A post with my photos from the 23rd Annual Memorial Luminaria. More than 15,300 candles are lit for this event; one for each soldier buried in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. Photos were taken on a Canon EOS 50D with a Sigma EX DC 10-20mm wide-angle. The camera is running Magic Lantern. I used long exposure Read More …
Month: May 2018
The Fallacy Of “Strong” People
Friday night, during the recent storms, there was a car accident on Courthouse Road. A car got T boned. The car struck; that guy was very lucky to be alive and walk away. The girl in the other car was sitting on the road when I arrived, bleeding from her right leg. I’m no doctor Read More …
Another DIY Bass Project; Fretless Conversion
Another bass project today with the talented Braden Yates, a guitar and bass student. He’s a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and recording student. His main project is “The Sun In The Sea”. We defretted his Toby 4. I talked him through how to make some of the tools needed for this with a grinder, then we Read More …
Ibanez SR2605e Premium
Quick clip from between lessons yesterday of my “guest” bass, an Ibanez SR2605e Premium. Stats here: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/model/sr/
D’Agastino Flying V Bass – COMPLETED
The vintage Flying V bass is done and headed home. Matt wrapped up work on it this afternoon as we intonated it for BEAD tuning, set the action, and made other small tweaks to it. Not gonna lie…this turned out really well and I’m going to miss playing it while it was around here for Read More …
Today’s Office…
I put my pedalboard and setup on Jenny Craig today because I am visiting some students at Thornburg Middle School and William Wassum’s class. To quote my friend Jared Lees; like most fad diets, this won’t last. Only the RC2, RC300, Vapor Trail, eBow, NSCR5M and the mighty Blue Spector Euro6LX in tow. Could be Read More …
Tonight’s Office; Willstock 2018
Not my usual office, but a good one. Started with a solo bass set at a house concert…running my rig stereo for the first time through two 410 Warwick cabs…..😃😍😀. I think the audience liked it…lots of good feedback on the set. I’m trying a lot of new stuff on the solo bass front, as Read More …
DIY Jazz Bass in Platane
My DIY fretless is on walkabout making friends. The Flying V bass rebuild is in the home stretch. Wiring work on the Steampunk headless is underway. And THEN…one of my very, very talented bass students comes in with this badass DIY Jazz bass. Stats; Platane wood with a boiled linseed oil finish, Wilkinson jazz pups, Read More …
Lady Bass Gear Update
These are now getting packed up to go on walkabout with me. There’s a nicely diverse selection of materials involved in making this bunch; wood beads, stone beads, polymer clay, laser-cut vinyl records (shaped into guitar picks), African trade beads, bone beads, wood burned pendants (courtesy of Greenwood Creations), leather, ebony guitar picks, zebrawood guitar Read More …
Wet Cat Emergency…I Missed A Memo
Oh dear…apparently I did not hear the cat knock on the front door. Yes, that is a look of panic on Cocoa’s face. It is raining. 🤣😂 #imissedthememo #cannotmakethisupifItried
D’Agastino Flying V Bass
We’re in the home stretch with the mods on this. When this bass came in, it had a cracked nut, a broken 3 way switch, a warped backplate, a missing knob, no shielding, some interior wiring done with twist nuts….(yikes)…you get the idea. Good intentions, poor execution. A previous owner pulled the original pups and Read More …
Creative Source
A parent came in yesterday; cool fellow. He’s been following my stories of DIY exploration on Facebook. He told me about a bit of drama that unfolded last weekend. On a major evening. PROM NIGHT. FOR HIS DAUGHTER. AND THE CAR BREAKS DOWN. This is BAD folks. He’s telling me the story of the ordeal…and Read More …
Lady Bass Gear Updates
John….thanks for your order! This bracelet is heading to it’s new home in Colorado. Now available in the store; alder guitar pick earrings and a steampunk cuff bracelet
Sewing, gardening, coding, fixing a car, playing a bass….all come from the same source…
A parent came in yesterday; cool fellow. He’s been following my stories of DIY exploration on Facebook. He told me about a bit of drama that unfolded last weekend. On a major evening. PROM NIGHT. FOR HIS DAUGHTER. AND THE CAR BREAKS DOWN. This is BAD folks. He’s telling me the story of the ordeal…and Read More …