Guitar School Adventures Episode 6: That's no moon, its a Les Paul Jr.

One guitar down, one to go! Finished up the electric this week. Had to suffer through much waiting due to the spray room filter fan breaking down. In the mean time we did the wet sanding and final assembly of our electrics. I sprayed my lacquer a bit too thick which was to be expected for my first time spraying. Nothing can really be done unless I sand back to the wood. Perhaps I'll "relic" the guitar once I get good at that sort of thing. My guitar was evaluated by our instructor, I received a 83% or 190/230. I was told my set-up was great, and the burst finish was one of the better ones seen. I only got points out for finish work, which was "par for the course". As soon as I brought the guitar back to the house with me it felt free. It feels like MY guitar now. Even after I was done with my electric the spray room had not been repaired. So I decided to refret my Aria acoustic I brought. I learned several things. The guitar is not special in any way. Its not a good sounding guitar (by most standards). The neck was sprayed with lacquer after assembly which caused a problem when I was cleaning the fret slots. After all the pain, function wise, its a bit better. I still love the guitar. My kids will have it one day. Currently inbetween spraying the acoustics. They should be done by the end of this coming week. We have a 3 day weekend and im making burgers tonight. I deserve a good burger...or two. -G