tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63627727422683826362024-03-16T01:10:11.202+00:00Guitars and LifeGuitars and Life : I'm obsessed with music and guitars. This blog is the "guitar" blog with much stuff about music and guitars - my life and recovery blog is available at http://guitarsandlife.wordpress.comFurtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comBlogger1098125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-8730515693306390042023-09-19T12:51:00.001+01:002023-09-19T12:51:36.730+01:00GGBO2023 Episode 7 - Living with the Novacaster<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/fzufjJb9VT8?si=TbLoNf0opjfx12Wf" frameborder="0"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-28555024483150665902023-08-23T14:00:00.002+01:002023-08-23T14:00:55.933+01:00GGBO2023 Episode 6 Novacaster Build. Simple but sophisticated wiring.<div>Simple but sophisticated wiring trick on the Novacaster build. Final assembly and playing it for the first time too.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Cbo8wRbJOYs" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-61815030820663107442023-08-04T12:26:00.003+01:002023-08-04T12:26:27.904+01:00GGBO2023 Episode 5 Finish Applied<div><br /></div><div>Latest Episode in my 2023 Great Guitar Build Off Kit Build entry. I'm staining the body (and neck!) and applying finish. Oh and the guitars name is revealed in this episode.</div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/f8fEGgARmGQ" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-73608066302430547272023-07-18T19:20:00.004+01:002023-07-18T19:20:50.439+01:00GGBO2023 Episode 4 - Neck work<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="391" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bl3MUkx7Zj4" width="470" youtube-src-id="Bl3MUkx7Zj4"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>Episode 4 of my Great Guitar Build Off 2023 Kit Build entry. Mostly working on the neck in this episode.</p>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-5813979506030174152023-06-13T15:42:00.006+01:002023-06-13T15:42:58.425+01:00GGBO Episode 1 - what I'm building and gluing the top<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hJiHnpAWEZs" width="320" youtube-src-id="hJiHnpAWEZs"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-80942640706766802142023-06-13T15:42:00.001+01:002023-06-13T15:42:15.530+01:00GGBO2023 Episode 2 - Gluing the top to the body<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vbVRRYFFEQ0" width="320" youtube-src-id="vbVRRYFFEQ0"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-50601072840163446222023-06-13T15:40:00.003+01:002023-06-13T15:40:58.823+01:00GGBO23 Episode 3 Working the body and Hardware.<div>Episode 3 - the body is moved further to looking more like a guitar through routing, drilling and sanding etc.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/6affZKnYA00" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6affZKnYA00/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-8230718547458473832023-04-12T16:18:00.003+01:002023-04-12T16:18:20.598+01:00Nashville Tele Conversion<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/SQiPJ_tP0Qw" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SQiPJ_tP0Qw/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I upgrade Amber to a three pickup Nashville style guitar. </div>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-43955654306845768812023-01-21T13:10:00.003+00:002023-01-21T13:10:54.383+00:00Own Builds Overview<div><br /></div><div>A video look at my home built guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/TpVRX48zG24" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TpVRX48zG24/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-1821803397405057722022-03-12T12:48:00.003+00:002022-03-12T12:48:50.772+00:00For Kyiv<div>No words really....</div><div><br /></div><div>If you can please donate at <a href="https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal">Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal | Disasters Emergency Committee (dec.org.uk)</a> to help the refugees.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ukraine - We Stand With You</div><div><br /></div><div>For Kyiv</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/eeobT396Bh8" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eeobT396Bh8/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-60105255529028022612022-02-07T14:28:00.006+00:002022-02-07T14:32:29.750+00:00New Music!!!<p> It's been flipping ages but finally some new songs recorded and on SoundCloud.</p><p>First up - There You Go which is also my entry into this year's Talent Is Timeless competition.</p><p>This is very like much of my material, essentially written as a solo acoustic guitar singer songwriter number, though never performed live at an open mic or whatever you can tell it has that feel. Features my P90 equiped gold top single cut for the first time ever.</p><p>
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1211375590&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/grahamhunt-1" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Graham Hunt - Medway">Graham Hunt - Medway</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/grahamhunt-1/there-you-go" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="There You Go">There You Go</a></div><br /><p></p><div>Next is Rose Tinted Rear View Mirror.</div><div><br /></div><div>Written on my octave mandolin (see my previous track Minstrel Man) with some additional guitar from my Great Guitar Build Off 2021 guitar which marks its recording debut.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1211375584&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/grahamhunt-1" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Graham Hunt - Medway">Graham Hunt - Medway</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/grahamhunt-1/empathy" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Empathy">Empathy</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Onto the more rock numbers now. Empathy which was written and recorded on my Mahogany Telecaster partscaster build, again a recording debut. </div><div><br /></div><div>This most difficult part of this one was getting the drum track sorted. I had worked it out and tried to program it in only for the Boss BR-600 I use to tell me I'd exceeded the number of steps. Not put off I did a clever trick to get more than 50 steps on the final piece. Happy to explain to anyone interested.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1211375584&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/grahamhunt-1" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Graham Hunt - Medway">Graham Hunt - Medway</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/grahamhunt-1/empathy" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Empathy">Empathy</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly a tune that's been about for years and the first line also but finally I've nailed it into an actual song. The missing piece was the solo which I worked out on a jam session with a looper pedal - then I had the complete picture in my head and it came together. The most rock of this set. All guitar is courtesy of my GGBO 2021 guitar again.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1211375578&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/grahamhunt-1" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Graham Hunt - Medway">Graham Hunt - Medway</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/grahamhunt-1/dream-on" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Dream On">Dream On</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you enjoy - please comment on Soundcloud or here or ask any questions about the writing / recording process.</div>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-8815434274511297132021-11-20T15:56:00.001+00:002021-11-20T15:56:15.825+00:00My Ultimate HSS Stratocaster Build. Part 5 Final set up and sound demo ...<div>Last part. Final Set up and some sound demos</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/tLXvDDvBt6s" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tLXvDDvBt6s/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-61178808192557787302021-11-12T14:48:00.001+00:002021-11-12T14:48:15.339+00:00My Ultimate HSS Strat Partscaster Build - Part 4 - Fretwork and Assembly<div>Part 4 where I do the fretwork and final assembly.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/lPUOaQ1TDOE" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lPUOaQ1TDOE/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-82565943931992397942021-11-03T16:14:00.001+00:002021-11-03T16:14:24.790+00:00My Ultimate HSS Partscaster Build - Part 3 - Pickups and wiring.<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/I0HcO7jU4kE" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I0HcO7jU4kE/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Part 3 in which I tackle the wiring and explain pickup and wiring choices.</div>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-28974545950782091592021-10-16T12:10:00.001+01:002021-10-16T12:10:12.511+01:00My Ultimate HSS Build - Part 2<div>Second part - I work on the neck for my Ultimate HSS Strat</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/HVSpelPqOs4" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HVSpelPqOs4/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-32155608630841525952021-10-11T12:22:00.001+01:002021-10-11T12:22:09.155+01:00My Ultimate HSS Strat build part one.<div>I decided to build an HSS Strat partscaster. The twist for me this time was to paint the body using Nitrocellulose Lacquer spray cans. In this first part of a YouTube series on this build after introducing the build I prepare and spray the body.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/2D_z7ndtteg" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2D_z7ndtteg/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-2761246069467242542021-06-16T16:56:00.001+01:002021-06-16T16:56:03.351+01:00GGBO Episode 10 - The Final Finale! Set up and finishing touches.<div>The finale - I realise I've been an idiot on the set up get that all sorted and then test it out.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Iy3lGQ8F_m0" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Iy3lGQ8F_m0/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-7687881387494855312021-06-15T15:07:00.003+01:002021-06-15T15:07:43.619+01:00Is the guitar playable?! GGBO Episode 9 - Finish, Wiring and Stringing U...<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/yJaKC4uBjFY" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yJaKC4uBjFY/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Finish applied, hardware installed, wiring done, strings put on... does it a) work at all? b) end up a playable guitar?</div>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-72910208054352332412021-05-27T15:55:00.002+01:002021-05-27T15:55:22.431+01:00GGBO Episode 8 - Work that body!<div>Nearly getting to the end, maybe! In this I drill various holes in the body to mount various bits of hardware and carve some comfort into it.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/KpfrzDAtAXs" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KpfrzDAtAXs/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-72974050107238441382021-05-19T16:09:00.001+01:002021-05-19T16:09:13.089+01:00GGBO Episode 7. Neck joint resuscitation steps 2 and 3. Can I get the neck on?<div>Episode 7 - can I get the neck on the guitar? My steps 2 and 3 in the recovery plan.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/G1X6tn28cYo" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G1X6tn28cYo/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-20108599876711350902021-05-12T14:20:00.002+01:002021-05-12T14:20:37.302+01:00I build a guitar neck! GGBO Episode 6<div>Can I build a playable guitar neck? Starting with hammering frets into a fretboard for the first time and then shaping the carve on the neck fundamentally this is the guitars total user interface if I don't get this right it'll never be a guitar....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/J6W5EqyZI88" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J6W5EqyZI88/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-15387300271003783862021-05-07T16:29:00.001+01:002021-05-07T16:29:53.395+01:00GGBO Episode 5 - Back in the game! A rescue of my Great Guitar Build Of...You can' keep a good man (or an idiot) down! I start the rescue of my guitar build project for the Great Guitar Build Off 2021 competition as I continue to work on the neck.<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/k1G_yu8uXwk" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k1G_yu8uXwk/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-81363513522245924662021-05-04T15:31:00.002+01:002021-05-04T15:31:34.236+01:00Great Guitar Build Off Episode 4 - Where Ambition Outstrips AbilitySadly where it all goes wrong. This will explain a bit. Essentially I messed up the neck pocket then with a neck that was not aligned managed to snap a screw off in the neck. <iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/tRO3OFVfNCM" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tRO3OFVfNCM/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-1928658787401583412021-04-22T15:32:00.002+01:002021-04-22T15:32:51.077+01:00Great Guitar Build Off Episode 3<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/u3OfRvCG4wU" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Third episode of my Great Guitar Build Off entry is live on YouTube.</div>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-90448133244618285342021-04-16T17:43:00.002+01:002021-04-16T17:43:09.369+01:00Great Guitar Build Off 2021 Episode 2Second episode in the Great Guitar Build Off 2021 video series is up. In this episode I finish off routing the body to shape, sand it.... there'll be lot of sanding in all of this! Then I turn my attention to the neck sorting out one little niggle and figuring out how I'm going to shape the headstock. This involves me ending up making new templates and a tool along the way too.<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Lav9L9r6Y1w" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lav9L9r6Y1w/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com0