My new absolute favorite thing about MacOS is this:
Command-Option-W
Last night some red haired moron accidentally popped open 220 finder windows at once and needed a way to close them all before he lost his mind in a seething rage.
Command-Option-W
Done and Done.
I had one of those guitar nerd moments today. I found a site that takes the serial number of certain guitar manufacturers and spits out a little bit of info about said guitar.
I gave it my Les Paul Custom’s serial number and it gave me this:
Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
September 18th, 1978
Production Number: 27Gibson: Nashville
Gibson’s Nashville plant was opened in Tennessee 1974. All electric models and some acoustic models currently made at this factory. This facility has an average production rate of 220 guitars a day. Each guitar is built by hand and takes about 4 to 6 weeks to complete. Note: Most hollow and semi-hallow body guitars are made at a separate plant in Memphis Tennessee. This facility has an average production rate of 40 guitars a day.
I then gave it my ES-335 Pro and it gave me a somewhat underwhelming response:
Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Kalamazoo Plant, USA
December 5th, 1979
Production Number: 127
That’s it, eh? Okay. Kalamazoo!
I then gave it my Stratocaster:
Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Corona Plant (Fender), USA
in the Year(s): 2000 – 2001Fender: Corona
Corona factory was opened in 1985, Corona California, with major guitar production starting in 1987. With the addition of a custom shop in 1987 the plant currently employs about 700 workers. Apart from general and Custom Shop Fender instruments and amplifiers, it also encompasses Guild acoustic & electric guitars.
Now, I knew the years for the two Gibsons. At that time the first and fifth digit in the serial number combined to form the last two digits of the year. The Les Paul is 7nnn8nnn or something. The 335 is 7nnn9nnn or something. Get it?
As for the Fender, I had no idea. I started my Google search with a Fender Q&A page that gave the serial number/date of manufacture breakdown. My guitar’s serial number starts with Z0. The Zn format means it was made between 2000 and 2009, and the 0 represents the last digit of the year. Z0 means 2000.
Having said that, Fenders are modular assembly line deals. Gibsons are hand made works of art. For a Fender, the year from the serial number does not necessarily represent the date of manufacture. Each component has it’s own serial number, and it’s possible that each component on a specific guitar could have been made in a different year. But the 2000 is close enough for me.
It was already weird owning a Fender, but somehow it’s even weirder owning a guitar that was not built in the 1970’s, or even the 20th century!
I said I was going to do all of the recording this month using GarageBand on my iPad. That’s mostly correct.
I just finished doing something that I’d never done before. I have a song that is recorded 100% on my iPhone. Drums and bass are GarageBand MIDI tracks. There are also two tracks of guitar, the Strat, and three tracks of vocals.
It’s rough, but everything this month is rough. I’m just glad I was able to sneak in a vocal today before this SOB of a cold ruins what little voice I have.
No lights, but it is a school night.
This tree is in front of the Nevins Library in Methuen…
…How is it that no Game of Thrones fan has carved a face into it?
Last week my step daughter had a bad cold. One guy at work was out sick on Wednesday and another was out sick on Thursday. Over the weekend my beloved wife Jennifer had a cold so bad she barely managed to get out of bed.
Last night when I got home from work I thought to myself, “gee wiz, self, your throat feels a little weird.”
It’s my turn. The plague is taking over.
It’s bed time and I haven’t posted anything today.
Last night I sketched out a new song idea on my iPad. This morning I redid the one vocal I had and recorded a second. Tonight I did all the guitars for last night’s song, double tracked the entire too-hard-to-play song, and fixed one part on another song that sounded off to me.
The Kings are winning in game three of the Stanley Cup Finals. I smell a sweep. Oh, and the Red Sox lost.
You are up to date.
I have created a new phrase. Expect to see this in the next pressing of the Oxford English Dictionary.
What do you call a douche bag’s vehicle?
A Douche-a-Bago.
You are welcome.
I haven’t posted about the Red Sox lately. Let’s check in and see what’s up.
The last 22 games:
Lost 10 in a row
Won seven in a row
Lost five in a row and counting.
It’s going to be a long, long year.
We’ll always have 2013, right? Right?
Yippee! The Western Digital external hard drive that I keep my music, video, and photos back up on is dead! Yay!
Hip Hip
Hooray!
Urgh
