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yea, just got off the phone with Spike got a body blank coming with wood mount humbuckers bridge and neck, Mahogany wood, Standard strat hartail. top route for tele control cavity.I figure to do a Reverend style build. So now to get that in, I need to get  template for the reverend body now.

I know I have been absent a while got  a new job and am staying out of town and till  I find a house in the area so I have little time for the net good news is that it is a nice project and will go on for 3 years bad news is it is a lot of hours and I have not picked up a guitar in 2 weeks...

And besides almost falling off the back of the stage and having a real ruff costume change. I think Madona had a good half time show. lots more entertaining than that boring superbowl.

and here it is http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7862/42259518.jpg

I am at the end of my second tele remember that is the guitar of my choice to play now having said that, I want a Double cutaway, dual humbucker guitar that does not remind me of a Fender product. and I have found I do not really like the TOM design as I do not really like the feeling of playing...

One of the great voices of modern blues has passed away Etta James Dies earlier at the age of 73 some of her songs have always stood out in my mind, the one "I'd Rather Be Blind" burns my sould http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/arts/music/etta-james-singer-dies-at-73.html

just wondering,because I spend about 10 hours a week jamming with some station on it. Keeps my chops up and I think it is a great way to super develop your playing skills. I know this is a builders forum, but face it, my building skills are a result of wanting boutique guitars and not being able...

It was in the mid 70s while listening to a friends blues records I heard a sound that changed my mind about what a guitar player should sound like. I was listening to a howling wolf 33 rpm recording and the sound of the guitar blew my mind, It actually took me a few weeks to find out this was...

I was 4 when she was built, when I was nine, my father was buying me a Mustang, 69 competition orange with a yellow stripe. And I saw her the first time. It was love at first site, hanging on the wall was a 62 fiesta red custom order Telecaster, the custom order I was told was the maple...

Now who would think I of all members would want to keep a thread clean MORONS Skinny Morons,  hehehe, also a member of the fat club

that is right September is coming up and one of the must go to events of the year is coming up Sept 15 through the 17 Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven hold this event every year and it is a blast, Music and camping in a old Hollywood set for westerns in Pioneer town...

OK, My 62 had a unique bridge compared to all the ones I have seen it had the ribbed saddles and the plate was drilled for both through body and end of bridge said pat pend with a serial number anyone know were you can get one like that ? when I research the bridge I find that the one I had...

Saturday I had to go play out, we had a outdoor bring out the big amp gig I brought out the Vox, got to crank it which I rarely get to do, 120 watts, that is 2 channels of stereo 60 watts into a 4x12 cabinet of pure British amplifier perfection. so as it was going be a marathon gig, I brought...

This kid blows me away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S1fVY4ELSM I guess they are going have a hour and a half show of him and Buddy Guy on Serius Radio on BB Kings Bluesville twice this weekend

I loved the old thread. but let us step it up a notch tonight we are doing Pizza herb 2 cheese pizza I start by about 2 hours before it is time to start cooking, making pizza dough let it rise twice and separate it into two balls when it is time oven goes on at 450, and 2 pizza stones go in...

OK pics to follow you all remember the thread I posted after trying one of these things ? well I did a side job and bought a paint blemished one for 300 US and bought about 100 bucks in software I have a kid that comes over every Saturday for a lesson. I think I am going freak him out with this...

I remember the day when Washburn guitars were some really nice guitars I own 2 from the 80s that rock, and are of great quality but lately every one I pick up in the music store is either a cheap korean knock off or some beginners model Does Washburn still make any American made stuff of...

Off for the weekend will be thinking of you all and checking in on the droid http://www.coachella.com/

So, this morning I was taking a lesson form a local guitar god and we were comping out on Stormy Monday Otis Taylor A flat, Uch and I keep getting lost, I mean who in the hell decided to do this in A flat so he puts a fret light guitar in my hands, WOW, those things may not be the best guitar...

somewhere around teh 5:30 mark he starts to take off Alvin Lee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdltHgMMrqc&feature=related