Sanding and more sanding. Stripping back the original paint and varnish is easy with the electric tools, but the neck needs to be treated more delicately.

Just recorded and uploaded some new demo songs - Check out the Homepage or visit the Songs page…

First time my son used power tools, so he was very excited to learn. When your at this stage, there isn’t much that can go wrong…

Using screw drivers and pliers was a highlight for him as he watched his sacred treasure systematically taken apart. Each piece separated, cataloged and carefully analysed as he was learning the fundamentals of the instruments construction in reverse.

Day 2 was fun… We went online and shopped for new components. I took my son to a guitar store to show him the possibilities, and he immediately wanted to change the look of the guitar.

It was 7 January 2023 and you now have the origins of ‘Rocky’ the Guitar, so let me provide a list of the extensive issues facing us during this restoration:

An old 3/4 sized electric guitar. It has four rusted strings, missing tuning peg, rusted out jack input, loose and twisted bridge, dropped pickup and no strap buttons. Covered in dents, scratches, grit and grime.

I’ve been out of action for over two months due to a hernia which needed to be fixed. It’s surprising how a simple action like lifting a baby can cause some serious injury and restrict your movement.

Surrounded by small kids coming home from playgroups and school with minor bugs, it seems that every couple weeks there is a running nose or cough or fever in the house

Took some time off through June to allow my voice to rest and recover. Singing songs repeatedly during rehearsal is taxing

Putting together a new setlist compiled of acoustic renditions of popular pop songs from the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s. There are so many great songs to choose from, but not all are going to work.

The world has changed dramatically in the past decade. Recording used to be an expensive exercise where to get a decent quality Demo, EP or Album you would need to hire a an engineer and studio for days.

Putting together a new setlist is fun but can be extremely annoying. You could spend days learning and practicing a song you love only to realise it just won’t work live. So you will need to include several ‘punter'-friendly’ songs, most of them will not be to your taste.

One of the worst things when playing is to hear your beloved guitar start to lose its resonance. A simple Re-String to revamp an Acoustic Guitars sound does the trick. Problem is, it is time consuming and I’m not a huge fan of the process.

Building a new website to get a break from rehearsal. So far I have 13 songs performance ready and am only 3 weeks into building the new setlist. Fingers hurt and voice is a bit raspy from too much practice, so this is a good outlet to stay focused on job at hand.