Getting Wired

Well, I've sent my bosted Gibson/Bill Lawrence pickup to Catswhiskerville to be reconnected or rewound or whatever it needs to make a peep again, and also sent the nice man an old Seymour Duncan '59 I had lay around too that was similarly unassuming.

It's the resurrection principle - why stop at one?

All of which means that The Old Burny One is yet again on hold. It was always going to be the way, let's face it.

As for The Wasteland One, well I'm pleased to say that the rather lovely looking Fake58 wiring harness arrived yesterday, complete with a couple of Ye Olde Bumble Bee capacitors and a lot of vintage Mojo-ness. The only slight buzzy thing in the medicine is that I ordered the wrong switch and it is too big, but I have another more petite one, so all should be well.

You'll hear the shouts of dee-lite if I get it all together today, as planned.

As for The Joe Le Taxi One, I've got to the bottom of that and the body should be here sometime soon. I'm quite looking forward to that baby. I think a nice shiny TV Jones  pickup will do wonders.

I'm also thinking about doing another Telemaster, though maybe with a couple of Soapbar P90s and a Strat neck, though I guess that is another name for a Jazzmaster, really.

Not sure why I didn't think of that before, as it is a wee bit obvious, isn't it?

Hmmm.

Dreaming Of Joni

Well, bit of an odd day, as I may have mentioned, so I set to a thinking about The Joe Le Taxi One all proper-like.

From the top then, it is going to have a Telecaster/La Cabronita type of body. I'm going for the single pickup version as basically it looks better in my humblest d'opinion. The body is going to be made from Alder, which is all good and wholesome.

The neck, I've gone for a maple 'boarded lovely, with an aged lacquer feel to it. Into the holes I'm going for my fave aged Klusons. These are sort of rusty looking before you begin, and look fantastic on The Porn Shop One. (Don't want to think about The Porn Shop One right now *sniff*)

For the bridge, it will be a half-ashtray kinda thingy. I'm thinking one of the Gotoh ones, but will see what turns up, I guess.

For the pickup, I have acquired a lovely TV Jones Classic from that Simon geezer at Fusion, which is a sight for burning retinas. *sigh*

I should be past getting excited by such things, but I'm not, so there we are.

As for the finish, I'm in about four minds at the moment. I have to say that despite all the promises I've made (mainly to myself) I am vaguely tempted to do a bit of *cough* paisley, or at least fabric.

Although copper is grabbing me in a big way, and I have got some new gubbins I haven't tried yet that makes things sparkly which could be nice. (Not glitter, I tried that before once or twice.)

No matter, I'm sure I'll decide when I get there..

It's the journey, after all, tis the journey...

Calling For A Cab...

Well, another day and on the surface not a lot of stuff has happened, but beneath the surface, me little feet are going like the clappers.

I did get The Old Burny One a bit closer - it makes a noise now, which is cool, so jobs for the weekend are to do a bit of a tidy, string and set-up, which will be rather lovely. It was a dumb mistake, but I got there in the end.

Other than that, I moved The Drip Dry One a bit further forward - reamed/put on the tuners, de-gunked and oiled the neck so that it purrs, and wired it all up. Just need the bridge to arrive (one did but I'd measured it wrong so I've had to re-order - stoopid am we). So in truth, that is close too.

Parts, parts, always blinkin' parts, innit?

As for exciting new stuff, I've ordered meself a La Cabronita body to go with the TV Jones pickup and neck I've snaffled too. I've got a good idea how that one will look too, but more on that later, The Joe Le Taxi One.

As for my special offer, I'm going to let it run until Monday, I think, though maybe a stick-on Rolf beard isn't as appetising as gentrification, who can tell these days.

So over the weekend, given half a chance should be golden guitar time and see what the postie brings...