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As I was walking away from taking this two guys to get clear coats on, in the other building, I took that picture. Maby we are not all done.

I use it as a weapon. Play the highest note on the guitar in a very staccato, robotic fashion. It's a good way to get revenge on obnoxious audiences, especially if you do it for 20-30 minutes.

In a mid-'90s interview, Lesle West recounted: "Let me give you a story about 'tone and style': A long time ago, I went to a club in the Village called the Cafe Au Go Go when I was first starting out. In fact, it was the week I first saw the Cream at the Village Theatre... There was a jam session at the Cafe Au Go Go; Elvin Bishop was there, Bloomfield, Clapton, Hendrix, and B.B. King, too. Hendrix plugged into his pedals and played everything he knew around a twelve-bar prgression. Everybody got up and played every lick they ever knew in about 30 seconds. Then came B.B. King's turn, and of course, he wasn't a 'speed demon' but he had a certain style. He hit one note, got it to feed back and sustain, and held that note throughout the entire progression. The place went absolutely crazy! Now, if that's not 'saying it', I don't know what is!"

First one to come to my mind was a Neil Young song as well - Cinnamon Girl.

I don't know if it's completely accurate, but I learned the I Wanna Be Sedated solo as a string of open Es. It seems to work well even if it's wrong, and it's one of the few solos I can almost get through without too many mistakes.

Muddy, that is a bitchen Gibson ya got there! I love anything from the J-series. Slope-shouldered jumbos, to me, are the best compromise between volume projection, bass-response and a manageable body size.

The pix .

Oh sure, NOW you guys are ready to buy.

LOTT just won "Understatement of the Week"...and it's only Monday!

Thats exactly the finish I would want. And that top! Killer.

I WILL keep this one. It is exactly what I've always wanted. I just need to find a way to get more!

That's INSANE. One of the best looking Standards I've ever seen - even at this stage! Wow...

Man, it is so cool to get these in progress pics!!!

Just put together one last run of guitars for us - I will call Elduave submit my down payment today!

I just came back from a friend's house, a guy who has done evictions for me for years. His two daughters both work at The Paramount on Long Island. I think the older one is a manager. She actually went to college on a violin scholarship. The other one also is a musician. When I was just there we were talking about some of the recent acts that played The Paramount. Billy Joel did a surprise concert last week and they were saying how the Governor (Cuomo's) and other big shots had box seats. But I was most impressed that his 19 y.o. daughter had been most taken with BB King...marveling that he was 88 y.o. and still playing and said that she actually cried when he played. There is still hope in the world when you hear a kid say that, while still talking about all the current bands on tour. HERE ARE SOME MORE SOLOS I FOUND THAT HAVE ONE NOTE SECTIONS: The Who The Who - I Can See For Miles - YouTube ► 4:24► 4:24 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0iqg2UanEc Nov 1, 2012 - Uploaded by The Best Of - Home Of Classic Music Subscribe to The Best Of for more classic music history, videos and playlists: http: //bit.ly/WdJ36u ... The Melvin's Melvins - If I Had An Exorcism - YouTube ► 3:07► 3:07 www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8a44EQdOJ8 Jun 10, 2008 - Uploaded by brian5655 Melvins Bullhead If I Had An Exorcism. ... Melvins - If I Had an Exorcism - live 1992by ... The Coasters The Coasters - I'm A Hog For You Baby - YouTube ► 2:01► 2:01 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGn9TNsXECQ Apr 6, 2013 - Uploaded by Jarski J. The Coasters - I'm A Hog For You Baby. Jarski J.·559 videos. Subscribe ... Robert Fripp ROBERT FRIPP Exposure - YouTube ► 4:27► 4:27 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFsDQeTUT4 Feb 2, 2010 - Uploaded by mebear88 ROBERT FRIPP Exposure. ... 26:14. Watch Later Prog Review 100: Exposure - Robert ... Fleetwood Mac The Chain - Fleetwood Mac - YouTube ► 4:47► 4:47 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1iuSmZHcwY Jan 15, 2010 - Uploaded by VirtualMusicGoddess INTRO FREE VERSION - NO INTRO CAN BE VIEWED HERE: http://youtu.be/ XAqdnACpud8 ... The Police http://www.last.fm/music/The+Police/Message+In+A+Box/Bring+On+The+Night Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine - YouTube ► 3:49► 3:49 www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUmE-tne5U Mar 11, 2009 - Uploaded by emimusic Official video of Katrina & The Waves performing Walking On Sunshine from the album ... YArdbirds. Jazz are blues http://www.last.fm/music/The+Yardbirds/_/The+Nazz+Are+Blue

On the BB King single note reference......There seem to be many such stories from people (inc SRV) that felt compelled to impress the master with their speed, number of notes, etc, then "learned" from the one perfect (and perfectly placed) note. Sorta related (I reckon I have relayed it before).......Several years ago, Buddy Guy was headlining at the Long Beach Blues Festival. He did a demo of all sorts of "technique"......."Jimi Hendrix? Yeah, I can play all that shit!" (and proceeded to show he could.....Strat into a Marshall and all). BUT, the band started off a blues and when it came time to solo, he played ONE note. And he played it over multiple choruses, God knows how many bars of 12. He held that note, bent it, sustained it, played off/controlled the feedback. Since he bent the crap out of it, maybe it was not TECHNICALLY one note. Unforgettable! May well be he got that from BB. As BG seems compelled to say at least once every show........"I'm gonna make it so funky you can smell it!"

There is a difference between "one note" and "one fret". Sometimes I see people blurring or ignoring that difference. Discuss.

My main guitar is probably this one:

My J-45 Gibson

The HFC Saturday Custom Order Shop!

My main go to.

I know I posted this before, but for anyone who hasn't seen it - the 'Weapons Of Choice' used for tracking our second album; Left to right; My 4-digit #0204 - 95% of everything you'll hear was tracked on this. It sings. Andy's 2012 ESP LTD Nergal Signature 7-string - used to add grunt in a few places Andy's 2013 DBZ Cavallo ST-FR Andy's 2012 ESP Edwards Custom Shop V Andy's 2013 ESP Custom Shop Andy Sneap Signature V, with a flame top Hamer would have been proud of, plus a titanium Floyd My '08 Standard Custom.

Actually, this: Followed closely by this (when I play guitar): If I can get my Strat tweaked properly it could be a fight, but I've been saying "if I can get my Strat tweaked properly" for three or four years now - it's closer than ever, but I just can't find the time to work on it and, with the Senior available, I'm not particularly motivated.

This; At least until a certain package arrives tomorrow..............then we'll see I guess.

3 way tie between my '11 Charvel CS Star, the '13 Custom Cali and my '92 Diablo.