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Thursday, June 30, 2011

My 1966 Epiphone Wilshire

My first electric guitar was an Epiphone Wilshire with baby humbucking pickups. I used to race motocross and my Dad, bless him, bought me a brand new racer and forced the dealer to include a guitar with the neck broken. (He dealt in a lot of things :) The broken neck guitar was the Wilshire and my Dad was going to fix it. He could build anything with precision acute attention to detail.

We got the guitar home and in a week I had a great guitar to play with a solid neck. Like a dweeb, I refinished it a few years ago to make it white. I have a lot white instruments and wanted to make it match. I did an okay job refinishing it but lately I want it back to the beautiful natural wood of yore. Garsh, it was beautiful. And, it will be again.

I have been working hard on it and have it down to the wood and ready to lacquer.I will post a pic soon to show the progress on the restoration of my baby. Stay tuned.

BTW. Epiphone has reissued the Wishire for sale and low and behold you can get it in white. Take care Speedlings and talk to you soon.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Hey There Speedlings

The book PRESS RELEASE is finished and the CD is coming along. It won't be long before the set will be ready for release so keep near this blog for updates and news. This unique product offering will be specially priced at first so we can get the buzz really going around the apple tree.

Just to recap a bit, the book and CD work together to provide entertainment in a two-fold juxtaposition.The CD contains clues about the book and the book gives insight to the songs. This complement is sure to bring some raised taste buds.

The music is eclectic and full of studio engineering surprises just like the book is full of anagrams and symbolism. The apple doesn't fall from the tree here as the humor and story telling is bar room funny and Get's 'er done.

Keep checking back to the blog to make sure you're out of the fog. When the time comes, be sure to take a bite 'o apple pie. America is where it all happens so stay rough and ready.