Once More Into The Thingy

Well, once the bank holibob is out of the way and time is mine own, this week is all about The Fabulous One (and you won't distract me from that, let me tell you), and maybe the '81 Gibson Sonex I should get Tuesday evening.

I am a little bit excited about that, but won't for a moment let it distract me from the fact that I'll be doing fabulously this week.

Nothing could.

Nothing at all.

Apart from the bit where I remember the little box of Strat parts I found hidden away for a rainy day. Under the stairs, behind the school bags and shoe mountain.

I'd forgotten I had them, so they were a nice surprise.

I do realise that finding a guitar, even in bits, that you'd forgotten about sounds daft, but I worked for a bloke once who came into work well excited because he'd found something in his garden, and it turned out to be a Tennis Court. So I don't feel so verily bad.

My only excuse is that there are a lot of shoes to climb before you get to the box.

Not for the fainting heart.

Anyway, top-of-mine-mind the chopping down of the fabulous is, in between selling Socialist Worker, but I can't help but wonder what to do with the Strat on the side, as it were.

I have of course just done a single 'bucker Strat, which has got that out of my system for a while, but to be honest single pickuped is how I like my Strats best, so I shouldn't rule it out.

But I do think that maybe something different might be good.

Though I do like single pickup guitars.

But different is good.

Though I like single pickup Strats.

But...then...well..you know.

Hmmm.

OK, assuming that I might do it in between, as it were, I think I should like to  break a habit of a lunchtime and do a proper Strat for once, with three single coils. Not usually my kipper, but what the hell, it'd make a change.

Plus I loved the lippy pups on The Kooky One, so they could be an option.

Or I might do a single P90, just for old times sake and all.

Or maybe a single humbucker.

Or something else.

As for the finish, I am torn between corroded copper and gold leaf. I've always liked the look of shoreline gold Strats, so it might be nice to do a real gold one. Though a completely copperified one would look cool too.

We'll see though. I mean, I'll be busy doing the Fabulous One let's face it, it isn't like I'll have a lot of time to start The Glory B One.

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