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So he's saying the necks fucked and can't be fixed? WTF... I think he's just explaining how screwed up the nut is. They expect a new shipment on 5/9, so I should be getting the replacement about a week after that. In that case, they should just replace the neck or the nut! Maybe they just don't have a neck to swap. He offered to replace both in addition to the entire guitar. The nut he could replace and ship within 24 hours, but the neck would have to be ordered. After he told me of all the problems, it seemed like this was a Fender problem and it would be much better to start from scratch. He promised to look it over before they ship the next one.

So he's saying the necks fucked and can't be fixed? WTF... I think he's just explaining how screwed up the nut is. They expect a new shipment on 5/9, so I should be getting the replacement about a week after that.

I saw them on Colbert a couple of weeks ago. That's all I know about them. Definitely got my attention, though.

not yet - should i? I'm not that familiar with all of Roy's work, myself, but Gatton and Buchanan are frequently mentioned in the same sentence (see other posts here). So, I'm not taking a stand on either one, but if you like one, you will probably enjoy the other. Many people consider his first Polydor album a classic.

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! Jammin' w/Slide.

Yeahhhhhhhhhh. You guys all have excuses. I've been fighting with the Mujahideen in Afghanistan for the past few weeks, but I'm back now. We could try one on Thursday ...

You've checked out Roy Buchanan, right?

Just got back from the Mingus BB. Kumba Frank Lacy got TWO vocal numbers! He was great. So was the rest of the band.

Worst than I thought. Here's what the tech at Sweetwater had to say after getting it back in the shop. At this point, I'm going to wait until they get more in stock. +++ I have your guitar up on the bench right now and found that the guy that was in charge of making the nut for your guitar didn't do a good job. The nut was sanded down too low, and thus, the slots had to barely get cut in. If I cut them any lower, the guitar will fret out on the first fret. I can already tell the D-string is barely buzzing because it is hitting the fret. Also, I noticed that the neck has a bit more relief (curve) to it than I would like to see. If I straighten it the way it should be, the strings will most certianly fret out.

What happened to the weekly chat? Conn? Free? Noj? Barak? Agg?

Mingus BB at Yoshi's (Oakland) tomorrow night.

YOU could record that album, Free!

Thanks for the heads-up on eMusic! I'm downloading it now. This is what eMusic is perfect for. You get 2 hours of music and only use 12 tracks, total! Especially interesting since I just heard this well done piece about the album on the radio this afternoon - PRI's "The World".

75 DLs/month - $144/year.

There's a newly renovated Kabuki Theater movie multi-plex that's being run by Sundance, so there should be an interesting selection of movies, if you're into that. You are also within easy walking distance of The Fillmore Auditorium and the new Yoshi's SF. If you take Fillmore Street up the hill (North-ward) there are lots of restaurants, boutiques and coffee houses.

Saw Randy with that trio (different drummer, I think) + Billy Harper at Yoshi's last year. Very entertaining show. Alex Blake is a wild man, for sure. Next Saturday going to see the Mingus Big Band at Yoshi's. They're ALWAYS entertaining!

Went to my local Streetlight. Everything was 20% off. It was crowded, too - which was nice to see. Picked up a Buddy Guy CD.

Heads up, Agg - SXSW, March 18-21, 2009!

AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!

Here are 4 that you should take a look at. All under $500. Canon PowerShot G9 Canon PowerShot SD870IS Panasonic DMC-LX2K Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500K (available in June)

Oh, well ... back to my old, hacked-up Franken-Tele for a week or two.

Wow, thanks! Though there are too may options for my tastes. You only need to select the options that YOU think are important - even if it's 1 or 2. At least it will narrow down your options. What price range are you looking at, anyway?

None more black! Exactly! Meanwhile........it looks like I'm going to have to send it back to Sweetwater. Most of the slots in the nut are cut way too shallow. "Marty" said that they would re-slot it for me. Interesting comment from him: "I've seen this on a number of Gibsons but rarely on a Fender."

I would think that you could get a black or tortoise pickguard from Fender. Couldn't be that expensive.

That's a GREAT looking Tele, BTW.