And the Rock Gods Smiled ...

Happy Birthday to ME !!! The Rocks Gods have again smiled upon me in the form of tickets to Three Doors Down, Hinder and Hubastank ! Thanks again to The Donald from Boyertown. Oh by the way, I am taking the next day off, they probably wouldn't want me around the next day anyway I'd be even more useless than I am normally ...

I bought it on Ebay and it came in the mail ...

WTIM's latest project: Startocaster style kit.

Sometimes you get more than what you bargin for. When you play an electric guitar it doesn't seem that there are this many little pieces. Where DO they all go? Not to worry, this kit came with instructions (some don't! buyer beware). Be advised that the insrtuctions were translated from Chinese to English word for word so keep your mind open when you come to a word that doesn't seem to make sense, try to think of a word that may mean, in a round about way, nearly the same thiing but not quite.

The instructions are mostly concerned with assembly and guide you through all the details, kind of, and then mention the fact that the guitar has to be finished by painting or staining or markers, whatever you want to do with it. It also mentions cutting the headstock to shape. Take notice in the photos that the headstock is square and non-committed to any particular style. My guess is that the body shape is not a trade mark of Fender, but, the headstock is. At any rate, I wasn't happy with the thought of putting the guitar together and then shaping and or painting it. I am way to sloppy, so I chose to worry about finishing the body and headstock before even thinking about assembly.

Coming up with a paint design and cutting the headstock to fit my design caused my ears to smoke. Eventually I figured it out anad that will be the subject of a future blog.