Quote from: DistillaMatto on October 15, 2026, 06:29:46 PMOn Substitute, John's bass is louder than Pete.

Do you know how many times I need to explain to sound guys that this is the correct way to mix the Who? 

Fred Turner (1943)
The Greatest Rhythm Guitarist In The History Of Rock 'N' Roll, Mr. Robert Hall Weir (1947)
John Mayer (1977)

Peter

I've gotta' make a run to the store to drop off and pick up work later today Gary, but I'll have my phone if y'all need to get in touch with me. Mica has my number. Mary may have it scribbled down there too. We have some fun conversations from time-to-time. 😊

Dang Road Trips!  I never get a full night of sleep. Completed 600 miles yesterday by 3:30PM. Ate a sandwich and fell asleep at 6:30pm. Woke up at 9:30pm and have been up ever since.  Couldn't shut the mind down about questions to ask today. Mostly about Goliath.  It probably needs an RF upgrade as well as the wonky switch.  I say wonky because I don't really know what it does.  Something about splitting the signals on the 8-string neck.  Ron will know. I have a rudimentary drawing but I don't know for sure.  Had to do the Alembic shuffle with all the trimpots and switches. Got the 8 bridge pickup working again. I thought it was the DS-5R.  Directional hum on the 8 too. That seemed to lessen after the shuffle.  I was also thinking of doing the Series II upgrade that Gregory did to his bass. I think I'll live with Gregory's upgrade to see if Goliath needs one. I'm of a mind on this as I kinda think Goliath is already iconic and should only need work if something is broken. The job of a caretaker....not an eternal tinkerer. Hey, if Series I is good enough for Entwistle......

So. I have a three-hour drive to Santa Rosa this AM.  This really isn't a sight seeing trip.....I wouldn't dare to leave 2 Series Basses in the car and wander off somewhere.  Also have to wing it for lodgings depending how much time I spend at the mothership. October can be good for that BUT I might be looking for a room in Wine Country on a Friday night. You ought to see the weekend rates there vs weekday rates!  A $61.00 rate at the Rodeway Inn is $151.00 on Friday & Saturday.  I'm using points for the rooms.....and gift cards for food so my only expense is fuel. Looks like it's going to be $100.00 each way for the 775 mile trip.  New car (suv) getting great mileage.  It was 52 degrees when I left home. Arriving at Red Bluff, it was 93!  I packed fall clothes.  More to come.

Gorgeous bass, wish you are closer to me! Next time when you are near Croatia bring it!

Oddly, I didn't get the YT notification. Just went there and reset those. That happens a lot anymore. 

El-Kabong strikes again...




This one came in yesterday afternoon after a mishap with gravity and inertia. It'll be okay. Mahogany snapped a nice clean break. I'll have to make a curved caul to fit that concave volute, but it'll go right back together. The hard part will be touch-up on the finish, especially at the endgrain. 

Quote from: David Houck on October 15, 2026, 10:52:48 AMHere's one I've looked at online two or three times recently; it's local and way out of my price range and my ability to play.

https://www.dreamguitars.com/shop/instruments/guitars/steel-string-guitars/flattop/2019-beneteau-m-honduran-rosewood-spruce/
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Here's one that the player, who works at that same store, thinks is the best guitar he's ever played; and I think sounds pretty good.
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It's a Ken Walker.  The notes below the video are pretty interesting, and include remarks from Ken Walker as well.  He worked for George Gruhn and Guild Guitars.
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A trip to Dream Guitars would be very educational. Those folks aren't very far from you I don't think, probably an easy day trip. That Honduran rosewood guitar has some charm. 

Kim Walker has quite the reputation. I feel like we've discussed him somewhere here at the Club? 

Quote from: David Houck on October 15, 2026, 07:25:30 PM

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on October 15, 2026, 06:03:07 PM... Bare Trees is '72. Kiln House, Mystery To Me and Penguin followed it ...

I'm pretty sure that the post Peter Green order is Kiln House, Future Games, then Bare Trees, etc.  I've listened to those three more than any of the others.

I must have glitched on Kiln House because it's one of my favorites. I also didn't realize until the other day on the anniversary of its release, there is some conjecture about whether or not Peter Green played guitar on this track from Tusk. Well... clearly he did. Here is the outtake.

How much of those parts made the album cut is up for listening and debate, but clearly he (Green) was in the sessions. *Interestingly, I've also read Buckingham played a white Alembic guitar here. There is a picture here somewhere of him with one but I've never seen him play it.

*found the picture of Buck with the Alembic, but don't know what the story is on it... looks like a Small Standard body, indeed could be white, a throwback to his Les Paul Custom maybe. 

Interesting, I've tried up loading a number of my Steely Dan and Donald fagen covers and most have been blocked straight after uploading and others were originally fine but later blocked.