Faith

2 feet across spider web early in the early am

Spiderweb caught my eye this morning. It's about 2 feet across (~0.6m)

#arachnids #nature #spiders

Reclining on the couch trying to play bass

Post surgery recovery. Can't sit, can't stand for long. Reclining trying to play bass also doesn't work. *sigh*

I do get through 6 songs before having to lie down. That’s not even half a set. I have a little over a week to improve enough for a show.

Field of Dreams

I'm thinking there's a lot of people that need a refresher on the message

Burgundy Metallic Mist strat with gold & black hardware

Fancy logo 😁

Finished my strat build .. on to my next project ..

Fender American Vintage '66 body with a 2022 CV 60s Squier Jazz neck

Changed the neck on the AVii '66. I couldn't get used to the chinese neck. I acquired a 2022 CV 60s Squier Jazz neck. Much nicer.

we've been there. stealing ground copper from a transmission tower. They have no idea the danger .. well some might have figured it out but once they were all charcoal there was no way to ask them.

I've had a few series like that. I'm an avid reader. Thick trilogies are short stories for me.

oo, those were a good read. Maybe I should re-read, it's been a long time.

shiny brass nut - too wide, needs work

squier strat partscaster mock-p. Black & gold & burgundy mist metallic (body). The PG is gold mirror so it suffers in photos

Mock-up of a strat that I am working on using the neck that I previously did truss work on. Black & Gold with a Burgundy Mist Metallic body. The pickguard is gold mirror, taking a good photo is problematic.

You Have No Power Over Me w/owl. A quote from Labyrinth

I left my comfort zone and tried out for softball once (many many years ago). The very first ball hit my way, I lost sight of it, started to turn my head away, and it hit me just above the eye. I still have the scar. So, I guess that you could say that I did try? :P

that's true, especially if I was good enough to be paid to be there in the first place.

If I were to be recorded playing ball .. that would be me. Thus, I don't play ball. Or any sports for that matter

They don't want it, too much of a fixer-upper

4 to 5 Converted PJ bass

Converting back to a 4 string. Sorry for the messy bench. It has issues to correct but nothing abnormal.

I'm going to convert it back to a 4 string. I cannot adjust to playing it as a 5. The new jazz bridge mag field doesn't like the A string.

Maybe I'll look into a high tension 4 string set and go BEAD .. except I use my G a lot, much more than I'd use the B. I do like hitting that low D though ..

Val Kilmer .. always liked his work. While many great movies, the first to always come to my mind is Top Secret. Whether you think it's a great movie or not, it was a fun watch performed by a great actor.

Hello! #5 Umbrella Academy ..

Uncut walnut plug on a squier guitar neck

Cleaned up squier neck headstock and walnut plug with one coat of finish

Squier neck, backbow with purported broken truss, badly glued in plug. It was a two-way overtightened one way. Cleaned it up, fixed hex head so that a 5/32 would fit. New plug to hide the badly drilled hole. Needs a body now.

Morning fire

Guitar amp in a lawn chair playing good music

A morning fire and some good music

Oh, hey everyone, just a casual Sun as I recover from Fri gig. Main nerve pinches & burning is gone post surgery (YAY!) but that doesn't mean muscle pain and tension are gone. I am restricted from doing any proper physical therapy. After Mar the surgeon will let me know what's allowed.

wow, so odd. I have two of them with zero issues. I tried a cheaper competitor version that was terrible. I fixed the competitor version good enough and now it stays in our rehearsal space.

I did recently switch to a Neewer NW002-1 stand as it holds all my mic accessories more securely

all too common in todays world of buy&return. I use a Hercules MS401B with a UltiBoomProTB .. years of stage use so far.

Not too sore now. We play same place next Friday.

This is the only 'social media' I use. I visit a couple guitar forums regularly. They could be loosely considered social media, but not accurately.

Still, I'll share a few random things. Nothing to lose by keeping the account, I suppose 😊

I didn't sing but I did use an in-ear monitor just for my mic, I kept it off in the PA. That way I could work on strengthening my voice back up without embarrassing myself.

2/2

It went well, thanks for asking.

It was a long night, a full 4 hours, but I got through it. I had to sit a few times. My neck is stiff & sore but not painful. I guess I'm healing ok.

Large crowd to start, good crowd at the end. Kept the dance floor full. Good tips, lots of compliments.
1/2

So true

Custom logo on fender jazz style headstock

My custom logo came in .. YAAYYYY!!

Rehearsal last night. I did ok, a bit stiff & sore this morning. I was extra careful not to hurt my neck, no point in ruining the surgical outcome already.

Show is Friday. I'm a bit apprehensive.

Oh no! Organizing is the worst. You can never find anything, even if it's in there.