My Christmas gift From My Son!

[stephen]

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Swamp Ash, 2 peice body, only with sealer right now. Its gonna be a butterscotch.

[reverbbb]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe this project will dampen all that bragging that you do about the Squire :lol: .

That is awesome dude. That must have been a very special moment for you this Christmas.

Can't wait to watch your project progress.

[Teleguy]

Man, THAT'S a nice piece of ash!

[Crunchyriff]

Does your son need another, uhh, "dad" figure?? :mrgreen:

That is a VERY cool gift from a son who cares about his papa!

Congratulations!!

We will be expecting a tone report on that chunk o wood..... :!:

[stephen]

This has made me re-assess my projects:

At first, I was going to get a neck (U-shaped), and bolt it onto old number 1. Now, I'm gonna get that U-shape neck, put it onto my new slab of wood, plus the vintage compensated 3 saddle bridge, and all the pups, and guts from number 1 installed onto it, with my zebra wood pickgaurd. This will end up becoming my new Number 1, and I have the artwork for a headstock logo that say's "PraiseCaster .....a Squier by Elisha Martin"

Then the remains of my Squier, will become the basis for my LP/Tele: Routed to accept two humbuckers (a 59paf in the bridge, and a jazz in the neck), one LP volume pot, and one LP tone pot. That one will be called PraiseCasterII. Oh yeah, I wanna put an acoustic bridge on it, so I can get some reasonable acoustic tones out of it too.

[Crunchyriff]

Well, this isn't exactly tone-related, but as a personal gift, my wife and kids got me the new Braun 8595 Activator Shaving system- replacing my tired old 8-yr old Norelco.

This razor is not only a work of art- the darn thing actually shaves fantastic. I've had both Remington and Norelco electric razors in the past, and neither would shave close like a blade, not even new-out-of-the-box. Not even close. Both left mucho stubble and missed hairs. (ARRGH!)

The Braun left me face and neck so smooth I went around the house rubbing my face for 20 minutes after the shave...in total disbelief. Mrs Crunchy LOVES the shave, too. She was quite shocked: "I never felt your face without stubble". (ROFL!!)

Men, there's a new shaver on the block, and it actually WORKS.

I am a happy man.

[stephen]

Well, this isn't exactly tone-related, but as a personal gift, my wife and kids got me the new Braun 8595 Activator Shaving system- replacing my tired old 8-yr old Norelco.



My brother in law got one for Christmas today. Now after seein it, and hearin your report, I'm gonna have to go check the after Christmnas day sales tommorrow! I want one.

oh and keeping with the thread, I'm still huggin that new swamp-ash body that my son made!

[reverbbb]

oh and keeping with the thread, I'm still huggin that new swamp-ash body that my son made!

WOW!!!!! Again!

You didn't mention that your son made this for you. That makes that chunck of wood priceless IMO.

[stephen]

WOW!!!!! Again!

You didn't mention that your son made this for you. That makes that chunck of wood priceless IMO.

Never truer words where spoken my friend! This guitar will be with me forever!

[kewlpack]

Wow that's really kewl! :D

Wonder if he will get into the "biz" ;)
~A~

[stephen]

OK, I have firmly decided what its gonna be:

My son and I, are going to finish it in a dark honey-burst. Gotta show that grain off!

It might take a couple of weeks, but when its done, its gonna be sweet. Honey-burst sweet!

[Will be done]

Yeah!! I love honey burst guitars. That is without a doubt the best choice IMHO. Here's hoping (and praying) it turns out to be a work of art. :D

[stephen]

No matter how it turns out, it will be the best guitar I have ever owned in my life!