Teardrops of a Clown

A Chunk of Wood

Well, another day, and another selection of courier types to hang around in wait of.

So I was going to plot the finer details of The Tatty Adonis One, and lay them out before you like pearls (no offence), when a great chunk of wood arrived and I got sidetracked by blinding ambish.

But what to do..

First thought, maybe a Ricky 620 shaped thingy?

But the wood was too small for that. I really should measure these things.

Then I thought - a Vox Teardrop.

And that looked good.

So do I do a Tele pickup/bridge etc. ?

Maybe

Or even a P90 and a humbucker?

Too Small for Ricky - Shame

Hard to say.

Still, I think I'll wait for the neck before I get too carried away, I'd hate to mess up the bridge placement and all that.

(Man I'm on old pro' - slap the warpaint on and off I go).

But the UPS chappy just arrived and took The Foxy Roxy One Dave-wards. Blimey.





That interrupted the flow.


Where was I? Oh yeah...

So that is good.

As for The Tatty Adonis One, the front and back are drying for the day, but look rather swish, although worryingly, there is something-of-the-swirl about them..

Just Right for a Teardrop - Huzzah

As for the rest of the bobbins -

1. Maple/Rosewood Stratish neck

2. Wilkinson Steel Blocked Trem thingy for mucho zinginess and sustain

3. Single humbucker at the bridge. Not quite sure what yet, but there we are. I want something bright and sunny, I think. I may well use the Gretsch one, as the neck one was rather lovely in The BDSM One. Hmmm...

4. Tuners - I've really liked the Wilkinson pre-aged Rotomatic types, so I'm going with them as they are my new favourites.

This week anyway.

5. Scratchplate - I am really tempted to go for a nice torty one, just for a change. It is either that or something to match the body. Mr Mojo is doing me a wiring loom, which is all cool and means the guitar will work, always a bonus.

As for when - well, it is Easter holibobs for a fortnight after tomorrow, so The Tatty Adonis One might have to be my holiday 'treat'. chopping wood will have to wait until I can be alone. By which time hopefully all of the tooly stuff will have arrived...and I might even get the Ronin One bridged up and ready to go.

Got to pack The BDSM One up now though, as it is off to Greece in the morning (well, another day of courierdom to look forward to, I guess.)

La la laaa

Getting Wood. It Can Take A While These Days

Some Old Wood, I Haven't Bought

Well, what can I say - the recording never quite happened due to a knackered PC, but such is life.

I think of it as a merciful release for one and all..

Instead, I've kinda got my act together a wee bit. First I sorted out some chunks of wood to chop up, and then secondly I'm hoping that I've sorted out some templates to give me a clue where the chopping should chop.

I'm not overly worried about the guitar outlines, I think I'd rather come up with my own in time, but I have been a tad wary about things like neck pockets and getting the sizes right for pickups and bridges and things like that. There seems a certain logic to it. Anyway, fingers crossed it pans out, and I'm sure I'll mention it either ways up.. I'm a talkative kinda chap, let's face it.

As for other stuff, The Fabulous One is a tad delayed, but I'm hoping The Ronin One will be somewhere closer parts-wise in the next week or so. I have half an inkling that it might fill my heavyweight Les Paul needs for a while at least. Which are distressing me somewhat since the exit-stage-right of The Old Burny One.

I've been tempted to snap up a Vintage or a Chinese Tokai or something else cheersome and cheap, but I think like the Gordo I want to get something that has had a life already that I won't be tempted to Jookify and therefore that I can keep. Easier said than done though. Especially when you are brassic.

Speaking of which, I've mooning over a couple of Les Paul Studios at the moment. Both are time-stained and battered, but the owners, quite unreasonably imho want money for them. I really think I'd be better equipped for a world of barter - I could just slip them a couple of Wild Boars and all would have been sorted. Palm in a pint of newts or something by way of goodwill.

A ho and a hum,
as Wagner used to say
was a good night out.

Ah well, I'll play the Jooky three while I can and see if I can forget yellowing neck breaks and the rest.

La la laaa