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Yeah when that "Live" album came out, I pretty much gave up on them. I mean the hit from that album was "I wanna Rock-N-Roll All Night" and that was one of their worst songs!! But the public sucked it up!! So WTF do I know!! : ) But to give them props, those first three albums were some of the best rock to come out at that time. That first album was RAW! All the songs were hook laden, had ***** all over them, loud guitars drums and bass, vocals and harmonies that most bands would die for (and many sorely needed!! LOL). I still listen to those first three albums. Now Destroyer was ok, but to me definitely not on par with the first three. And they just went downhill from there. Gene and Paul are to be commended for keeping that band going and profitable for all these years. I mean the magic was gone long long ago.

My first. Learned just about every song on there. Learned it on some strat type guitar. Don't remember the name. But the amp I had was a small Kalamazoo!!

But your a responsible singer!! LOL!!!

Get you bunch off Amazon. Keep a couple.with you. When she needs, charge her what you paid for them. Take it out of her cut. She wouldn't go for that I know. But it will send a message. Or when she ain't got a battery, have an old rusty 58 with a cable at the ready and hand her that! She won't go for that either!! Damn singers think they are indispensable!!

Have fun Larry

Great news Bit. On the return trip are.you gonna let the same sound guy handle the FOH?

My process of coming up with an idea serendipitous has me recording as I am making up the parts. Once I know where I want to go with it, I will re-record it all and mix, master. This did take years at one time. This whole process has been cut down a lot lately. I am not spending as much time as I used to. But I do find when I do work on other things besides my songs, I can work much faster. My decision making is much quicker.

Wow mettelus!! Great info! I was in the shower this morning thinking about what to do next. I forgot to say in my other post that in spite of the flaws that I found, the neck has plenty of potential! I will replace that nut, the bridge, and probably the pups too. Bridge is just not acting right. The springs are weak, the Allen screws are sharp at the top when the stick out, and when I try to adjust the height they slide! Not sure what that's about. LOL!! Thanks again mettelus. We can do a zoom meeting so we can talk and bs about this!!

@mettelus Well I got it together. Plugged it in and took it for a spin. Now I see why I paid $188 for it! That tremolo bridge needs to be replaced. Will it do? Yes. But I am use to something much better. The nut on the neck isn't slotted well at all. The slot drops down towards the fretboard making most of the strings sound like they are being palm muted, or has a ringing like a Ring Modulator. And it's aggravating. Not to mention that there are quite a few dead spots on the neck. But I expected that. So I got some more work to do on it. Here is the thing all put together:

I almost went that route. But I promised myself I wouldn't skimp or take any BS shortcuts. If you remember, this was also about me learning to take my time and not fall prey to my inability to have patience. I may have taken it a bit too far in the other direction... which is human nature!! But I am about to string it up here shortly. I think I may have started in April. I did a lot of work on the neck too. Learning to dress those frets. That was the biggie. But getting the back of the neck to feel the way I wanted it to feel was a chore. I wanted to seal it well with the Tru Oil, and I wanted it to feel silky smooth. Well that takes a lot of coats and a LOT of sanding with 000 and 0000 steel wool. But it feels silky smooth!! Want to feel how it's gonna play.

I quit counting after ten! It has at least 18 -20. I just worked on the body first. Sanding and sanding, I actually took a wood rasp to the top bout because I wanted it more thin like my G&L. Once I did that it took a few rounds of sanding, rasping, to get it where I wanted it. The wood was too light in color and I wanted it to be darker, so I got some stain When I applied the Tru Oil I would let it dry at least a day or more before I would sand again, first with 200 then worked up to 0000 steelwool. So it has some deep grain look to it that doesn't show much in the pic. That top right bout in the pic is washed out, but it has a "moving" quality to it. I used some dark stain on it before I started with the Tru Oil. Dark Walnut (semi-transparent). I put it on and wiped it right off. Didn't leave it on there long at all. Then I started the sanding again until I got it to how it is now. Anyway, I really am enjoying this build and would encourage anyone thinking about doing it, Stewmac has the kits on sale right now. For under $200 you can get something really nice and depending on what effort you pour into it... can turn into something that means a whole lot to you. Will be putting strings on it later today. Will let ya'll know how it sounds.

@bluzdog you gonna do the installation yourself?

I would have to agree!!! We know you can see flaws, but we don't!!

Funny you are talking about this Mettellus. I am in the process this weekend of putting the thing together. Got the neck on, all the holes drilled to put pickguard, spring plate, and jack in. Just put the tuners on and lined them up, just need to drill the holes for them and put the screws in, solder the two wires to the jack and the one ground wire, screw it all together, string it up and take a pic!! I just set the pickguard and jackplate in place and snapped this pic. So this is close to what it will look like.

I got: IK Shipwrecked Piano -$10 Toontrk EZK and EZD midi packs for $10 each -$20 Upgraded Studio 1 to 6 - $104 Stewmac Klon-clone (Ghost Pedal) pedal kit, 2 strap-locks, and got a free digital caliper -$125 And unless something really great pops up, I am done.

Zo, I don't have PT so I have no idea. However, reading what you posted above, it seems that you can transfer a PT license IF you are a "registered owner"'. If you meet that requirement, then... You can buy a ASC for $40, fill out the form, send it in, take the license you own off of your iLok, and they will take care of the rest. Maybe someone else reads it a different way... IDK.

Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating the holiday. To everyone else... have a great day!! Go eat some turkey. Somebody got some leftovers!!

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If I do this, and it’s a mighty big if, I would most certainly use Koby. I am on v13. So I am not feeling that great a need to get wup'd!! Will probably wait till next year like the great Bapu!!

Now you buying like an expert!! LOL!! Have fun. Great plugins.

LOL!! Did you make that one up?!! It's a good one. Here is a shout-out to all of our forum members who relentlessly pursue the cheapest prices on all things plugin related!! Happy deal day to all. And let's all take a moment to give thanks for the ability to pursue these deals. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Most definitely agree. It is a blessing. There is nothing I have ever done in my life that has given me such personal pleasure, nor greater satisfaction, than playing the guitar.

Yep!! Funny your bringing this up. I have been doing some things that have brought me back to this place. It had been so long... It's a great feeling. A little embarrassed? Hell I would have never admitted to that!! Not here!! : ) But since you were so honest, I will let you know your not alone!! But I would have never said it first!! jk About 25yrs ago I seriously thought of giving up the guitar and selling all my stuff and buying a Ultra-Lite glider airplane. Went about a year without playing. Then I started back, started writing songs, re-leaning a lot of stuff I forgot. Fast forward to today... I still don't practice as much as I did back in the day. But I am back to practicing. Getting more fluid and getting my finger/hand strength back up. Enough to be able to play the songs I come up with.

That looks like a nice portable drive right there. The 2gb @ $99 is a no-brainer if you need portable storage.