I did some work for Stephenson amps in Canada. He still has a couple of photos that I took for him but when he did a website redesign I think he took the new photos himself. It's pretty easy to tell which photos are professionally shot and which he did.