^ you just got one ?

or you  didn't notice 

 

making you a bit of a ....

 

I saw that you posted "Crybaby Wah-wah pedal" in response to Jeff's query, but I didn't watch the video so didn't realize it was an HOUR LONG DOCUMENTARY.

 

So yeah, mah bad.  

 

And no, I didn't get one, I just thought it was a cool video that would appeal to guitarists.

I'm thinking of selling my stuff locally since I haven't really gotten around to playing it for a while.

I dont think I have the patience to re-learn everything at this point.

 

If anyone is interested.  50 cents on the dollar should do it.  

 

Fender twin (15")

ernie ball albert lee

vintage/boutique pedals

good chords and whatnot

Aw, man, don't give up.  I'll give you the same advice I keep receiving myself -- just play a little bit every day.  15 minutes.  Eventually you'll start hankering for more.

5 days in a row, I've practiced!  When I win the lottery, I'm getting myself a fancy PRS with a fancy "crossfade":

I've always wanted a PRS.

I have 4.

nice, when did that happen?

I just received the 4th one a week ago.  Two are SEs (the beater Santana that started it all, and the 7-stringer that just came out), the other two are cores (Mira & Starla).  Those latter two are the better ones.  They're both flat black and with dot inlays, so they were cheaper, but they're still 2 of the 3 best guitars I own.

 

The 3rd being a Parker.

Kind of off topic but somewhat related - any ukulele players out there? In my new position I teach 7th and 8th grade general music and guitar has been a big part of the curriculum in the past. Doing guitar with my 7th graders has been mostly successful but some of the physical obstacles have been frustrating for a lot of the kids. Their hands can be quite small at the age making stretching out to even the 3rd fret difficult. Chords like C and G look like they are impossible for some of the kids.

I asked a local shop to loan me some ukes and God these things are so easy to play and jam out on, it's a lot of fun. Just seeing if anyone else out there has played with an uke before.

Tyll's a big ukelele player.  And yes, they are probably the perfect solution to what you're saying.

 

Me:  I can hold a note!  Clean attack and release, no warble in the pitch...as long as I'm concentrating.  Day 7 (as in, in a row) is tonight.

I found out that Pallbearer use a lot of Earthquaker Devices and Black Arts Toneworks pedals, two of my favourite companies.

 

Also, I was watching some Calexico, and now I want one of these:

Jeff -- I missed something -- I thought you said in this thread that the Paulownia did not work out.  You're saying it didn't work out for you?  So what happened to it, did it go back to the shop?  Did they sell it to someone else?

The Paulownia Tele was routed improperly and they did not like the fit with my neck so I assume it either went back or was used for a build with a better neck fit.

Okay, so it had nothing to do with the wood being inappropriate for a guitar build.

No, my strat is Paulownia.

DOT rules on instruments as carry-on

Apparently, one does not need an entirely humidity-controlled room for acoustics:

link

I use something similar for my ukes. I found the cigar world has many products that basically keep RH dead on at 50% RH. I use tubes filled with humidity beads from heartfelt industries.

There are tons of DIY options as well. I have 30 solid ukes in my classroom and over long breaks I put them in plastic bins with a container of water storing crystals I bought from Home Depot and those work well.

I use something similar for my ukes. I found the cigar world has many products that basically keep RH dead on at 50% RH. I use tubes filled with humidity beads from heartfelt industries.

There are tons of DIY options as well. I have 30 solid ukes in my classroom and over long breaks I put them in plastic bins with a container of water storing crystals I bought from Home Depot and those work well.

Interesting, thanks for the additional input.

The heartfelt beads work perfectly. It's such a stupidly simple concept that just makes total sense. Basically the beads are impregnated with a certain salt solution that emits a certain RH. The humidipak is essentially the same thing. One of the more weird options that works as well are kitty litter beads.

I would look into Boveda packs, depending on how far from your RH you are and how much you want to spend (these two are related). Beads are only one-way humidity control, Boveda isn't.

That's what I use for my cigars and it's fantastic. I use Oasis for my instruments.

Edited January 7, 201511 yr by luvdunhill

The heartfelt beads are two way, like boveda.