AntLockyer

I am on month 4 of a premium membership and have listened to a lot more music than I normally would of (new stuff rather than just the albums I own).

1996 was my first visit. It was a year of horrendous storms in the area and it took almost exactly 24 hours to get there door to door (150 miles) because of fallen trees. I fell asleep at the wheel of my van while in stationary traffic (my bird was asleep in the back) when I woke up to someone banging on the window and realised the traffic had long since started moving and cars were going round me. Anyway we went there and it was alright, muddy as f***, got into a bit of an altercation with a rentacop who tried to run me over in a land rover and I ended up smashing the windscreen by punching it gently. I remember seeing Beck and RATM and smoking some weed.

I've had LaBella deep talkin' flats strung through on my P since 2010.

RIP

The neck pickup sounds so nice.

Robin Williams?

How do I get that good at the blues? That is my only musical aim.

So good.

I reckon these guys would http://www.guitarbuild.co.uk/productlist.php

I used google and got Chromes - http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/912327/daddario-ecb81-5-flatwound-chromes-45-130-5-string/ Fender - http://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/products/fender_9050_bass_strings_stainless_steel_flatwound_9050-5l_040-_125_set_of_5.asp

A valve amp needs all sorts of high voltages that a solid state amp doesn't. My transformers I had wound recently are huge to provide the 550V on the HT side, plus windings for the 6.4V heaters and a 5V for the rectifier.

My Wife walked in to Hans Zimmer - You're So Cool (you might know it from True Romance http://youtu.be/jq5kbNW8VKU and our first dance was the Cure - Feels like heaven (poor version by our wedding band unfortunately)

It was yesterday but I focussed on learning some blues turnarounds. Got a couple of descending and ascending lines worked out that suit my ears.

Love it.

I was watching this the other day. Love that Aria sound.

Marvellous!

I do enjoy listening to FGTH.

If it is good enough for Juan and Tommy it is good enough for me. To be honest I'm in two minds about the look but the reason for buying this body was that it was a Squier without the ugly routing, so the point is to have no guard.

Body turned up yesterday and I offered up the CV scratch plate I have knocking about. It is no where near fitting. the control plate is really wide (and nasty looking). So I'm thinking about saving some effort and going for a no guard holes look and losing that option. Like this but with a matching headstock.

What a crazy guitar, well done.

Horrid gimmick.

Considering even some USA made Fenders have nasties under the scratch plate now I can't imagine Squier would waste any money on doing it nicely when they don't have to. Good thinking though.

More inspiration

Maple and blocks Sonic blue http://s973.photobucket.com/user/mcgreg57/media/Laklands%20for%20Sale/HPIM0521.jpg.html?sort=3&o=8

That would look good, but I don't like the colour. I thought about Capri Orange as it goes well with the maple, I like orange but do already have an orange P (not the one in the picture).