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"My suggested arrangement is: If you pick up and play any of my guitars or the 4003 bass and you're not happy with the setup it will be your decision as to whether you work on it or not.... "

Yeah right! Who are you trying to kid? You know full well that if I pick up a guitar and it is not quite set up right that I'll fix it. Don't try that psychology mumbo jumbo on me mate. I am not buying it.

..... sheepish grin .....

ozover50 wrote:..... sheepish grin .....

Thats baaaaaaaaaad!

Hi John

I don't think she'd fall for the less beer trick, I don't drink that much of it any more !!!! Maybe I could fake a small lottery win, but then she'd ask for half !!!

Howard, unfortunately the investment thing won't work either. The last investment decision I made lost us $25k !!!!

Sorrento sounds good Howard, by the time it comes around I will definitely need a break from painting tiling and worrying

Brian thanks for your offer, I will certainly take you up on it !!! The throat lubricant will be no problem !!! Also here's a tip, just to make you feel a little more Aussie for your stay.........throat lubricant is close but beer is more commonly referred to as "Neck Oil". And there is a wide variety to choose from !!!

One more thing Brian.......how are you with cars.........mine's running a bit rough at present

I used to be pretty good with cars, but since the technology change from naturally aspirated carburators to high tech fuel injection systems that are closely controlled by onboard computers I pretty much decided that I would leave it to the new breed of experts. So you are on your own with that problem mate. Good luck.

Neck oil eh? It must have been a guitarist that coined that expression.

Hi Brian

I used to tinker a bit with cars too, but as you say, they are a bit too complicated now.

I don't know who came up with the term Neck Oil, but I have seen plenty of guitarists use it !!!

Sorry for the late post, I've had some serious computer problems - a case of over tweaking!

Thanks to Darren and Robin for their hospitality last Sunday, no guitar was off limits, so naturally I headed for the Capri, (lovely guitar). Great day as usual perfect weather, lots to talk about, plenty of playing, the occassional throat lubricant and a lovely lunch to boot. It was great to catch up with the gang and hear what's been going on, all in all a great day.

Looking forward to Brian and his wife arriving so we can do it all again - it's a tough life guys, but someone has to do it, so we'll just soldier on with a huge smiles on our faces.

harvey49 wrote:Looking forward to Brian and his wife arriving so we can do it all again:

So am I Ron. 19 days to go and counting.

Shane: We'll be arriving at Sorrento late morning or early afternoon on Monday the 3rd and leaving some time on Thursday the 6th. Throw me an email or call on 0418 109 665 and let me know what suits.

I'll make sure we have all the necessary stuff.