Welcome to World Animal Day!
and the 55th Anniversary of the launch of Sputnik.
Yesterday was a rotten day with the soar throat. But I feel better now. At least it gave me the opportunity to react promptly.
Lunch:
Who knows? Posting early and I have no idea yet. But I'll fill you in on it.
G&L related
Before all the talk about a GbL LE II, there was the 'www.guitarsbyleo.com' Limited Edition produced in 1999. Just to put things a bit in perspective, that initiative was started by Doug Abrams (then at Indoor Storm in the tricollege area in NC) in 1998 and also took several month to almost up to a year to come to fruition. So in that sense, we're not doing too bad. In all, 25 GbL LE's were build with the buyer being able to choose neck profile and board radius. I present #19 here. Unfortunately, the documents associated with this guitar were misplaced in a move, but there is still hope they will be found one day.
As you see, a gorgeous hog semi-hollow body with f-hole and a full set of S-500 pups with expander switch. The board is ebony and #19 has a #1d neck: 12" radius and V-profile. The headstock looks like this:
You'll notice the special model decal and the Schaller locking machines. The configuration of this model comes closest to the Leo-era ASAT III (one was recently listed on eBay). But the difference between a maple body and hog body is noticeable. I had to work a bit to set my amp to make this guitar sound great. Just have to make a mental note of the settings.
Q: Are you still pining for a second edition of the GbL LE? Does it take too long? Do you take a wait and see approach?
Non-G&L related
After I saw Rufus on Monday, I saw Joe Jackson on Tuesday; this time with the wife! With Joe's concerts you'll never know what you get. He might harken back to his early punk days, or perform complete orchestral rewrites of his tunes and anything in between. His approach undoubtedly keeps him on his toes so he doesn't get bored with repeating himself. But as a fan, it can be either taxing or vexing or inspiring depending on the result or your own expectations of an artist. I personally like it when an artist throws you for a loop once in a while. That why I still listen to 'Zero Tolerance For Silence' by Pat Metheny or never stopped listening to Kate Bush (no Katefan, you're not the only Kate fan on this forum) or Joe Jackson for that matter. Or Zappa ….
Q: Do have an artist whom you consider to come up with fresh ideas frequently or reinvent him/herself?
Another tune from the early '80's and most likely its watershed moment. When this song was released, with prostitution as its theme (see this English translation), finally Dutch lyrics were taken serious.
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One more to go.
- Jos
But great looking guitar. I guess you are talking about a chambered (i.e. semi-hollow, no f-hole) maple bodied guitar but otherwise the ASAT Super would be your model.
I meant 'Binality'. 
