CHIESTER

Honestly, I’ve been bored with standard dropped-D for the longest time
since ’95, but since that’s the tuning that Black Memphis is using, I
can’t help being stuck in a rut from time-to-time.

So…

I
pulled out the Jackson DKMGT, which was tuned to D Standard, and for
some reason I found a set of Ernie Ball Beefy Slinkys (.11-.54), and
then tuned the f?!ker to B!  S?!t, it sounded awesome!  I was worried
that the .54 was not gonna fit on the slot where it comes out through
the body (it is a string-thru type of a bridge), and the thing kept on
popping out (the term escapes me at the moment).

I’ve never
tuned to B before, this is fun!  The neck seemed fine, the top three
strings (.11, .15 and .22) seemed a tad thin, I wonder if a set up
would nail it on this one.  I’m thinking it’s best left to a baritone,
but I gotta work with what I have.  By far, the bottom three held their
tuning pretty well.
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Open D is fun, but it’s
limiting.  Although I’ve written a bit on it, I get antsy that I have
my John5 in a weird tuning.  I got myself a EB Skinny Top Heavy Bottom
Slinky that I can do a Soundgarden -inspired tuning on it (ha! you’re
waiting for me to say that huh?).  That will be (low to high) C G D G B
E.

I’ll probably use the Open D tuning when I have a nice American Standard Tele.

I think it’s time I bring back the chrome pickguard on the John5…
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You
gotta love independent music stores.  The people at Jim’s at Irvine are
cool guys.  Sean brought me to Pro Music Exchange and the people there
are cool as well. 

It was so slow at work the other day, so I
went to Pro Music Exchange and attempted to find screws for my Ampeg
logo (which I found on eBay after a whole year!).  They just gave me
the screws for free and we chatted for quite a bit, not realizing that
time had gone by.  I bought a set of acoustic Martin strings (.10-.47),
since the Elixirs I got last time was too heavy (.11-.52). 
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WTF happened to my other pair of Armoured Cables???

Ugh, I can stand not going to work.  Wednesday night, I had a bad headache on my way to
Sean’s, I thought it would go away when I got home, but unfortunately
it was there even the next day.  I was just vomiting acid, which really sucked. 

So
I just slept the Thursday.  Woke up around 4, bought some crackers
and 7-Up, slept again, didn’t wake up around 7-ish. 

I dunno what happened.

SPOILER ALERT: If you’re planning to watch this: I’d say stop reading now.

I’ve finished both Seasons I and II.  I must say that this is one interesting show.

It’s a shame that Doakes had to die.  In a way, you’d know the inevitable yet so predictable. 

Why the producers of this show allowed it to go on primetime is beyond me.  Censorship sucks, and it’ll ruin the essence of the show. It is just meant for cable a$$wipes, so lock your preferences so your kids can’t watch it.  Or better yet, watch your kids period. 

I can’t wait for Season III.  Surely, Dexter’s not gonna get off easy.  Somebody will be sniffing for more dirt in the Forensics department.