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Jean-Luc Pickguard

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  1. One Show Lost — Pure Retribution
  2. Leaving Here — Motörhead It blew my mind when I discovered this was a cover of a Holland-Dozier-Holland song originally released by the Isley Brothers on Motown, but I suspect Lemmy based this version off the cover by the Ronnie Wood's old band, The Birds
  3. Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba — Handel
  4. If I do get around to trying this, I'll probably do it to my telecaster bitzer, so there should be fewer sticky-outy bits to worry about, and the join could possibly around the outline of the back. There's a rig rundown of ZZ Top when Elwood was the guitar & bass tech, and he showed Billy & Dusty's 'Peelers' which look like they were left in a barn, but they're actually a custom bolin tele & precision with a custom printed vinyl wrap.
  5. The Razor Song — Puss N Boots
  6. Rice In The Sun — Status Quo
  7. Aloo Dolly — Louis Armstrong
  8. I am sure it is a coincidence that the recommendation for sellers to use postit notes comes in the same week that Ped bought shares in 3M.
  9. Perhaps Samosa Aeon — Cocteau Twins
  10. Naan Of Us Are Free — Solomon Burke
  11. Kewpie Dhal — The Birthday Party
  12. Korma Chameleon — Culture Club
  13. Can I Play With Madras — Iron Maiden
  14. Another option that might be worth considering is to use automotive vinyl wrap like the stuff tossers use on their BMWs to make them irridescent purple. There are a few videos on youtube covering this and it looks a lot more straightforward than refinishing with paint. The only tools needed are an x-acto knife (about a fiver on amazon) and a heat gun (about £15 on amazon) I'm considering trying this on one of my guitars or basses. edit — Just googled for suppliers to get a ballpark price for wrap and came across a company called MDP supplies (I doubt it's him though) it seems the film is between £10-£25 for a piece about 1m x 1.5m depending on how fancy it is.
  15. I See A Darkness — Bonnie 'Prince' Billy If there's ever a live action futurama movie, for some reason, I think Will OIdham would be perfect to play Dr Zoidberg
  16. An occasional wipe with a soft cloth with some mineral oil (or lemon oil) will keep them clean, or if they're a bit grubby it should help clean them up. If they're stainless steel flats like D'addario chromes (my string of choice for my mustangs), they should pretty much go on forever. If the surface is pitted or manky and/or they sound bad or don't intonate, its probably time to think about investing in a new set.
  17. I Left my Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett
  18. Commando — The Ramones
  19. Yes, that's the one I have (actually I have two of them) It works like a dream for the JMJ with the extra route, but in my experience there's not enough room to get it in place on the vintera mustang.
  20. Put on Your Tight Pants — Ike & Tina Turner
  21. One of the things JMJ presumably specified for his signature mustang that deviated from the his 1967 original is the truss rod access route and corresponding cutout in the pickguard. When I bought my first JMJ mustang it slightly irked me that this cutout wasn't vintage-correct, however having been able to adjust the truss rod effortlessly using the stewmac tool without even loosening the strings has far outweighed any initial reservations I had about how it looks. I am surprised that this simple feature wasn't carried across to the heel-adjusting vintera models as the vintera mustang currently in my possession needs the neck bolts to be loosened to get to the truss rod nut. Also the stewmac tool is so perfect for adjusting the rod on the JMJ, that it would seem to be a no-brainer for Fender to license it and include one with any bass it would work with, just like they include a hex key with every squier.
  22. Ape Me — Nirvana
  23. This is the cap I wear most days from my online emporium bassthing.uk
  24. In the past I have, but never needed to in the current band.
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