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Riffster last won the day on July 20 2017

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  1. Nice guitar. I too got one on sale but the single pickup version. I initially stopped at a GC and did not like the two they had, body made of too many pieces , sky high action, rough neck, etc. A day later I was heading to a show and needed to kill about 20 minutes, stopped by another GC and there it was a black one , two-piece body where you can hardly tell where the joint is, a lovely neck, etc. very well made but heavy for a Jr, almost 8 pounds. The guitar had a nick, negotiated the price to $515, the guys at GC were nice. I am very happy with it, it hangs nice and low, siper slim neck and great sounding P90.
  2. Damn tornado really put a hurt on that long *** path it took. I live in the south side of Nashville and it is hilly around here, tornadoes typically prefer flatter areas. Searcy is OK, he's northwest of the city, bad blues player is in east TN I believe, I wonder if Big Tim? is OK I slept hard that night and it bothered me the next day because I had no idea there were warnings, woke up to multiple messages, texts, school cancellation, my work emergency contact, etc. I woke up in a daze wondering what the hell was going on, as the news kept coming I realized the magnitude of the loss of life and damage. There are a bunch of benefit shows happening and I hope this virus does not throw a wrench on those plans. There are some confirmed cases in the area.
  3. My favorite Kelloggs granola bars became tiny, so I switched to Kashi cereal bars and those not only got smaller after a while but terrible. A really good steak burger place in the neighborhood shrank the size of their paddies for sure just to name a few. Their chicken wings became "one pound" meaning 10, not a dozen. But what's worse is how expensive Nashville has become in the last 5 years since a world of people from California, New York and other places have moved here. $6 Miller Lites at the honky tonks, WTF. This place is almost unrecognizable.
  4. I wanted to enter the contest to win that guitar but I was super busy those days and simply did not get to make a video, I had a few ideas on what to do but oh well. I do wonder who won the guitar.
  5. Congratulations on your anniversary. Be glad it did not coincide with the NFL draft that drew 600,000 people. The rest of the the town is empty right now. Nashville has grown at a crazy pace the last 4 years, it is nuts. I have lived 23 years here and it is crazy to see this once small city to grow like that. You do not mention what dates you are coming down but...(oops I see you said May) Downtown is mandatory, Honky Tonks, the earlier in the day the better to avoid the crazy crowds. Beer tastes good during the day too. Hot Chicken is a must, even if you get the mild, Pepperfire, Hattie B's, Prince's. Guitar shops, unless you are wanting to look at some high end stuff, I'd skip it. You have GCs in your town. The area by Third Man Records Studio/Store (Jack White) not far from downtown has some breweries nearby. Look up the area to see if you are interested. East Nashville, a very short Uber ride and you are in Hipster/Artist/Musician and Gentrifiers live there. There are a few cool bars and restaurants. For Pizza go to 5 Points Pizza. Vanderbilt Area or "West End" there are a few cool bars, Chuy's Mexican Restaurant is a chain but it's cool and probably you do not have one on your neck of the woods. Centennial Park for a daytime walk, and look at the Parthenon. Classic stuff. Also on the West End. The Opry House is on the East-ish Side, not proper East Nashville but only the Opry Mills Mall is nearby and a bunch of cheesy country shops. Id' skip it. If you happen to be here on June 8th The Rock N' Roll Residency is playing a show and that would be a must. They are bringing the guys from That Metal Show for comedic entertainment. (Not Eddie but the other two)
  6. Still modding my Marshallized Epiphone Valve Junior. This time only cosmetic stuff. But I did it to open some room for some switches. I love tinkering with stuff and I also love this head, it sounds great using an attenuator. From this: to this:
  7. Thanks Rabs! Nope Travis, I bought it on eBay, the seller makes guards for several models that do not come with one from factory. I like this style that extends into the side of the freboard like a 1960's special does. Note how I went with a single dot inlay at the 24th fret, I only had one left and looks better this way.
  8. And there it is, before and after.
  9. I did not see your reply before and didn't see my double post either. You know actually the star was easy in that a large chisel will go across two points on the star on this particular shape, does that make sense? what was very difficult is doing that on plastic. I did two trial runs on wood and it was easy. Thanks, no kidding, at one point I had a piece with superglue drying on the guitar, another one stuck on my finger and one piece that fell on the floor with the glue facing down. I had run some tests on the drying time of this particular glue but the time is completely different when you apply a very small amount.
  10. Another angle, I will probably spray two more coats then let it dry for 3 days before I wet-sand it to smooth the finish. While it dries I'll make the other minor mods planned for this guitar.
  11. Thanks man, yea, this pic shows details at their worse. None of the breaks can be seen from a foot away. It looks good I think, better than a waterslide would. In real life it does look like MOP. The star is actually MOP. The reason I replaced the logo is that, well, I had one laying around for years and that the logos on these SGJs are like 30% larger, they look a bit funny.
  12. Headstock inlay and refinish on my SGJ Inlaying plastic is NOT easy, come to find out. Inlaying the star took a long time. The Gibson logo is an overlay but it got super tricky because it is old and brittle and broke off in like 6 pieces at the time I was superglueing it. It was almost panic mode for 10 minutes while handling black superglue and tiny pieces stuck to my fingers. I kept a cool head and saved it. The S is a bit off since the glue dried on me and I had to keep going. Considering what I was dealing with I still cannot believe I saved the logo. These logos cannot be found anymore.
  13. Headstock inlay and refinish on my SGJ Inlaying plastic is NOT easy, come to find out. Inlaying the star took a long time. The Gibson logo is an overlay but it got super tricky because it is old and broke off in like 6 pieces at the time I was superglueing it. It was almost panic mode for 10 minutes while handling black superglue. I kept a cool head and saved it. The S is a bit off since the glue dried on me and I had to keep going. Considering what o was dealing with I still cannot believe I saved the logo. https://flic.kr/p/FK3FGt
  14. When possible using a clip on tuner is all you need. Turn down the volume know all the way, tune up. My ideal way of tuning would be a Victoria Secret model to wrap her arms around me from the back and tune my guitar while I take a swig of Tequila.
  15. I this case I personally would not wire a Jimmy Page setup even though I have experience soldering. Just too much going on. Having said that the price is pretty steep.
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