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fluffy wrote: Anyway. In a way I was actually saving you from further future embarrassment, Reist, since this used to be the oldest untouched thread in the category (which is why I even saw it to begin with), but now in a few days people will stop posting here and it'll eventually end up somewhere in the middle of the 5th page from the end, and nobody will ever find it again.

- The Prophecies of Nostrafluffy

man i'm so sick of being sick

So, how are you guys?

-7:00- sort of wake up
-7:30- wake up and shower
-7:50- figure out what to eat for breakfast
-7:55- eat breakfast
-8:10- leave for work
-7:10- get off work
-7:30- shop for new guitar to replace the disaster of a telecaster I bought three months ago
-9:35- get home
-12:26- type this

I just discovered my Washburn WB-66 bass is damaged, probably irreparably. This model has a pretty long neck. At some point it must have fallen over or got whacked, because there is a huge crack at the back of the second fret, almost right across the width, stopping just shy of the fretboard. I don't remember this happening. I just picked it up to play the other day and there it was.

Auugh.

I'll take it in to my favourite guitar technician for advice, but it looks pretty hopeless. A new neck would probably set me back the original purchase price (I bought it second-hand). If I weren't recently unemployed, I might have thought about it.

Maybe I'll salvage the hardware, buy a stock Fender-style neck, and build a custom body. Or just hide it from my sight until I get another job.

Nah, they can fix anything these days. Save it for later. I've linked to this guy before, I used to have him do work on my guitars. Check out the repairs that 'they' can pull off nowadays: http://www.diburro.com/

Paco Del Stinko wrote:Nah, they can fix anything these days. Save it for later. I've linked to this guy before, I used to have him do work on my guitars. Check out the repairs that 'they' can pull off nowadays: http://www.diburro.com/

I took it in to my favourite guitar repair guy -- he reset the neck on my '65 Hofner 500/1, did a fine job -- and he said this is pretty common. The estimate was $300 CDN. Not too bad, so I'll set it aside until I land another job.

Oh, that's good news.

Wow. 5 years ago. Love Me a Little Bit More. Time keeps on ticking... so busy.

And this thread's been going for almost 7. Holy cow.

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Happy birthday, Reist!

I wonder if he finally came out? Happy birthday, JollyRoger.

I am at the Shamrock Hotel in Toowoomba. Caravan RAy just went off

I assumed The Shamrock Hotel in Toowoomba must be a made up location... boy was I wrong... here's what people are saying:

"Inconsistent Service"
"Simply bad"
"Disgusting"
"Bad Houskeeping"
"Not a pleasant experience"

Aww, I love birthday bumps! Thanks guys

To the man who started this whole daily checking-in spiel! Reist!

Getting lazy around here...

2015 *bump*

Happy New Year!

Jeez Louise - maybe I should take over this thread. My life is weird

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