« 31 » Stratocaster rebuild
8th February 2012
Details of a rebuild I did for a Stratocaster rebuild. The original guitar was bought on eBay for $41, it took around 6 months to build and is intended for my son, Jai.
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« 32 » Jai at 2 years, 5 months
4th November 2011
Some photos of Jai from during the week, including visiting the local beach, Whiteman Park, and playing with friends.
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« 33 » Jai at 2 years, 4 months
7th October 2011
Some photos of Jai from during th week, including visiting Castledare, playing with Daddy's guitars, visiting Perth and the local shops.
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« 34 » Roland G-707 Synth Guitar Controller
6th October 2011
This synth controller was purchased back in the early 80's, when Roland were still tuning their synth controlling gear. It was purchased from a hock shop for probably too much money, and was later matched to the synth portion (the Roland GR-700, not pictured here) from a private sale. These are the details from the Roland site:
« 35 » Hohner Steinberger B2 bass with GK-3B Midi pickup
4th October 2011
I found this bass for the bassist who was playing in our band in the mid 90's, as he was playing a cheap instrument and wanted to upgrade. He played it for a while, but when he left our band he lost interest in playing and I bought this from him. It's a 4 string, 24 fret, headless and bodiless bass, with neck-thru design and 2 hum-cancelling pickups with passive electronics. Includes the Steinberger licensed bridge on an all maple body and neck with a rosewood fretboard. The neck is thin enough for my small hands and the bass is really lightweight. Later added a Roland GK-3B bass pickup for their 13 pin system, which transmits a signal per string and upgraded the knobs from black to pearloid.
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« 36 » Epiphone 5 string Banjo MB 200
4th October 2011
I bought this Epiphone banjo from eBay when I was experimenting with different instruments, it didn't cost a lot due to a re-glued head turning a lot of people off, but it keeps tune very well for what looks like a mid-range priced instrument. It came with a hard case with the "Epiphone" logo, and sports chrome hardware. A 26 1/4" scale neck with a 1-1/4" nut. Bolt-on neck Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard and a Mahogany body. Has an American Eagle design on the back in gold paint looks beautiful adds a great touch to this instrument. US made, I'm not too sure of it's history pre-2003 when I first purchased it, although it looks as though the neck was replaced at some stage.
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« 37 » Jai at 2 years, 3 months
26th August 2011
Some photos of Jai from during the week, including a visit to Kent St. Weir, the Old Mill, Perth and some of the local parks.
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« 38 » Jai at 2 years, 4 weeks
1st July 2011
Some photos of Jai from during the week, including visiting Perth, the Supanova exhibition, bathtime and playing.
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« 39 » Jai at 100 weeks of age (1 year 48 weeks, 23 months)
6th May 2011
Some photos of Jai from during the week, whilst visiting Malaysia
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« 40 » Jai at 96 weeks of age (1 year 44 weeks - 22 months)
8th April 2011
Some photos of Jai from during the week, including a trip to Neil Hawkins Park, viewing the stars at night from Burns Beach, and a trip to Perth city.
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