I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. When I die, this sucker is going into the casket with me.

I’m probably taking most of this stuff with me too.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/05/17/taking-it-with-me/

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Here's Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith Playing Stevie Ray Vaughan Classic on a Gibson Les Paul Custom With P90s
Adrian's got some serious feel for the blues.

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/heres_iron_maidens_adrian_smith_playing_stevie_ray_vaughan_classic_on_a_gibson_les_paul_custom_with_p90s.html

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Tomorrow morning before work. I will record some guitar parts.

I promise*.

*I also promise that if I break this promise there will be no repercussions. I promise.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/02/14/tomorrow-i-promise-2/

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Kirk Hammett reveals 1989 Les Paul Custom with Gibson; New Cliff Burton figure by Super7 coming in March:

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https://metalinsider.net/news/kirk-hammett-reveals-1989-les-paul-custom-with-gibson-new-cliff-burton-figure-by-super7-coming-in-march

I played some guitar today. I finished tracking two songs that could be December’s submission for the Record Every Month Challenge. Both songs really suck though… so… yeah.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2023/12/31/new-years-eve-music/

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I didn’t play guitar at all today, but I did take a few Hipstamatic pic of my #1, my Les Paul Custom. Shake to Shuffle and all that stuff.

HoHoHo

https://robertjames1971.blog/2023/12/24/xmas-eve-les-paul/

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Oh thank heavens, I played some guitar today. I worked on two songs for Record Every Month. My finger tips are sore as hell, but I played my Les Paul Custom with the new frets and it felt really good. Really good.

I seriously over did the obligatory pics.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2023/12/23/i-played-guitar-today-2/

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I went to the guitar shop at lunch. I made excellent time despite a road closure somewhere in Andover, MA.

I played my newly refretted guitar with its new bridge and its new nut and my first impression is that it still feels pretty good. The frets are a lot higher than I’m used to on this guitar, but not too different than a couple of other guitars. The action is a little higher than it used to be, I think, but it’s still super low the way I like it. It felt good. First impression, again, is that I am really happy.

I took my guitar home!

What do you think, beautiful, eh?

He did mention that a couple of the inlays on the neck popped out while he was removing the old frets. That happens. He fixed them. That’s good. I didn’t see anything and I couldn’t feel any difference during my quick inspection. All in all… happy. Can’t wait to get the band back together so I can play this babie at practice and wind up the volume and let it loose. Anyone know anyone who lives near Haverhill, MA who can sing and wants to join a dad-rock cover band?

https://robertjames1971.blog/2023/11/14/my-guitar-is-home-2/

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I heard from the guitar shop this morning. My guitar is done! Oh happy day! I am going to head over there at lunch time and pick it up. Please please please no traffic so that I can get there and back before my lunch break is over.

I am so excited!

https://robertjames1971.blog/2023/11/14/it-is-done/

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No news on the Les Paul repairs front today. I’ve checked on the shop’s Facebook but the only posts are him working on a sweet Martin acoustic guitar. Based on the photos he posted yesterday, the new frets are in. I didn’t see a new nut yet, and he told me he had to order a new bridge as he didn’t have any gold ones in stock. Hardware on Les Paul Customs should be gold.

I was told I should expect to get it back next week. You know what I should do before then? Practice. I want to be able to play decently well when I pick it up on the off chance he’ll let me plug in and see how it feels before I leave. I don’t want to sound like a rusted over hack if that’s how it plays out. I want to sound like my usual normal hack.

What should be the first thing I play on my newly refretted guitar? “Smoke on the Water”? No… Some Jeff Beck maybe? I think I used to know how to play parts of “Freeway Jam”, that could be fun. No… I’ll probably just noodle over the minor blues scale in E like a typical wannabe. That suits me.

Not much else going on today so far. I’m working in the office. My group is in a big conference room. We’re going to have a group meeting shortly. It’s freakin’ freezing in here. I wore a fall jacket and a fleece when I left the house this morning. I put the fleece back on around the start of lunch and I am currently gazing longingly at the fall jacket wondering if it’s time to put that back on as well. Brrr, babie. Brrr.

Okay, back to work, Robert. Get yourself all prepped for the group meeting.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2023/11/08/it-is-quiet-a-little-too-quiet/

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