Hey everyone, long time me not contributing!!
So, what's been going on in my life recently?
Released a CD, which has gone pretty well so far. A duet sung by My Dad and Debbie went to number one on the local charts, and my version of Country Roads went as high as #7, so very happy with those results.
It's not locked in officially yet, but as a result of winning the Most Popular New Talent at last years TICMA Awards, I'm going to be playing live at this years awards in October. So I'm looking forward to that also!
I'm still playing with the Brass Band, and I have the Tasmanian Solo Competition coming up on the 27th of this month, hopefully I can take back my old crown of Bass Trombone Champion!!!
Later this year though is another major event for me. In September, I'll be attending the Gold Coast Guitar Building School in Miami, QLD.
Website - http://goldcoastguitarmakingschool.com.au/intensive/#2
I'm doing the 2 week intensive building course, and with all of the stars aligned, I'll come out of the course with a very high quality instrument!
I met Aaron Fenech last year when my wife and I holidayed in Byron Bay and took a quick trip to the Gold Coast for the day. I've been keen to attend a course to build my own acoustic for several years now, but nothing had lined up for me until now!
Out of the options available for the course, I've already opted for a cutaway, and I'll be bringing along a pick up for it to install while there. I'm also going to upgrade the guitar case to a Hiscox to ensure the best protection for the return trip to Tasmania.
One of Aaron's students has recently finished an all blackwood slimline acoustic, and I love everything about it. It certainly has me wanting to build something similar. Here are some photos. That's Aaron shown in the photos
Unfortunately for me, this guitar has used optional Master Grade Timbers, so to do something similar, I could be looking at an additional $3-400 for this upgrade! Aaron has assured me that his regular AAA graded timber is normally pretty damn good, but there is no guarantee that he will have that quality of wood available at the time of my course.
On top of all that, I have to have accommodation sorted and flights to the Gold Coast, so my outlay for this course is already quite hefty.
Some have asked why I haven't just gone and bought myself a high quality guitar for similar pricing, but everyone here already know the answer to that question!!
There is nothing quite like building a guitar just for you!
I'll keep updating this thread as things progress, and of course, I'll load up the place with photos when the course starts!
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