Again thanks for the participation yesterday. Today another early LR so I can head out and finish up this thing that needs to be ready (to a certain degree) next Tuesday.
Lunch
The keen observer might have noticed that I always seem to go out for lunch. That is true and has a reason. My current employer provides free lunch which is of course highly appreciated by all the young, cash-strapped, mid-20's to mid-30's employees that form the vast majority of its employees. But it also implies that you are always in your work environment; something I try to avoid. And bringing your own lunch would also encourage you to stay at your desk. So about a decade ago I decided to no longer bring a lunch and force myself to get out. And it is not that we don't talk shop ever over lunch! But a stroll and eating in a different environment tend to clear the mind of cob webs. Over the years, a lot of problems have been solved that way. In any case, it is hump day which is always a crap shoot as far as where lunch will be enjoyed. But my guess is (or is it hope?) we'll venture out to the Bell Town Pub for bangers and mash. And they do them good, with red cabbage and all.
On Monday, I left the introduction of myself to the statement that I once was a nuclear scientist and develop games now. Well, other hobbies of mine are puzzles (Sudoku, crossword, KenKen, physics, math, you name it), the history of WW II and the NASA Apollo project, playing guitar (what a surprise), and collecting and documenting G&L's especially anything and all related to the ASAT model (duh!). In light of the latter, and to show Brock another fine example of a Leo-era instrument, …
G&L related
... we present a 2nd body style SC-2 I recently got from jonc. These so-called 'student' models are no slouches at all. To me they exude a certain 'punk' vibe and they play extremely well. I compared the sound of this one with a maple fingerboard Broadcaster in my collection. The sound of the latter is rounder and warmer not withstanding that the DC-resistance of its pups is about a quarter kΩ lower than the SC-2. I have not made a detailed comparison of the tone circuitry of both but there must be some difference there. I have always thought that higher DC-resistance implies more wire = more windings = more mids. Maybe some of you can share your knowledge on this issue. Compared to the SC-1 featured yesterday, the bridge does sounds about the same and is just a kick in the pants to play on.
One of the surprises was the missing paint chips around the bridge which made both me an Jon wonder whether the bridge was ever taken off:
Non-G&L related
The guitar above shows its battle scars. Beyond the missing paint chips, there are enough scrapes and what not. But in effect, the guitar is relic'ed in what is for me the only permissible way: by playing the crap out of it, literally! What is your take on the whole 'relic' craze? And in a G&L related side note: should G&L provide nitrocellulose at an option such that new models can be purchased that way instead of only offering it on their relic'ed, i.e. Rustic, models? Or do they already?
Check in with you guys tomorrow.
- Jos
Edits: Fix aspect ratio of pictures
