So. It turns out that at 43 I'm not quite as good at skateboarding as I was when I was 23. This is evidenced by the lovely blue cast immobilising my lower right arm and a 5 year old smugly telling everyone he didn't fall off like Daddy did.
Not wishing to fast track the relicing on my Les Pauls with the aid of the cast I had a quick mooch about for something I could use to help strengthen up my bloody sore left hand (jury was out on whether that is broken too but I didn't stick around to end up with both arms in plaster...). I found this lovely thing on a Facebook group and am VERY impressed...
The neck feels a million miles long, and I am still tuning the wrong string at the wrong time - but the sound is lovely. The three P90s give a wide variety of tones, aided further by the varitone control. Sustain is fantastic and the trem doesn't bugger the tuning too much. I even like the weirdness of the shape.
Just keeping on eye on how much chamfering happens to the upper body as I try and strum with a rigid right wrist...
Comments
Is it heavy?
I'm guessing the bridge is an after market replacement? It looks like a wilkinson roller.
It is definitely a bit weighty, but that suits the whole feel of the thing!
How's the finish holding up against the mighty plastercast?
I love Thunderbirds and Stars and all that sort of thing, as long as it doesn't dig into my sternum too much, but only happens if I hunch up seated - They're the most eye catching IMO and yours has a nice 50s hot rod thing going on.
If if you decide when the cast is off that you want a real one pop me a pm (I need to fund a Paris break for Mrs Teyeplayers 30th that I stupidly suggested after a busy summer trading and gigging, doh)!