What Becomes of the Broken Jookied?

Well, I always wonder what becomes of my Jooky offspring and sometimes I know and other times they just disappear into the gloom, never to be heard of again.

One I have heard of, is The Spangled One from long, long ago, that I notice is now for sale over on The Fretboard Forum's Classifieds for a silly cheap £150...

And what a tale it has to tell.

Originally, it was of course paisleyified with a sparkly finish, but John who bought it unfortunately saw it viciously 'relicked' by a wild, untamed err, puppy, which removed a lot of the paisley and left the poor thing in tatters.

(Note to self - don't use that hide glue again)

Anyway, as should be done, John got a friend to paint the even more Jookified guitar than intended, and went with a stunning War of the Worlds vision of fear, pain and a common somewhere close to Woking town.

He also changed the pickups to an Axesrus set and generally it looks rather amazing.

So to cut a long 'un shorter, this is it, and if you fancy it for a tonne and a nifty, John's your man...

La la laaaa

Nowt on the block again

I typed 'Potless into Google, and...

The keen eyed among you may have noticed that I'm back to the 'nothing to sell' stage again, which happens quite often I guess. 

This time it is because a nice chap called John has gone for the Spangled One, and hopefully will report back soon with his impressions of it. 

In the end I decided that I wasn't 100% on the pickups, having spoken to him about the type of music he plays, so in a last minute reversal, I swapped in a rather nifty set of Fender Tex Mex ones. These are lovely pickups (apparently the ones they put in the Jimmy Vaughan signature geetar), and I love the fact that the middle one is reverse wound so that they hum cancel in those crucial in-betweeny positions.

Anyway, as part of the deal I have a nice Dano '59 reissue coming back in this direction, which I think could be fun. I'm on a bit of a lippy pickup hike at the moment, so the timing couldn't be better...

Still, I guess I'd better get my finger out and do something. I like the idea of doing the Custom things, and the OCD One has been a joy so far, but it is nice to do them the old fashioned way and make it up as I go along, innit?

Catch 'em While You Can...

This is the end, bong, bong, and a bong

So, is everybody Jookifying their own guitar at the moment?

OK, maybe not, but at least you know how to if you want to.

As it happens, other than the two or three I've got left to sort out (finish), I don't think I'll be doing any more guitars for a while. In total there have been six Leona's and a single Kylie and I think that is a nice time to settle down and have a think about what to do next.

I am fancying having a play with pedals again, but that won't really be until the autumn as life gets simpler with School reconvening. I'm also going to start to play with wood a bit more and maybe turn a couple of ideas for guitar bodies into reality. So generally, I guess I'm saying that we are entering a zenish period of contemplation and R&D.

I also have an idea that I'm trying to get my head around that is in a different direction but still related to Jookydom, so that could be worth a potter over too.

So basically, if you were thinking of getting a Leona or Kylie to play with in the Winter months, they are a dwindling breed and I can't imagine that there will be more than the two we have up for sale at the moment (The Spangled One and The Mellow One) with the Funky One to follow in the next week or so.

What of the double-neck and The Glistery One? I don't know in truth, maybe I'll give them away like I suggested before - a competition or something.

There will be more Jooky stuff, just not the same.

See I told you you should grab one while they were hot ;)

I have just realised that I haven't got one to keep, mind you. Hmmm...that wasn't sooo very clever, and worst, I can't afford the second-hand prices..

A brief introduction to our newest babba

Well, soldering the Funky One (and the Glistery One, and probably another one somewhere too) was out of the window due to aforementioned bratski-sitting-duties, so I thought I'd get on with playing with the new Strat I keep subtly introducing to the conversation without getting any kind of definite about,
well, most things.

The Spangled One

Anyway, the sustainer, octaver and fuzz will have to come later as - obviously - they need to be soldered too, and as my brain has to work, a bit of quiet comes in handy too.

But anyway, I haven't had a chance to either solder or think and so instead I've gone for a finish rather than a leccy uniqueness for the latest baby on the slab, and although it is not quite finitoed, I'd like to introduce you to the latest in a growing line of Leona's Groovy Guitars - "The Spangled One. "

*cough*

Featuring a lovely alder body, maple neck, rosewood board, Strat shape and for the first time ever three single coil pickups - from a Mexican Fender Strat, I should point out, and all the better for it - it is quite lovely to play.

Oddly there is a knot mark on the fret board, which looks wicked. Don't know why I mention that, apart from because I just happen to like it, I guess.

Flaunt the imperfection, as we used to say in the Eighties.

Oh, but the finish. How can I forget that?

Well, it is a lovely sucked Raspberry Paisley, beautifully ruffles up around the edges and boasts (!) a nice simple design that works really well geometrically-like.

But, and here's a thing,  the front has been given an extra wee treatment that has made it all spangly and a bit glittery.

(Wee as in small, not hot and yellowy liquid, figured I should explain that.)

Anyway, it isn't something that you'll notice most of the time, but get on stage with a few lights and it will look tree-mendously cool, it has to be said. Better still, don't practise in the dark or even aim a spotlight at the guitar as you play it. I know I always do.

So anyway, JGE #15 'The Spangled One' - more about that to follow, I'm sure, but it is a-lovely-and-a-jubbly. Sounds pretty nice too, in a Stratty kind of way.

This is it nearly finished..she's a babe ain't 'er?

Sold: "The Spangled One"

The Spangled One moves our Jooky journey forward, with Marc Bolan and David Bowie as our inspiration. Both started in the Sixties with a flower-powered Paisley inspired sound, but blossomed in the Seventies when the softer approach gave way to the glimmer and spangledness of glitter and glam.

The Spangled One is a bright glittery thing with the sounds to ching with the Glam just as easily as you can get folky or bluesy. But all that glisters, and all that, the Spangled One has a darker, harder edge, a glass chilled cutting edge that will break through any mix.

The finish to the guitar is jaw dropping, mixing a traditional Paisley pattern and enhances the glammer with a glittery finish to the front. Stunning in daylight it will really come to life on stage.

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To be clear, The Spangled One is an utterly unique guitar, and there will never, ever, be another made. It is signed and numbered, entirely hand built and finished cooler than a Thin White Jook. There will genuinely never be another guitar like this and past experience suggests that it won’t be around for long.



Technical Stuff:

Type: Leona’s Groovy Guitar

Pickups: Fender Stratocaster single coil

Guitar Type: Fender Stratocaster Inspired

Construction: Cloth over wood.
Dean Markley Jimi Hendrix Pure Nickel Strings 10s

Output: ¼” Guitar Lead

Controls: 1 x Volume, 2 x Tone – ‘wired out of sink’

Special Stuff: Certificate of Authenticity, Builder Signed and Numbered, All Wrapped with our Trademark Jooky Wrapping.

Serial Number: JGE#15

RSP: £399 SOLD