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- Thu Nov 17, 2016 5:00 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Not sure I even want to post this...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13961
Re: Not sure I even want to post this...
:thumbsup: oh yeah.... yeah you SHOULD post that. I was just chillin' watching an NPT Soundbreaking "The Human Instrument" on TV. It's centered around vocals but is really about music and how it is made. A huge part of that is the feeling that these artists have when they perform or record...
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 3:36 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Another song writer down
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14597
Re: Another song writer down
His life will live for many generations through his music. It's sad that he has passed but we should rejoice that he left the world with such a gift!
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:47 pm
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Ragging Blues
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11858
Re: Ragging Blues
Wow... great job! That's a rockin' tune you came up with. Lots of rhythm and feel.
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:42 pm
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Something
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9789
Re: Something
Sweet!! Nice fluid playing, right on the tempo. Great tone... I like it.
- Tue Nov 08, 2016 7:23 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
.... Thanks, easy enough.12bar wrote:That's easy - just click the " - icon on the post you want to quote (see pic below) and delete the parts of the text you don't want to quote
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 8:22 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
Thanks Gerd & VB... all good information for me to investigate. As for the neck attachment... When I removed the neck there was a small Velcro-like square between the neck and body. I assumed this was a shim used to align the two pieces (cheap guitar) so I replaced it when I bolted the neck back...
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:06 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
All tracks were made using the middle/bridge position (2). I tried a few other positions but they sounded too thin for me. I'm not very knowledgeable on which pu combination should be used for what. Any guidelines or suggestions on that topic?
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 6:37 pm
- Forum: Guestbook, Site News, Admin Notes, Forum Rules
- Topic: Update
- Replies: 11
- Views: 27153
Re: Update
No problems at all... totally transparent! Thanks for all your work, great web site.
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 6:55 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
Hi Guys, I'm back... its been a long few weeks but I'm finally back in the nest and I've been trying to put together a sampling of the travel guitar. I sure was glad that I had it sea worthy before I had to rush off for a few weeks. It really was nice having a guitar along that I could practice on a...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:49 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
Hi Guys, That sound bite is going to have to wait a couple of weeks. I almost had it ready to post yesterday and this morning we have a family member who is ill. So... off to Lousiana. At least this time I have the new travel guitar in the back seat. I'll get it posted as soon as I can. Believe me.....
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:00 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
No, unfortunately not... that would have been a great idea though. I wish that I had... with the rusty strings, cutting out, and terribly out of tune! Maybe the contrast would have made me sound better.
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:39 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
Ok... Finally done & back together. Final length is 32-1/2" and final weight 5.2#. Not bad for hauling around in the back seat of our car. Right now I'm using it with a little Vox AC-30 pocket amp and earplugs. I've had this little Vox laying around for years with little use. Not the greate...
- Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:53 am
- Forum: The Blues Room - Your Songs
- Topic: Red doing some Blues
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7440
Re: Red doing some Blues
Sounding Cooooollllll...
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 2:59 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
The painting is done... Several coats of color (I lost count) and five coats of satin Policrylic. A good buffing with Lambs Wool between each coat for a smooth, but not shiny, finish. Ready for assembly.
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:08 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
Time for paint... Nothing fancy, just aresol cans. After a couple of coats of primer I decided on a gold metallic for the body and headstock face and a cream for the pick guard. I'm leaving the neck and back of the headstock natural. All I had to do to the edges and back Where it was cut and sanded ...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:21 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
After routing the sharp edges with a 1/4" pattern bit and sanding the heck out of it with a Ridged oscillating sander.... This great little sander has four sizes of drums, and I think I used them all... I also had to redrill the output jack hole because it was cut off with the lower section. Th...
- Wed Oct 19, 2016 2:33 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
Yes... bandsaw with 1/4" blade for a vertical cut and ability to make the turns. It's going to take a bit of sanding with a drum sander and I'll round the edges on a router table but the basic shape is there.
- Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:44 am
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
No turning back now....
Re: Meet Red
Nice looking guitar... at any price! Lovin the red.
- Mon Oct 17, 2016 9:40 pm
- Forum: Gear
- Topic: Travel Guitar
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37052
Re: Travel Guitar
Ok... Lots of thinking & searching the web for ideas... thanks for the link, 12Bar. Here is the plan. This will reduce the overall length by about 7-1/2" and the body by about 3".