If Aikea made Guitars...

Well, I was having a look at the rather lovely, sixty-year-old pine body I have for what will be The Mielnik One, and generally deciding what I'm going to do with it.

Initially I thought I would just go for an old school Tele, and for once I'm sticking to the plan, although I think it will have a Strat neck - I have a lovely Allparts one I've been saving for a spesh occaze - and when I get around to it, a pair of Gimps.

As for the finish, I don't want to cover up the woody pine-ness so it is destined for oil and wax I think and a simple bakelite 'plate. It will also feature some big bloomin' copper nails, but there is no point having a fetish if you aren't willing to share it with the group.

There may be another twist or two along the way, but it only adds to the groove thang, dontachaknow.

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The Scent of old Pine

Well, this week was the write-off of  write-offs, but normal service will hopefully be  resuming soonishly,and I've been having a think about what to do with meself.

Top of the list will be the black staining and copperification of The Jamais Vu One - not least because the pickups and loom should be here from Mojoland before I am.

But I also snapped up a lovely Tele body that had been made with sixty year old pine, which should be rather cool annd groovy.

And I think I need a nice simple Tele to keep me company on these winter evenings, so I'm going to have to put a Gimp or two in it, a cut down bridge at the back and bosh - lovely and twangtastic. This will of course be a Jooky Classic and so hits the list in a big way...

Groovy is as groovy does

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