And Breathe....

Well, I've only just noticed Chris' cool comments about The Porn Shop One, so I think I can crawl out of the fallout shelter and breathe clean air again.

These were The Porn  Shop and Bye Bye Buy Ones before they went North a while ago. Quite a striking couple.

As for moving forward, it is the last day of the holibobs today, so tomorrow I taste freedom, and assuming the soldering iron arrives, it will be The Elmer and Old Burny Ones that will feel my super heated caress.

Other than molten lead running down my fingers, I'm also planning on starting on The Wasteland One.

As it happens, I've had a change of heart with this one, after looking at The fotos of The Porn Shop One, and I think I'm going rusty again, to some extent, though with a slightly different approach. Be interesting to see how it turns out anyway.

For the pickups, I've gone for a set of Gibson P90s - a nicely matched pair, which is kinda fun. I might even go for a Fake58 wiring loom, as I've not tried their full monty ones, but we'll have to see. I'm not in any panic anyway, and I have the benefit of being broke, which always gives you time to ponder your next move. Anyway, I'm more interested in getting the finish right to start with. (ahem)

But that's more the morrow, today we drink blood.

(Well, assuming there is a Quorn equivalent.)

A Kick Up the '80s

Well, having been in a girly strop for the last couple of days, I figured I should get my bloodied finger out and do something useful.

This morning then I have been jumping around playing Europe and Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and Whitesnake high-density, hour long solos whilst dressed in Spandex, Lycra, Diamante and  leg warmers, modelling a poodly permed wig and shouting 'Greed is Good', and 'Pass the Bolly, old chap'.

Yes, it's the Tory party conference at the moment, but it wasn't because of The Maggie T Memorial Trust meeting today, or because Edwina Currie is looking like a TV dinner and dancing her way around the place.

No.

It is because I finally finished The Bye Bye Buy One, complete with all it's period pointyness.

And mucho fun it is too.

Not that it is verily fizzy sounding anymore, as it has a Kent Armstrong Lippy pickup at the neck and an IronGear Hot Slag at the bridge, which are rather lovely sounding, but it is surprisingly nice to play,. (I have to admit it is the first time I've dared touch such a pointy thing as this old 80s Charvette, but there we are.)

As I said before, this has already been homed before I even finish it and is destined to accompany The Porn Shop One, which has been similarly spoken for, as a couple of tattered looking swells.

Assuming I ever manage to scrape the burnt innards out of the rustified Telemaster, that is. Or indeed do something about the neck which I managed to leave in the October sun and now is somewhat kinky. I might have to replace that if the cold poultice and piles of encyclopedias approach doesn't pay off.

In fact, being honest, I'm rather down about my Porny friend at the moment, all told. It started so well and then disaster after disaster, but there we are. A period of reflection should sort it out.

But then I thought that when Blair got in...

Hmmm. I was happy when I started and now I've depressed meself.

Maybe I'll go play Crazy Nights again...

Copper With A Big Shiny Knob - It Could Be Yours...

Big Shiny Knob

Well, as today was destined, and has in fact proven, to be a bit of a non-event in Jooky terms, I thought I'd distract you with a foto or three of an enormous knob.

This truly is the site that keeps on giving.

As you can see, I've plonked together The Bye Bye Buy One, lippy pickup at the neck Hot Slag at the bridge, and even placed lovingly the smaller knob - which will be a volume kind of thing - and the enormous safe cracking knob which will be a Sophies Filthy Boots Germanium Fuzz.

Now is that a knob, or is that a knob?

Stunning...

I may have mentioned that the next fine fellow or fellowette who purchases a Jooky guitar from this here web site thingy, will get The Bye Bye Buy One for free, nowt and zilch, to keep it company.

Knob and all...

Things to Make and Do That Never Got Made or Done Last Week

The Drip Dry One
P90 plus '70s DiMarzio Super Distortion fun
and, err, no bridge. Hmmm...

Well, I never got the Old Burny One finished last week, but I think I know why now, so with a fair gust and a bit of Irish luck at my back, I might well get it sorted today or tomorrow.

Hope so, anyway, I want to play this one and it is all verily frustrating.

Other than that, I now have the pickups for The Bye Bye Buy and Drip Dry Ones, in fact all the parts for both now, so this week might see a flurry of new signings around here.

Might not of course, but we'll see.

I've decided to swap the pickup choices between the two as the DiMarzio might well overpower the lippy pickup in the Bye Bye Buy One, so I'm thinking that should get the not-quite-so-warm-but-still-quite-hot-actually M Pire handwound pup instead, leaving the DiMarzio for the mahogany bodied Strat. As you can see above in all it's '70s creamfilledness.

Which of course should be cool. next to some P90 loveliness.

Dunno, I'll have to check them, I may have that the wrong way around.

Other than that, I've decided between my children, and I'm going to keep The Golden Shower One.

I realise that the Old Burny is/will be a class above it, and I will no doubt regret it forever more, but maybe that's the reason. I really like the fact that the Shower is a bit of a ratbag wreck. I might treat it to a fret dress instead and then just love it forevermoresome.

It does mean somewhat that I've given up on my twin 'bucker Les Paul dream again, as being a pauper this is no doubt as close as I will ever get, but I console myself with the P90s of the Golden Shower and that I'm going to pimp my Gordon Smith to within a mm of it's natural 3 score and eleven. Maybe I'll treat myself to another Vintage V100 or something.

So my 'Things to Make and Do' post at the start of last week, could easily be this week's list, and maybe even next week's too if I don't get my finger out,
but who cares, really?

Things To Make And Do

Well, since things are calming down - for my benefit if not yours - I thought I'd do one of my world famous updates on the state-of-the-play in Jookyland, UK.

From the top then:

1. The Old Burny One

This is just waiting for me to remember which wires go where and then it should be done.

Soldering.
   Today.
       Really.

I have to say this has turned out better than I hoped, just mad curious to hear what old Bill Lawrence was doing when he was at Gibson for such a short time.

2. The Drip Dry One

Another that is turning Odyssey-like, I've finally decided on the pickups.

At the neck will be an old favourite, an IronGear Alchemist 90 P90. Lovely.

At the bridge is a bit of a gamble. It is an American small-hand-winder pickup which is meant to be Hot PAF like. Quality is meant to be similar to Bare Knuckle and sound similar to their Emerald, but we shall see. It is made by M Pire anyway, but I can't find out much about them beyond that.

Other than that I've gone for some aged Kluson tuners, a Wilkinson Bridge and a splatted rust finish over the beautiful mahogany body. Should be a Rocker, methinks.

3. The Bye Bye Buy One

I mentioned the other day that I'd got an old '70s DiMarzio Super Distortion, and naturally that should go nicely with a Kent Armstrong Hot Lipstick.

Curious in a big way about this one, and I am still loving the finish...
The only real question is when will the pickups arrive


La la la


4. The Porn Shop One

This is going to be special, methinks.

Red Cedar Telemaster body, maple/maple Tele neck, Bare Knuckle Boss bridge pickup and a hidden '70s Gibson mini-humbucker under the hood.

Can't wait in truth... Mucho rustiness.

I'm refusing to start this one until I've caught up on the precious three.

Well, so I say now anyway.
I might just rustify the body,
it can't hurt.

And there we are.

After those I literally have nothing left to do. Simon at Fusion is going to do me a Teardrop body, and maybe something more Rickie shaped, but they are down the road somewhat. Until then, I think I'm going to be looking for a Firebird of some kind to defile. Time will tell though...

Paradise Rejoined

Well, I never managed to wire up The Old Burny One today, too many other things to do like swear at couriers and try and buy slide whistles, but I did finish the headstock last night and it is all dry and looking, well, I like it.

You can't really see from the foto, but I've gone for a graffiti idea with 'Jooky' the guitar name and number (on the TRC) being a bit of a gold leaf/marker pen combo. The tuners will be straight too, I have only put one of the screws in so far.

I did take another foto of the body though, mainly as the previous attempts never really caught the 'lustre', this one is closer, though still in dull-as-dishy-water light..

La la la.



In other news, The Bye Bye Buy One is now going to boast a single Kent Armstrong Hot Lipstick pickup at the neck and a creamy, genuine 1970's Di Marzio Super Distortion at the bridge.

I thought it should be able to rock a wee bit, after all.

As I said, the very next person to buy one of the other guitars from this site, gets The Bye Bye Buy One Free (though unless you want to stump up for the postage for both, it will only be in the UK I'm afraid)

Right, Kazoos, where can I get a handful of Kazoos...?

Not Available In Any Shops or Bogging-Off Again

Free to a Good Home
Sort of...

I said the other day that I really didn't know what to do with The Bye Bye Buy One, but probably wasn't very clear.

It is based on an '80s Charvette, although well Jookified and with shiny new pickups and wiring (or will be once it is finished anyway).

And I like it a lot, but to be honest I'm a little unsure about selling it for two reasons -

Firstly, the frets are a bit worn. They work fine, but they haven't got a full and varied life left in them. I could get a fret job done on them, I guess, but I'm not practised enough to do it myself, and it would probably take six months to have it done locally. Don't get me wrong, it plays fine, but it doesn't leave me comfortable, as it were.

Secondly, it has a ply wood body. Which is less of an issue as to be honest with the jangly pickups and all it makes no odds at all. Ask Dan Electro.

So in truth, I figured I would probably keep it, but if I'm honest I won't play it which would be a shame.

In which case, I figured I'd give it away to whoever buys the next Jooky guitar from this site for £399 (i.e. not from Ebay - sorry but it's easier if it is done on here.)

So there we are, buy one of the Jooky guitars from here, and you will also get The Bye Bye Buy One free. Can't say fairer than that.

Suppose I'd better finish it then, had I not...

WIP: The Bye Bye Buy One

Well, the last few weeks - despite my expectations - have gone quite well in Jooky terms, and I've managed to pick off a few guitars. Which is cool, it has to be said.

Though don't ask me about couriers, I really don't want to talk about those shysters.

But back en-topica, we're into the home straight of the school holibobs and there are family things that mean not a lot more will be done for a week or so, so today I figured it would be nice to get The Bye Bye Buy One as far as I can.

To that end I've lacquered the corroded copperness of the top and the corroded polka dottedness of the back and put it back together as far as the neck, tuners and bits that need screws go.

I've still not got pickups and am replacing the electronics entirely, as I tend to, but that'll be another day so I'm not worrying too much about that right now. I've got enough solder scars as it is.

And I have to say, I'm rather chuffed with the finish. This Corrosion (oh the Sisters of Mercy) bobbins really works for me at the moment.  There are so many possibilities it is quite lovely and deeply fulfilling. I just need to get some red paint and doilies and I'll be set for the winter.

So The Bye Bye Buy One, well, I haven't got a clue what I'll do with it, but it is fun, which is good enough for me.

As for other thingies, did I mention I've ordered/acquired all the parts I was missing for The Old Burny and Porn Shop Ones?

I don't know, but I have and it will give the local posties something else to whine about. Plentymuch parcels to be dropped, stamped on and left in ditches.

Other than that I've still not sorted the tuners and a pickup for The Drip Dry One, but there we are. Can't do it all, eh?

I know I've said this before, but the Autumn/Winter is going to be a bit calmer and there will be a lot less guitars (which is probably funny compared to most 'builders') as it worries me that I've already done more this year than I did in the whole of last.

I have to be careful, I can't rely on The Fat Old Man buying all of them, he has a wife and a 3D telly to support these days, after all.

All good stuff though...

La la la.

Taking Stock Again

I Could Be Yours

Well, well and quite well in truth, it seems we have three guitars for sale, something that has happened only once before I think. And then not for long.

In a way it is quite nice as I have three new guitars to play with a clear conscience, but in another I always get lazy once there are some in-the-bag.

You Can Have Me

Moving forward then, I'm still missing parts for The Old Burny One, waiting for pretty much everything for The Porn Shop One, and searching for inspiration as far as The Bye Bye Buy One goes. As for The Drip Dry One, I've kinda lost track of that somewhat. What did I need? Ah, a humbucker, bridge, tuners, that was it. I remember now. Is it me or are the names getting ever sillier?

Other than those nearly-dones, I've reached the bottom of my parts mountain now, and have no more bodies or necks lay around waiting for me to decide what to do. Well, there is the Parquet Tele Body, but I'm ignoring it for now. That is a good thing as I had had a bit of a spree and then got snowblind.

Me too
For Money or Favours

Going forward then, it is going to be more of a one-at-a-time thing I think. I like the idea of getting Simon at Fusion to make me another body or two, and maybe to start stretching things a wee bit in terms of what we do. The Telemaster set me thinking and there are a few other things I'd like to explore apart from Strats, Teles and Offset guitars.

As it happens, I finally got my finger out and have ordered the bits I was missing for The Old Burny One so there can be no more excuses really.

I do need to flog something again though to carry on this journey/crusade/dalliance - so if anybody  fancies making an offer or wants to do a part-ex, now is a really good time :)

La la la

More Progress on The Bye Bye Buy One

An impressionistically drugged up front

Actually, there wasn't much progress at all as it happens. I lacquered and generally messed with the front of the guitar for more of an abstracty arty kind of look, which you'll either prefer or loathe.

Life's like that after all.

And once that had more or less dried I copperified and acid-rained over the rear of the thing...

Other than that, nothing much arrived in the post - tuners, which are  neither here nor over there and The Grecian 201 One is still neckless, which is traumatic to say the littlest.

Still, the 'morrow is another day...

An ozone hating acid fried behind

Bye, Bye 1980s...

Step 1: Find a girl you love

Well, I thought I was there with The Moulin Rouge One, and then I noticed that the pickup ring was broken. Being a chap in possession of a bit between what is left of his molars, I took it back to pieces to fit a new one, before I realised I err, didn't have one to fit. Just big chunky monster ones. Which was a tad annoying. And so I await yet another part.

Typical, but there we are.

Looking around, I thought I'd take stock of where I am with everything...

Firstly, I noticed that The Old Burny One needs lacquer, plastics and a bridge. I haven't got any of those to hand, so...

Secondly, The Drip Dry One is missing a pickup and some tuners. Haven't got them either, so...

Thirdly, the neck for The Grecian 201 One never arrived Saturday, or the bridge and tuners, come to that, but hopefully they will show up in today's post, whenever that arrives. Can't do a lot until they do though, so...

Step 2: Throw acid in her face

Fourthly, I realised that there was indeed not a lot I could do yesterday so I might as well do something else.

Five minutes later and bored of cooking, gardening, entertaining the brats, my gaze turned toward The Little Red Charvette and I vaguely pondered.

Now this is missing a few parts as well, but unlike the others there was some stuff I could do to save my sanity. OK, that's a bit ambitious. But, ignoring the as yet unscavenged parts for this one - I'm going with a lippy single coil and a Filtron or P90 when I get around to it - what I could do was strip it down and smother it with copper paint, and then generally degrade it chemically. And, hopefully as you can see from the snaps, so I did.

As for today, I'll probably lacquer the top of the Charvette, before I copperify the back (it is still fluro-orange at the moment) and then it is back to waiting-for-parts, all over again.. I need a name for this one though, hmmm.

Something typically '80s that signifies the image over substance belief in the flash, overheated consumer and corporate greed driven thirst for unsustainable credit that ultimately fell about our ears.

The Bye Bye Buy One,
there that wasn't so tricky.

Then it's just a case of waiting for the postie, I guess.

Ah, that Monday morning feeling.
So many things to do, but none of them ready-to-go.
Might as well have a coffee.