Clinical Trial Blood

We had a clinical trial check in appointment today. I had the coordinator take blood from my right arm since my left arm is screwed up.

We stopped at Ashley HomeStore to see about the furniture warranty since Dharma has destroyed so much of the couch. There is a number we need to call and share the serial numbers of the damaged pieces. Julie thinks that is too much work.

We went to Pies & Pints for dinner. It has been a while!

The sun always shines brightly.

A variation of my picture Shining Sun, taken at a slightly later time and with my phone, as opposed to my camera.

Taken using an Apple iPhone 8 Plus.

Edited with VSCO Film preset from RAW file in Adobe Lightroom. Further editing and watermark placement to JPG file done in Adobe Photoshop CC.

Constructive feedback is welcome and appreciated.

The underside of the pickguard with the neck pickup

Photo by Ellen Dickinson.

These are all the items that came in the bag

My Stingray Bass is serial number E95388

The Ernie Ball Serial Number lookup tool reports:

Serial Number: E95388

Manufactured: January 12th, 2015

Build Code: 110 01 10 01 CS CR

Model: StingRay 3 EQ H

Color: Black

Neck: Maple Neck Maple Fretboard

Pickguard: Black Pickguard H

Hardware: Chrome Hardware

Apple iPhone8 / IMG_1136.JPG

Photo by Ellen Dickinson.

This is Harper checking out the cabinet after it was removed from the shipping carton.

The underside of each block

Fenders at Fenders

This will be my gigging amp setup for 4 Finger Shot. I will be replacing the speakers in the 1936 though.

Photo by Ellen Dickinson.

Photo by Ellen Dickinson.

Show Time

Look how tiny that block is! Also, the ground wire is super thin and un-insulated. Interesting...

In memory of Jim Marshall (7/29/1923 - 4/5/2012) - The Lord of Loud

This partial label is in the neck position of the body route. I am not sure what to make of it.

Now in the house and out of the gig bag. Behold! The Fender Alternate Reality Electric XII. The primary differences between these Electric XIIs and the original Electric XIIs are a Pao Ferro fingerboard instead of Rosewood and a 3-way pickup selector instead of a 4-way pickup selector. I am sure the composition of the pickups is different as well. My ultimate goal is to rewire this with a 4-way selector switch like the originals.

I now have three Olympic White guitars.

Photo by Ellen Dickinson.

Photo by Ellen Dickinson.

The houses, coupled with the calm sky and the quiet sea, produced a scene that had an overall peaceful feel.

A picture of a few houses located along the sea, taken from a yellow-tinted hotel window during early morning.

Taken using an Apple iPhone 8 Plus.

Edited with VSCO Film preset from RAW file in Adobe Lightroom. Further editing and watermark placement to JPG file done in Adobe Photoshop CC.

Constructive feedback is welcome and appreciated.

Shot with iPhone 8 on July 23, 2022.

There is a tiny piece of wood next to the neck that is acting as a shim to firm up or align the neck.

Apple iPhone8 / IMG_2640.JPG

Here is a picture of the fretboard and how dry it is.

I wanted a picture of Steve's Precision Bass 5-string with my Telecaster

Here is the Xtender fully installed. All it needed after this was lube and the plastic bag removed.

A different angle

Model Number, Serial Number, etc.

I got the amp, the power cable, and the manual. No footswitch

Another version of one of my pictures, Gray Clouds, with different processing and taken with my phone instead of with my camera.

Taken using an Apple iPhone 8 Plus.

Edited with VSCO Film preset from RAW file in Adobe Lightroom. Further editing and watermark placement to JPG file done in Adobe Photoshop CC.

Constructive feedback is welcome and appreciated.

Link to Gray Clouds:

www.flickr.com/photos/throughtheglassstudios/48248411177

Photo by Ellen Dickinson.

Photo by Ellen Dickinson.

The carton labels

Even though the serial number starts with 13 this is a 2014 guitar.

Diversity

The bright sunset has blended in with the clear, cloudless sky, creating this seemingly calm city scene.

A simple city landscape picture taken from the rooftop of a shopping mall.

Taken using an Apple iPhone 8 Plus.

Edited with VSCO Film preset from RAW file in Adobe Lightroom. Further editing and watermark placement to JPG file done in Adobe Photoshop CC.

Constructive feedback is welcome and appreciated.

The All Access Neck Joint with the screws removed

A good shot of what I would come to learn is the AANJ (All-Access Neck Joint)

The Brass Claw installed.

The cover on the head

All Shipping packing removed.

Apple iPhone8 / IMG_2548.JPG

Little Green Wonder

Seems like a lot of hex wrenches. But there are extra bushings for the tremolo arm, the tremolo arm, the manual, and the hang tag.

I assume this is the serial number of the cabinet.

Apple iPhone8 / IMG_3737.JPG

The neck is super thin!

The Bridge is a Floyd Rose Special. I guess these are made in Korea and I can already tell the difference from the Original Floyd Roses I have on other guitars.