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1 hour ago, Pinch said:
It's obviously someone who's been through a lot. He's referring to mental illness and being institutionalized, and finding a way to make peace with his demons and picking up the pieces. He does it in a believable "been there" way that's reflective and mature.
When discerning a song's message, I recommend actually listening to the lyrics...
Not just that. But he talks from a musician/artist standpoint. The voice inside us we all have that tells us we arent good enough to do this. What makes me special.. Yes as well as mental and physical illness he has had to spend most of his life confined to the bedroom.. And rather than let it defeat him, hes going to stand up to it and say no.....
Its a pretty uplifting song in the end...
The back and forth he has with his inner self I thought was really well done and very honest.
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Yes, very sorry for your loss.. I lost one of my oldest musical partners about 5 years ago now... He left a hole in my life that can never be replaced.. I do think sharing these things help a bit.
Take care.
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2 minutes ago, jdgm said:
The lighter one as there is supposed to be a sparkly gold element in it, yes?
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It is in both. He said he used some more pink in the lighter one or something, But it is closer..
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16 minutes ago, duane v said:
I think the lighter one looks closer..... That's pretty cool you have someone that can mix a paint for you and stuff it in a aerosol can.
Yeah it is.. I didnt even ask him to do that. I was ok with the first one but got this mail this morning... I mean, he does do it for a living but its good to get some personal attention.. I also sold him some nice London Plane a short while back and bought Nitro from him for my first couple of build but hat was over a decade ago now.. He says he takes it somewhere and they do the canning for him.
I have made my mind up and gone for the lighter colour.. Its more unique and closer to the Gibson this is based off..
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Ok.. The guy making my paint says that he made a slightly lighter batch which he thinks is actually closer to the colour I am looking for.
So the original
And the first batch on the left and new one on the right.... I do think the new one is closer but damn it I like the darker one too
What do you guys think?
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4 hours ago, CROWB8 said:
Ha, cheers... I am booked in for Tuesday by the way.. Gonna do a new back and possibly get a new top too.. Im not 100% happy with the knots. I wonder if in the future they will cause like shrinking issues or even worse some kind of discolouration.. At this point and whats already gone in to this build, id rather be safe.
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10 minutes ago, mihcmac said:
A simple minor scale pattern may be a good exercise just using the first 8 notes
Or a simple chord book with songs she knows.
Lol.. We are old.. Kids dont do books.. Its all on her phone.. Actually when I got her the acoustic I asked if they had any chord books and they dont sell them any more cos its all online...
And scales.. No not yet.. She wouldnt understand how to use it yet.. As far as I am concerned she needs to learn her chords first. And now she has an electric, how to do a power chord and palm mute a bit...
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3 minutes ago, CROWB8 said:
I'm not familiar. Interesting tail piece. Like it. Could you tell me what it's called? Maybe point me to the model so I might check it out? Expanding the pic doesn't help cause it's too blurry. Ty sir.
He did.. A TP-6
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1 minute ago, mihcmac said:
I think the best learning tool is having friends to jam with.
Well thats coming... One of the whole things that started her off is she wants to start a band with her friends which I asked her about when we were waiting for the sales guy.. She said she has a friend who plays drums and has a kit.. And another of her friends who is starting guitar this year.. So yeah. Hopefully by the time her friend gets the basics she will have a basic knowledge.
Im gonna go over next weekend maybe with my tools and do a setup and check the neck and go over the amp settings and stuff.. I have been trying to get her to understand power chords but she doesnt get it yet. I will keep trying 🙂
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Very sorry to hear of your loss.. I lost my dad about 5 years ago to cancer so I know how it feels too...
And thats a really nice post about your mum. She made a difference to peoples lives and that is an amazing thing
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11 hours ago, Larsongs said:
Rabs, I’m really enjoying this Thread &your journey building this Guitar.. That Headstock overlay is a classy touch! Are you going to put a Bigsby B-7 on this Guitar? It would look fantastic & would be a cool usable addition…..
No, not on this build.. I do have a black bigsby type somewhere but have never got around to using it.. I had thought about using it for that all Walnut build I am doing.. It would look pretty good on that.. Im just not really a tremolo user.
This is also starting to make me a little nervous. This build really will be a test for me, pushing almost every part of the build process to its most difficult... All the multi ply binding, shiny perfect solid finis, carve top etc... So we will soon see what my limits are
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15 minutes ago, Dub-T-123 said:
Wait a minute where’d you get that custom headstock overlay made? That’s amazing. I need that for my next project
Very coo huh.. I got them to do it on a fibrous board which is an old school Gibson thing.. BUT I was told by the guy who does the Nitro paint that I will have to spray it black.. The guy I bought it from said it will go black when lacquered.. So I have to opposing views there and will have to do a test on the scrap when I cut it to shape... The nitro guy said he will throw in a small amount of black nitro..
And I got it from https://www.rothkoandfrost.com/ . Not cheap mind you.. Mother of Pearl has got super expensive (like everything else)....
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Just now, Ceptorman said:
Awesome Uncle Rabs. Glad to see she is still interested in guitars. Sweet combo she has there. How is she progressing?
Hmm, I dont know really.. My sister said she was probably a bit overwhelmed by it all.. And when I said to play the guitar she said her head went blank so I didnt push the issue.. I realised just now that I need to go and give it a set up and check and see if the neck or intonation needs a tweak... Maybe put some new strings on and go over what the amp does.
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1 minute ago, mihcmac said:
At under 6 lbs I think it would be great for a kid, I got my first new Coronet when I was 14 in 64 and a 61 Wilshire a year and a half later.
And …… its all real wood with no veneer and one piece neck
I got an aftermarket SG case for my 2020 version which compares very well to my USA built Wilshire I had 60 years ago.
Yeah. I think it was a better choice than the Tele.. And for the price a really nice guitar... Its the kind of guitar you could have for as long as you look after it. As I said. I would have been more than happy with that for my first.
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Not quite centred but gives you an idea
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Just now, duane v said:
You're not using aerosol so my advice isn't viable
Yes I am.. That was his mix to show me the colour.. He will put it in spray cans for me.
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1 minute ago, duane v said:
Rabs
I found that to be the complete opposite but I use the StewMac stuff. I tried some nitro stuff from Canada and it was pretty terrible.
Well I will find out for myself soon enough I guess.. We are still only hovering at about only 15 degrees C at the moment.. In the next week or so it will be going up so it wont be for a while yet..
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2 hours ago, merciful-evans said:
Nice choice. I would never have expected a Wilshire.
Mihcmac would surely approve.
Yeah I was not expecting that either. I thought we were gonna end up with an SG... I know she liked the super strat shape but most of them had whammy bars.. The cheap ones were awful and the one that was really nice, as said it had a locking nut and the full system.. Which I thought was just too much for a newbie.
If I had gone and chosen one without her I think I would have gone for this
But when I saw the Wilshire and she said she liked the shape, it was down to that or the humbucker Tele and I thought the Wilshire was cooler.. Both were quite nice guitars.
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1 hour ago, duane v said:
Rabs
What I found during some of my projects (with nitrocellulose lacquer)is paint a couple of coats of clear over the sanding sealer. Also wait two hours between coats. The clear coat keeps the wood grain from effecting the color of the base coat.
Another tip is warm up the cans for 30 minutes in 70-90 degrees of water.
Also paint between 68-90 degrees F and 25-40% RH
Cheers.. I know about the spraying conditions.. But again, the guy that I am getting the paint from says not to heat the cans up or it will make it splatter the paint our more (or something to that effect).. Just shake them for 2 mins before use.
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2 hours ago, merciful-evans said:
I have to agree. The paint looks perfect !
I assume after the grain-filler you use a primer of some sort? A white or neutral light grey would be suitable; yes? As CROWB8 said, test samples will be useful.
Well actually the guy I got it from says that when you have binding you should NOT use a primer.. Just sanding sealer. He says if you use primer you end up with a white line around the body....
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1 minute ago, CROWB8 said:
So having the skills, you can influence how much the color might lighten or darken via base coat, right? Test samples? Cause me thinks that red is just killer.
Hmm, honestly,, When it comes to painting. While I have watched a lot of videos on the subject I have never actually done a full solid colour before... But yeah, I think the guy said if you layer it it will get darker... So I guess I will use what I get and see how it goes from there..
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1 minute ago, CROWB8 said:
Gif wasnt good enough.
That red will really set the gold MOP off nicely. Excellent choice of contrast.
Yeah.. Its really nice.. The guy said when its on the body it will probably be a bit lighter and that should match pretty well..
Im even more excited about this now...
It sorta makes me think I should have been doing this sort of build all along?
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So we are a year later now.. She is still playing and today we went and got her an electric guitar.. And we ended up with
So we did get an Epiphone in the end 🙂 And a nice Fender Champion 20...
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Did you see this one... Another great message here as far as I am concerned anyway. It is all about the money