Born of Frustration

The Grecian 201 One
This week's favourite guitar

Well, after two days of not a lot happening apart from meeting Simon-from-Fusion-Guitars and getting the quite lovely Telemaster body, poncing around with bits and taking fotos, I figured that today I would finish The Old Burny One and then have a pleasent time playing it.

Then one of the bratskis did the projectile vom thing and so will be at home for a couple of days, which becomes even more of a solder free zone than normal. Then the other joined in too this morning, so that's that dead in the water.

And as Plans B and C - The Bye, Bye, Buy and Drip Dry Ones both need some metal melting too, I'm kinda stuffed on those as well.

So, despite best intentions, it looks like The Porn Shop One is going to be getting a bit of a rusted iron bath earlier than intended. I mean, what else can I do - I didn't want to, it's just the way it be?

More on that later, no doubt.

One thing I did manage to do yesterday was drop The Golden Shower One in to Mark at Clevedon Music for a bit of TLC. Now, I'm quite happy doing most things on guitars these days, after a fair bit of practice, but I'm still a novice when it comes to repairing raised frets. I could have given it a go, but my recent attempts haven't convinced me that I'm ready to ruin a guitar I really rather like. So Mark is going to sort out the frets for me. The secret is knowing your limitations after all.

In other news, I picked-up a stripped down old SG Junior the other day. Not a lot to it, just mahogany body and fixed neck and a roseywood board. It looks decent though, and I'm quite looking forward to having a go at something new again. I'll let you know what it is like when it shows-up.

I've fancied doing one of these for a while - a dogear P90 at the bridge and that be that, and I might try one of Shed Pickups P90s as I've heard loads of good things about them. I also fancy doing something with Bumble Bee capacitors and ye olde worlde wiring, just because I never have.

Might have to talk to that Shugz chap again or visit Fake58, which I've been meaning to do for a while and buy some bits and do it meself.

Yeah, I should really do the things I can,
road to serenity and all that.

Sounds fun anyway, but obviously a bit down the line.

Saying that, I do have some bronze paint which could look pretty swish. Though a gold top SG Jr would be a first... Actually I've never done a SG Jr before, so it will be a first whatever way I go.

One to ponder, that.

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