Happy New Year! As I started to write this, my neighbors finished shooting off fireworks to celebrate the new year. I could also see some great fireworks displays off in the distance. Despite the time stamp on this post, it is actually past midnight where I am, so it is 2011! Well, December was pretty uneventful as far as learning new stuff on the guitar goes. I did work out some Blues turnarounds in different keys, but that was it. I still have my Ibanez Jet King out. I've had it out since November - yikes! The Ibanez is one of my favorite guitars, and I want to try it out with all of the new 'toys' I have picked up since the last time I had it out.
Speaking of new 'toys', I did pick up a couple of new, older guitars for Christmas. I found them on Craigslist just before Christmas, and they were a bargain! I decided to get them for my son as part of his Christmas presents. One is an older Squier Strat, and the other is a no-name acoustic that was thrown in with the Strat. The Strat's trem. was too high off of the body, so I adjusted it and put on some new strings. It sounds pretty sweet! The acoustic sounds sweet too, except that it had some fret buzz at the second fret on the A string. Some tiny pieces of cardboard placed between the bridge and the A string solved the problem. My son is very happy with his 'new' guitars! He loves using the whammy bar to make the strings sound different (he is only six)! Hopefully, in a couple of years, I will have someone to jam with!
Aside from hoping to have a jam partner in a few years, this year I hope to get my first USA-made electric! I also want to devote more time to actually playing. I've gotten into the bad habit of reading more about guitars than actually playing them! I plan to remedy that this year.
Wishing everyone a great new year, this is G Man signing off for now!
