[JessThrasher]

I definately will!

Do you also go gun shooting on your spare time? ( not hunting, target shooting)

[cush66]

Originally Posted by JessThrasher

I definately will!

Do you also go gun shooting on your spare time? ( not hunting, target shooting)

I rarely shoot during my spare time. I do shoot a lot for work since I teach Adult Corrections Officer Recruits and Deputy Sheriff recruits, etc etc. I also have to test fire a lot of guns that I repair. I used to do a lot of competition shooting (Handgun and Air pistol) but I have slowed down since most matches that I enjoy have stopped for various reasons. Last time i went hunting I was 14 years old. Havent been since. During my spare time I surf the net hehheh and I work on various projects on my metal lathe or ones that require lots of metal filing by hand. I also dabble a little in making traditional Ukuleles and of course play my guitar. When I have to take vacation (I always have excess vacation hours) I go to Vegas...yee haw. I also travel a lot for my job because I am required to have so many certifications so those trips to schools are like play time for me.
Here are a few shooting medals

[JessThrasher]

I would love to do metalworking someday but I had to even give up woodworking at school . I love both, but because of my problem with migrane headaches, I had to stop. Do i have to stick to woodcarving (almost noiseless)?

I was even going to put a woodworking related sticker onto my guitar case where htat blank spot is, but instead I"m putting a different one there.

[cush66]

If you use lathes then wood makes more noise. If just hand working than you are correct, wood is quieter to work on. My son has migranes but he works around it. He never did find out what causes it. I think you should make your own electric guitar..you know a long term project. Wood is also cleaner and easier to clean up after. Dont forget to wear a respirator mask when sanding or grinding.

[JessThrasher]

Originally Posted by cush66

If you use lathes then wood makes more noise. If just hand working than you are correct, wood is quieter to work on. My son has migranes but he works around it. He never did find out what causes it. I think you should make your own electric guitar..you know a long term project. Wood is also cleaner and easier to clean up after. Dont forget to wear a respirator mask when sanding or grinding.

I don't think I'm quite ready for that project. I have to learn how to set up one first!!! I have no one to learn with how to do that and my friend who's good at it (amateur though) won't teach me. I"ve tried and failed many times to do my own setup only to have myself running to the store to get fixed what I messed up.

No not lathe woodworking, hand carving I mean to avoid the headaches.

[cush66]

Originally Posted by JessThrasher

I don't think I'm quite ready for that project. I have to learn how to set up one first!!! I have no one to learn with how to do that and my friend who's good at it (amateur though) won't teach me. I"ve tried and failed many times to do my own setup only to have myself running to the store to get fixed what I messed up.

No not lathe woodworking, hand carving I mean to avoid the headaches.

Im guessing your guitars have a Floyd Rose type bridge/trem and possibly a locking nut. My el cheapo free Yamaha has that system. It was all rusty so being overconfident I took it completly apart without studying it first. Bottom line, I paid a luthier 70 bucks to put it back together hehheh. I understand the fail part :-)

[JessThrasher]

Setup-go-wrong headaches are worse than woodwork/metalwork noise induced headaches lol!

[Brucehum]

I voted each to their own, even if I do have a very few metal bands in my bass case, but the vinyl thingie is not good to hold them on.

[JessThrasher]

Vinyl thingie?

You don't have more band stickers on your case than I do, do you?

[Brucehum]

Much less... I have only 10.

Vinyl thing: the black look of most cases, here in Spain, they call it 'vinyl finish', because it sorts of reminds of a classic vinyl records. It is not a really flat surface, and I'm surely doing something wrong, as the corners of the stickers come up. Or maybe it is because they came from a rock magazine, and they are not that good quality.

The previous owner of my bass had some stickers on the case and removed them, and you can sort of see where they where. He did not remove his record company sticker, as that would have been the worst case.

[JessThrasher]

My sticker plastered case as you've seen posted here, I bought it used at a music store. THey were selling ALL used cases for $30 and I got a $100 or more case for $30. I dunno if It was an SKB case because it had no brand on it. The big Jackson sticker in the corner was there before I got the case even, I dunno why the guy who had the case peeled all the stickers but that one. But I don't mind that sticker infact I like it, so I decided to leave it.

By the way I just counted I have 12 band stickers on my case. but SOON TOBE MORE!

[TINY 91]

On my race cars back in the day, 'cause they helped pay the bills. I'd be very, very selective about which, if any, went on my guitar or case.

[JessThrasher]

Race car driver...Cool. I sent you a privat message about it.