Hi,
What an amazing resource this is for OSG's. The level of work and creativity here is brilliant. I hope to learn a lot.
Little about me.
MY name is Ian, but I am more commonly known as Hammy - no idea why, but it's been with me for 45yrs!! I'm a guitarist and hobbyist builder. I've played and built guitars for over 40yrs and I've never even played let alone built an off-set - with the exception of recently building me an offset Jazz bass.
I have considered buying a Jazz/Jag but I get more pleasure out of the build process and the fact I don't have an off set guitar has been gnawing away at me for years....
I moved to Scotland couple years back after giving music a break while raising a family... now I have converted my garage into a workshop/studio place and currently started recording again and getting back into the music community. I plan to start my off-set build this coming weekend. I am a strat man at heart and at one point in my life had about 30 of them (yes, I was hooked on gear). I've now whittled things down to what I actually use and play.
Looking forward to learning as much as I can from here and learning whatever I can about OSG's.
A couple of pics...this is my guitar wall and my gear.... I built the pedal board last month. The red off set bass I built from various parts. All the strats and Tele I built myself (the red strat is a Yamaha). The Jazz bass was completely self build - poplar and Maple Burr and Oak Burl (scratchplate) with walnut stripe. The sorry bass on the floor is a project precision bass.
My off set (kind of) frankenbass
My offset Jazz bass build
Hi new member from Scotland.
- seenoevil II
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Re: Hi new member from Scotland.
Welcome! I had an uncle called Hammy, and his name was Oliver. Go figure.
I can't wait for your build thread. Take lots of pictures.
I can't wait for your build thread. Take lots of pictures.
If it wasn't for disappointment, I wouldn't have any appointments.
- JohnWainwright
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Re: Hi new member from Scotland.
- You failed to address the elephant in the room. What's up with 19?
- You mentioned you recently moved to Scotland. Are you a Scot and you just move back? Or are you not originally from there?
- If you are a Scot... now for the important question. Are you able to say, "purple burglar alarm"?
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Re: Hi new member from Scotland.
Haha.. .right, yes
All my guitars and gear have the number 19 on and three dots (either metal or abalone) in a triangle shape. The 19 is a nod to two things:
1. My daughter's birthday
2. The race number I was assigned (I used to race cars).
I'm English and I moved to Scotland (Scottish borders) for the peace and quiet out of the city. Nothing but fields and trees and hills and wildlife - 4 houses here and importantly, a pub in staggering distance. Nice soft landing in bushes when pinballing my way home
I'm a Geordie and I can't say that properly either - it sounds like: Porpal Bugglar Alam
All my guitars and gear have the number 19 on and three dots (either metal or abalone) in a triangle shape. The 19 is a nod to two things:
1. My daughter's birthday
2. The race number I was assigned (I used to race cars).
I'm English and I moved to Scotland (Scottish borders) for the peace and quiet out of the city. Nothing but fields and trees and hills and wildlife - 4 houses here and importantly, a pub in staggering distance. Nice soft landing in bushes when pinballing my way home
I'm a Geordie and I can't say that properly either - it sounds like: Porpal Bugglar Alam