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A guitar repair / maintenance workstation is almost indispensable. For changing strings, cleaning, replacing parts, neck setup or adjustments, etc. it's the safest way to work on a guitar without it falling. There are many different types, from the basic Fender mat & neck cradle ( https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail … rk-station ) to StewMac's "Erlewine Neck Jig"
( https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/T … gKMGPD_BwE ).

I've got a home made contraption which is compact and works well ... what do you use?

Terrific playing & singing, EB ... has a nice, dreamy feel to it, perfectly suited to the words. Our summer is just starting to peek it's head out of the melting snow, so thanks for sending it our way.     

Good encouragement for the inevitable darker days ... nicely done, Beamer.     

Thanks for commenting, CG ... glad you enjoyed him. Michael is currently Professor of Music at the University of New Mexico, and has won many awards in both Fingerstyle Guitar and Classical Guitar competitions. Seems too laid back to be a prof, but what do I know? (hahaha)     

Rush    "YYZ / The Trees"    Frankfurt, Germany, 2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eNKVf3Qw6M

Anyone who flies into Toronto regularly will recognize YYZ as the baggage tag identifier, which sometimes helps them get your luggage to the correct airport. In the departure lounge at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, there is often a wall of unclaimed luggage measuring at least 100' long and 25' high. If you approach one if the baggage agents to ask where your luggage is, you will typically meet a hyper-apathetic moron who couldn't care less if his / her life depended on it.

Anyway, the connection to this song is that Toronto is home to Alex, Geddy, and Neil. The second song "The Trees" is another of my favorites to play, and is about how socialism empowers governments to regulate the general population into subjection, and to tax free enterprise into extinction. And it can't be coincidence that "The Trees" follows "YYZ" in the set, because it is typically the message of "The Trees" that creates the baggage clerk you'll meet when you can't find your luggage with the YYZ tag.

Hats off to you, Russell, for the positive attitude. A friend of mine who recently turned 94 told me this last summer:

"Rick, the list of things I can't do is getting longer every day. But there are still a few things I can do, so I'll enjoy every one of them."

Good words.     

Wah pedals ... too much / constant use can get tedious, but sometimes they are a must. For example, can anyone imagine playing Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" without a wah, or the solo from Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" without one? When I went hunting for one a few years back, I narrowed it down to:

1) Fulltone's "Clyde Deluxe" ( https://www.fulltone.com/products/clyde-deluxe-wah )

2) Ibanez "Weeping Demon" ( https://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifi … -wah-pedal ).

Both had a better range of tone adjustments, and didn't sound too thin at the top end. The big feature I finally liked best was the quick & easy bypass switch on the Ibanez, so it can be removed from the signal path without looking, or without the annoying toe-forward switch many have. Glad I got it when I did, 'cuz they don't seem to be making it anymore..

Wow, TIG ... just wow! What you can grow with just a small seed is amazing. I love the alliteration in the line "Hopeless faith in a feigned front" ... really makes it stick.     

Great choice, CG, and a creatively different cover of this "Who" classic than is usually seen ... nice selection.     

I can't imagine what you're going through, UJB and Beamer ...feel for ya, guys.     

TIG ... I chuckled at your "... looks real good" comment. I thought that was a local expression, but obviously not. I would certainly want to try a ToneWood before shelling out dough for one. And since I already a decent acoustic amp and setup, it would probably be redundant.

But redundancy has never stopped any of us, has it?