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Hey Jim ... another one in progress, eh? Good for you! The wiring for a Les Paul is indeed a bit more complex than a Strat, 'cuz we can't buy a pre-wired pick-guard and just drop it in. It's pretty hard to go wrong with pickups from Guitar Fetish (1/2 to 1/3 the price of brands) and here's the link to their Humbucker selection:

(https://www.guitarfetish.com/Humbucker-Sized_c_578.html)

An original Les Paul pickup would have had Alnico II magnets, and the GF "Classic II" has that traditional tone of the original Gibson "Classic 57's" or "490's.". The GF website has sound bites for most of their products, so you can hear how they sound ... just run your laptop through a decent set of speakers.

For what it's worth, I'm going to build a Les Paul for a winter project, and am planning a set of Seymour-Duncan P-Rails for it ( https://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/p- … et-black-3 ). They're a lot more $$$, but I love the versatility they offer, with 3 distinct pickup voicings for each one.

Gotta ask .. .what color are you going to dress it up with?

Nicely written, and great metaphors ... really like it. This would make a great folk ballad, with some softly-played Dobro backing it up.

We've had a stretch of hot, humid weather, with only a couple hours rain in the past 4 weeks ... my lawn is brown. There have been several days where our temps have exceeded 40-degrees C (that's about 105 Fahrenheit). After a cool / damp June, we're on pace for a record high / dry July.

Great vid, Beamer ... very thorough, and easy to understand. Awesome share!

Loved the horns in with this one, Badeye ... hope you have a great time at "Hemp Fest", and don't get rained out.

Thanks, DE ... lots of great info in your post. My preliminary scouting for a SOT has me looking at something like this Cabela's unit. I like the ability to stand when being used on a lake, because I fly fish 90% of the time. I like the Perception I have mainly because it has a deep hull compared to most. With size 14 feet, I need that so I can sit comfortably inside, and operate the rudder properly. I'll probably continue to use a SIK for rivers, because they're more nimble in Class 2 and 3 water.

Landmarq     "Mountains of Anglia"    Zoetemeer, Netherlands, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roB8iX9fLnI

These guys don't have enough live music on YouTube for my liking, so I pounce on it whenever a new entry is posted. Guitarist Uwe D'Rose makes great use of delay in the 1:30 intro, and then in comes Tracy Hitchings with her powerful voice. I've told Tracey's story before about being a survivor of two types of cancer. Tracy sadly left Landmarq last year, but they've got a new lineup together, and plan to release a new album in 2019. The song is from their 2012 CD called "Entertaining Angels", and this cut is from their 2013 tour DVD called "RoadSkill".

That's certainly one bad thing leading to another, DE ... so sorry to hear about your damaged 'yak and guitar. A double whammy like that, plus having to endure the heat, makes this trip a week to forget. Hopefully better trips are ahead, and that your guitar is repairable.

I've often thought about a SOT, because I've got a couple of SITs that I'm finding harder to get in and out of with each passing year (Perception Prodigy 12' and a Wilderness Systems Pungo 12'). They're a drier ride in the cold water of April, but wearing my waders while paddling would solve that. If you don't mind me asking, what do you use for a SOT?

Eva Atmatzidou    "Orchestra Flying in a Baby's Dream"    (original composition)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6u69gyoVAc

This one has an eerie feel to it ... she creates a very surreal feel with the composition, use of the eBow, and the restrained tempo.

Hey Russell ...

I got to try out an XVive wireless setup at our local music store this past Saturday, and was amazed at the quality of the signal. I walked about 40' from the amp, and it was just as clear and strong as if I was plugged in with a cable. The guy at the store said the battery in it lasts longer with Passive pickups than with Actives (makes sense) but there would be ample capacity for a jam session or gig with either. BOSS also makes their version of this technology, but he said (surprisingly) it's not nearly as good. He also pointed out that the XVive is hinged, so on a Les Paul type of jack, it can be tucked closer to the body, which the BOSS won't:

Thanks for telling us about it ... never would have looked, otherwise!

I'm not sure how it happened, but my favorite wood working / tinkering music is Reggae. It has enough energy to be enjoyable, but almost no aggression ... great for when stuff goes wrong, so I don't react like the Yosemite Sam.

King Crimson    "21st Century Schizoid Man"    Japan, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3028oDEKZo4

KC founder Robert Fripp established his new independent recording label DGM Live in 1992 (Discipline Global Mobile) for the express purpose of producing high-quality multi-angle video / recordings of some of their live work. This re-work of their 1969 song from "In the Court of the Crimson King" features singer Jakko Jaksic doing an admirable Greg Lake cover. An amazing drum solo by Gavin Harrison (formerly of Porcupine Tree) is featured, backed by drummers Pat Mastoletto and Mel Collins. Fripp said that this song was dedicated to the American statesman Spiro Agnew, although the lyric references are vague. The "trippy hippy" culture of that day loved the impressionistic album cover.