scottb

Scoring every possesion was never my goal. I used to try to hold the ball for an entire quarter to eliminate my oponents chances to score.

Any chance we might get a little preview or an out take here at the board?

That looks like an AC DC - "Shook Me All Night Long" G chord! He looks very comfortable with the guitar, a natural rocker. Look out ladies!!

Here's a MP3 from Ropeadope from The Campbell Brother's upcoming release with John Medeski. Great stuff!

All but one of mine are "cheap." Like I said before, I Love cheap guitars!!! A note about my gold Cort. After sanding some of the roughness out of the clear coat, I could see a BIG problem. The Bondo or the primer over the patches where the old tailpiece has contracted, I guess, because the patches were very visible underneath the paint and clear coat. (pictures are too graphic to post!) I don't know if I will be able to fix it without sanding the whole thing back to primer and essentially starting over. Had it been on the back I would have left it but it's right on the front of the guitar. Again, I'm glad I found that now and not when doing the final sanding in 2 months. On the bright side by sanding on the clear coat now I got to experiment and get a preview of the finish. It should really be a great looking finish eventually. I want this one to be perfect so sanding down to primer isn't that big of a deal. It costs me $15 in paint and some time (this is a hobby anyway, right?)

Cryin' from The Extremist is another great slow one.

Does anyone live close to me? I need an intervention in a big way!! I don't think you guys can stop me over the internet. I just bought a set of PRS McCarty pickups on Ebay. I need help! They are going to be sweet in either one my Corts though

OK, After only 5 of the 60 days, I SANDED!!! Let me explain. My first can of clear coat was defective. Very coarse spray resulting in a very exaggerated orange peel texture. I thought the clear coat, being a different viscosity than the paint, maybe was supposed to come out that way, until I saw how fine and even the second can came out. Because there was no wet sanding between coats, the final product was still pretty rough and this has been haunting my thoughts every minute (OK, maybe at least every day) that I don't have enough clear coat on to level out this much orange peel. So after much internal debate, I decided to sand the finish a bit and smooth it out then apply another can of clear coat. Better to be safe now then sorry 60 days from now. (How much would that suck?) I figure I won't have to adust my schedule any as I'm only 5 days in. July 1 is still the go date!

His name isn't Constantine is it?

Just bought Project number 2 A rear routed strat style body with a Jackson style neck. Pretty rough condition I think. Could be a Jackson or Charvel (the neck came with Charvel tuners) or just a copy. Don't know if I'm going to finish out the guitar or just refinish the body and try to sell it. Depends on how bad the neck is. Apparently it looks as if it were set on fire? (Too many Hendrix wannabes out there!)

Maybe he's setting her up to pull the old vanishing groom trick on HER! How hilarious would that be? "Sure baby, the wedding is still on. See ya at the church. " That or either he's going to be way ahead in the "you owe me one" scorebook. (twenty years into the marriage) "Honey, could you help me in the kitchen?" "Yeah, I'll be there in a minute. Just like you were at our wedding!"

Here's a link to Blue's website where you can hear some samples. As you can see he was only 15 or 16 when he made his first release. I like Plaid the best. I really like the energy of his playing. His playing is all over the place and keeps you guessing.

Yeah, I'm with you. That's what got me thinking of this. I still pull out Satch pretty often, like yesterday. He's got chops galore but doesn't over do it, great tone, tasteful use of effects. The melody and the song are his main goal not just "Hey, look what I can do." Surfing was groundbreaking but it was THe Extremist that sold me. I guess my second favorite is Blues Saraceno. I listened to Plaid yesterday as well. He's not really making records anymore. It seems he's doing a lot for TV. Danny Gatton is another I didn't list that I like a lot. I guess he' a little different than the rest. Jeff Beck is also hit and miss for me. His little industrial phase is a big disappointment. Satch did Engine of Creation which has a similar vibe but he's moved on.

When I first took up guitar, I used to LOVE rock guitar instrumentals. What about you guys? (I was going to make a poll but didn't want to subject the whole board to this guitar-head topic.) Who do (did) you like? Jeff Beck Steve Morse Frank Gambale Steve Vai Joe Satriani Blues Saraceno Gary Hoey Other

Fins!! Now there's an idea!!

So the question is... Would you still marry a girl that pulled that stunt?

I have been looking on ebay for my next project. If I'm working on another guitar, the wait would be easier. However, I would like to see what kind of results I get with this one first. (I'll probably cave in and start before this one's done. Especially if I find a good deal.) I'm looking for a more hard rock / metal guitar (perhaps Ibanez or Jackson or Fender stagemaster) that I can try a paint I saw made by Duplicolor called MIRAGE. It's one of those paints you see on low-riders that are one color coming and another color going.

Apparently, although the clear coat is dry, it has not completely hardened. (I have witnessed this first hand on a previous attempt at refinishing when placing the guitar on a guitar stand caused indentions in the finish.) According to my reference, Gibson lets their guitars "cure" for up to 6 months before sanding. I guess that's the other point you may not be able to see by the picture. Currently the clear coat has an "orange peel" look to it and it needs sanding then polishing.

Step 9 - perhaps the hardest step of all... do nothing for TWO MONTHS!! This is where my guitar will hang in my garage for the next 60 days. Anyone want to bet if I can actually leave it alone for the whole time? My money is on no. I've already got reasons not to wait that long. Such as I have fewer coats of clear coat than my mentor's project. I used a different clear coat.

Step 8 - The clear coat. I'm happier with the color now that the clear coat darkened it up a little.

Ok, Malone's off the list!! I thought his Heartstrings album was more "smooth" than it is. I just listened to some samples on CDUniverse and it is very mellow but certainly NOT smooth jazz. My most humble apologies to Russell and any board members whom I may have caused some degree of alarm by this false accusation.

He's a borderline case. Some of his work has "smooth inclinations" I have no idea what that means but what I do know... is that SPYRO GYRA IS A SMOOTH JAZZ BAND!

Heard a story recently about a bankrobber who bragged about getting away with it on a radio call in show. A couple hours later the FBI were at his door. Needless to say, he's not "in" on the next gig!

Not even dignified with a response? OK, How much do I have to contribute to get an Alleykat which wasn't used in the sessions (it wasn't, was it?) signed by Joe Gloss?

My favorite smooth jazz artist is Chris Botti. SADE is nice too. (Isn't she considered smooth jazz?) Oh, I like Russell Malone too.