Think Electric

Harrison

2011-11-19T21:27:00.000-05:00

Think Jobs, Think USA, Think Gibson,Think Electric

2011-09-08T21:01:00.001-04:00

Gibson CEO to Obama: Show Some Concern for Nation's Job Creators

Published September 08, 2011

FoxNews.com

The chief executive of Gibson Guitar Corp., which has been the target of two federal raids in the past two years over the exotic wood it uses to make the instruments, said Thursday that he wants President Obama to show some concern for the nation’s job creators in his big speech on jumpstarting the economy.

“It’s not easy to compete on a global basis,” Gibson's Henry Juszkiewicz told Fox News. “We’re competing with Chinese, European companies. We’d like to feel like we’re respected and help create jobs.”

Juszkiewicz will be House Speaker John Boehner’s guest at Obama’s speech before a joint session of Congress on Thursday night. Obama is unveiling his plan to jumpstart the weak economy. But Boehner's invitation to Juszkiewicz is a shot across the bow to the president, whose agenda of regulations and new taxes is seen by critics as anti-business.

Federal agents first raided the Nashville company in 2009 over suspect wood shipments from Madagascar. Gibson took that case to court but has denounced the administration with a vengeance after agents returned late last month to raid several Gibson factories -- this time out of concern that Indian export laws had been violated.

Gibson's CEO has said repeatedly that the only reason his company is in trouble is because U.S. workers are completing work on guitar fingerboards in the United States. He has suggested that his troubles would go away if he used foreign labor.

On Thursday, he said his company’s track record of hiring Americans – 580 in the last two years – is now in jeopardy at a time when the economy can least afford it.

“Our employees’ jobs are at risk. Our business is getting shut down,” he said, adding that the dustup with the feds is causing business concerns. “We’re competing with other companies that aren’t facing the same treatment.”

THINK ROY BUCHANAN BLUESMASTER

2011-08-25T17:44:00.013-04:00

My newest aquisition is a 1988 Fritz Brothers Roy Buchanan Bluesmaster Telecaster. This model was prototyped for Roy and only 50 were made. Roy requested the last one for himself #50. This is # 50 and was aquired through a private sale from one of Roys long time associates who initially aquired the guitar after Roy's death in August 1988. George Harrison and Susanna Hoffs also owned one of the guitars in the limited run, No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. Below are Videos and photos of Roy with the protype guitar and a video of George ( and Eric Clapton )live in Japan (1991) playing his. Notice that Georges had a tortoise shell pickguard and a brighter sunburst finish. Each guitar in the 50 run had the body custom finished by order.
The Fritz Brothers did a very nice job on this beauty. The fit, trim and finish is outstanding. In my opinion, much higher quality than a custom shop Tele. The biggest differences between A Fender Tele and this model?? This one has three active EMGs controlled through a pearl capped 5 way selector with a covered battery rout on the backside. Sperzel locking tuners. Custom set neck configuration and custom burst finish that is beautifully bound. It also has a stainless steel nut which adds some sharpness to the tone. Very well made and finished. I know that some people put their noses up with regards to EMG's because they tend to be a little bit more "in your face" and seem to lack that "warmer growl tone" but it comes down to this: Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, and Roy had no problem creating their own individual tones with them. I personally like them too, especially in Fenders. God rest your soul Mr. Bluesmaster.

Roy on the day he first received his Roy Buchanan Blues master. Ripping on it.

George Harrison with his Blues Master in Japan with Eric Clapton

From Vintage Guitar Magazine Interview with Susanna Hoffs 10/10/06

At that time, you also played the Fritz Brothers’ Roy Buchanan Bluesmaster guitar. How did that come about?

"They contacted me and said Roy wanted me to have the guitar. He made the number one model for George Harrison. Mine came with a number two on it, and my name on the little engraved tag on the back. I was really honored. I have no idea how he knew about me or anything. But apparently he requested that I have that guitar. It’s an orange one. Vicki got a blue 12-string shortly after I got mine."

THINK ECOLOGY

2011-05-02T21:36:00.001-04:00

This beautiful Great White swimming the burial grounds of Usama bin Laden is helping the Eco-System by ensuring that the sea remains free of poisonous,unearthly human sediment that is unworthy of burial beneath the feet of mankind. This shark was last seen with two legs from his jaws swimming away from Mecca. Notice the smile, obviously the body was washed and prepped according to Great White Law and Traditions.

One of My favorite Electric Guitar Lick's

2011-02-16T20:31:00.000-05:00

Pre Electric Company Electricity

2011-01-26T18:11:00.000-05:00

This is Billy Shaw's helmet that sits in the NFL hall of fame. Billy played for the Buffalo Bills from 1961-69 and was an All Star selection in the old AFL from 1962-1969 , the year O.J. was drafted. Billy played as an offensive guard for the Bills. Despite not being part of the infamous Electric Company that "turned on the Juice" , he may have been the best OL the Bills ever had. He is the only Hall of Famer that never played in the NFL. The AFL/NFL merger took place after his retirement. Look at that helmet..........truly awesome.

Totally Unplugged "MoveTheGame.org"

2010-07-13T21:09:00.001-04:00

This is another example of why I support Arizona's Immigration stance. We have an independant individual trying to strong arm Major Leauge Baseball into moving the AllStar games from Phoenix because he does not like the Law. Bud Selig would become the worst Commisioner in MLB if he EVEN thought about bowing to this guy. Roberto Lovato, the organizer behind "Movethegame" tried to deliver over 100k signatures to Selig to move the games from Phoenix, probably all signed by illegals. Some players, themselves, threatened to boycott in support, mostly Dominicans. That says it all.......aliens supporting aliens. How about playing some ball , you do have a contract right??? Baseball been Veddy Veddy good to you!

Think Electric.....Fences

2010-05-17T19:38:00.009-04:00

Raising Arizona......................TAXES without SB1070

The cost of illegal immigration to Arizona is reportedly at $2.7 Billion. The Federation of American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimated that the costs to the state are $1.6 billion from Arizona's education system, $694.8 million from health care services, $339.7 million in law enforcement and court costs, $85.5 million in welfare costs and $155.4 million in other general costs. In fairness, you need to discount the cost of monitoring and incarceration, which at the margin, do not reflect enforcing Arizona SB1070. However, it also does reflect the marginal cost benefit to the national economy by allowing Arizona rather than the U.S. Government to manage the issue. Micro governments that are affected by state specific issues have not only a comparative advantage in controlling the monitoring costs, but also are incentivized to do so from both a political and economical standpoint. Let California learn from this and be the next State to control their economy by building fences.............Electric Fences.
What should be the U.S. Government's role? Simply..utilizing human capital to maximize output of the economy without asking for tax payer subsidies. The U.S. Government has spent billions of tax payer's money to fund programs that are "Pie in the Sky" to train and to educate, which is all fine ..but has it paid off?? Send me a report that says it has. Send me a report that shows the marginal benefit to our economy. Send me a report that shows that the lower paid jobs are being filled by those that have milked the system by taking a life long free ride.
Arizona is taking a stand on this issue. They are trying to avoid the added debt burden which supports BOTH the free riders and illegal immigrants at the tax payers expense. They are not prejudiced against Mexicans, they are prejudiced against a system that fails to support the American Dream that made this country. If we have the human resources here...put them to work FIRST. If they refuse, let those who are able and willing to work step in. At that point we can tear down the border fences and build a new one around the system that supports free riding and rebuild this nation.

Electric Dogs Can Dance Video

2010-05-02T18:21:00.004-04:00

Dancin' with the Dogs
Robert Neill & The Shadows. Featuring my Es-137 Gibson Custom Guitar and my love Heidi Shepherd.

Think Like the Prisoner in Ponte Vedra Beach

2010-01-18T20:00:00.006-05:00

The Prisoner. Aren't we all? I live in a gated community in Florida, The Plantion at Ponte Vedra Beach. Sometimes I feel like I am living in "The Village. Patrick McGoohan used the Broadcacasting Network in England as his personal canvas to paint his beliefs for the television viewer. His brush strokes were truley Electric. This Video is not for distribution. It is for personal use only. Music by Mark Knopler and Dire Straits. Video by A&E Home Entertainment. Compiled by Pompanano Studios. Salvadore Dali would get confused watching these amazing episodes. Fall Out...the last episode is going to leave you ever wondering.

Denken Sie elektrisches

2009-11-03T20:49:00.003-05:00

Electric Kilts

2009-10-10T09:19:00.003-04:00

Some Punkish Celtic Floyd Noise by Robert Neill and the Shadows. Probably really drunk at the time. All for the Motherland....I suppose.

Thinking Electric without Electricity

2009-10-08T17:06:00.004-04:00

Computer Generated

George Bush on Fishing

2009-09-25T18:30:00.003-04:00

No Tuna out of a can on Wonder Bread for George. Not for me either.

2009-08-13T14:08:00.003-04:00

Guitar Legend Les Paul Dies at 94
8/13/2009

In this Nov. 5, 1951 file photo, Les Paul and his wife, Mary Ford, perform with their guitars.

NEW YORK — Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.

Think Fender

2009-08-04T14:06:00.010-04:00

Fender Princeton All Tube RI amp and '52 Vintage RI Telecaster

Dead Guitarists Society

2009-07-17T09:26:00.008-04:00

Guitarist Age Band C.O.D.

Alan Wilson 27 Canned Heat OD (suicide)
Albert Collins 61 Solo Artist Lung Cancer
Allen Collins 37 Lynyrd Skynyrd Pneumonia
Bob Marley 36 The Wailers Melanoma
Brian Jones 27 Rolling Stones Drowning
Buddy Holly 22 The Crickets Plane Crash
Carl Wilson 51 The Beach Boys Cancer
Chet Atkins 77 Solo Artist Cancer
Clarence White 29 The Byrds Struck by Automobile
Curt Cobain 27 Nirvana Suicide
Danny Gatton 49 Solo Artist Suicide
Dave Peverett 56 Savoy Brown/ Foghat Cancer
Duane Allman 24 Allman Brothers Motorcycle Accident
Erik Brann 52 Iron Butterfly Heart Attack
Frank Zappa 52 The Mothers Prostate Cancer
Gary Moore 58 Thin Lizzy/Solo Heart Attack
George Harrison 58 Beatles Cancer
Gram Parsons 26 The Byrds OD
Henry Vestine 52 Canned Heat Heart Failure
Hillel Slovak 26 Red Hot Chili Peppers Heroin OD
James Honey-man Scott 25 The Pretenders OD /Heart Failure
Jeff Healey 41 Jeff Healey Band Cancer
Jerry Garcia 53 Grateful Dead Heart Attack
Jerry Reed 71 Solo Emphysema
Jimi Hendrix 27 Jimi Hendrix Experience Asphyxiation
Jimmy McCulloch 26 Thunderclap Newman/Wings Heroine OD
Joe Beck 62 Jazz Guitarist Lung Cancer
Joe Pass 65 Jazz Guitarist Liver Cancer
Joe Strummer 50 The Clash Congenital Heart Failure
John Cipolina 45 Quicksilver Messenger Svc. Liver disease
John Lee Hooker 83 Solo Artist Natural Causes
John Lennon 40 Beatles Murder
Les Paul 94 Solo Artist Pneumonia
Link Wray 76 Solo Artist Heart Failure
Lowell George 34 Little Feat Heart Attack
Marc Bolan 29 T. Rex Automobile Crash
Mick Ronson 46 David Bowie Liver Cancer
Mike Bloomfield 37 Butterfield Blues Band/Solo OD
Muddy Waters 70 Solo Artist Natural Causes
Paul Kossoff 25 Free OD
Pete Ham 27 Badfinger Suicide
Peter Tosh 42 The Wailers Murdered
Randy California 45 Spirit Drowned while saving son
Robert Johnson 27 Solo Artist Poisened
Rod Price 57 Foghat Heart Attack
Rory Gallagher 47 Taste/Solo Liver Failure
Roy Buchanan 48 Solo Artist Suicide
Roy Orbison 52 Solo Artist Massive Heart Failure
Steve Marriot 44 Small Faces,Humble Pie House Fire
Stevie Ray Vaughn 35 SRV and Double Trouble Helicopter Crash
Syd Barett 60 Pink Floyd Diabetes/Pancreatic Cancer
Terry Kath 31 Chicago Self inflicted accidental gun shot
Tom Fogerty 48 Creedence Clearwater Tuberculosis
Waylon Jennings 64 The Crickets/The Highwaymen Diabetes

Wes Montgomery 45 Jazz Guitarist Heart Attack

Synth Access Guitar...ELECTRIC

2009-04-06T16:43:00.004-04:00

Jazz/Blues Jam in G Maj. recorded using my Carvin Synth Access SH275. Yes those Sax sounds are coming from the Guitar too. All Instruments performed by R Mahany.Written By R. Mahany. The video was shot from my Tundra's dashboard as Hurricane Faye brushed N.E. Florida in 2008.

Whiter Shade of Electric

2009-04-04T18:23:00.007-04:00

Procol Harum Vietnam War Era Anthem. Truly Electric. Shot with 16MM film. Alot of controversy regarding the lyrics and what they really mean, but the truth is plain to see.

The Strat Masters

2009-02-18T15:52:00.002-05:00

A Video Slide Show I Created With The Think Electric Guitarists Playing Their Fender Stratocasters.

Setting Up a Guitar Effects Pedalboard

2009-02-14T09:57:00.007-05:00

Setting up your Guitar Pedal Effects on a Pedalboard results in a very clean and efficient method of accessing the tone you wish to achieve. You can see that my Pedaltrain 2 board holds all my effects in a nice compact area without a mangled mess of cables between each unit and the power source. This pedalboard came with mounting brackets underneath the unit to mount a power supply. I chose the Voo Doo Lab Power Plus 2 as my power brick. The use of a power brick eliminates the need for 9volt batteries and/or separate AC adapters for each effect. The cabling is routed from underneath the board to give it a nice clean and manageable look. The Pedaltrain 2 is a medium size board measuring 25" x 17" and comes with either a soft case or heavy duty ATA road case for easy travel and setup. Other size boards are available to suit your own equipment. Setting up your array of pedals to match your needs is up to you, but there a few suggested rules of thumb you may want to follow in order to maximize your tonal output and minimize cross noise coming through the effects. Here is how I daisy chained my pedals for final setup:
1. Gain effects:
I placed my gain based effects first since they control the overall volume of the setup. In my case I started with the Boss DS-1 overdrive/distortion pedal followed by the MXR Dyna Comp compressor since these two units will effect the overall input volume of the daisy chain. Adding noise gates after these effects is also a choice. I looped the pedals close enough so that I could use 6" loop cables to minimize excess cabling.
2. Equalizer
I then looped into an MXR 6 band EQ to control the overall gain effect before going into the modulation effects.
3. Modulation effects:
Here I added a Digitech Synth Wah and a Digitech Multi-Chorus. This would also be a good point to add Flanger or Tremolo effects also. Again I used 6" cables.
4. Time based effects:
I added only one time based effect the, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay since I rely on my Fender amplifier for reverb.
5. Volume Pedal
The Ernie Ball VPJR Volume pedal was the last effect of the chain since it controls the overall volume of my effects going into the amplifier.

Additional Stand Alone Effects:
I used the extra room on the board to add my Roger Linn designed Adrenalinn III which is powered to the auxiliary power jack on the VooDoo power supply. I use the Adrenalinn for both drum rhythm's and/or its large bank of modelling effects.

All effects are held securely in place using industrial grade Velcro on the bottom of the pedals and the top of the board. To ensure a good hold remove any rubber feet or backing on the effects before applying the Velcro.

Think Electric Synth Access

2009-01-19T16:46:00.006-05:00

Carvin Custom Made SH275 with Synth Access. Well worth the wait for a custom made guitar. Not only a great Electric, but it has Piezo circuitry for Acoustic sound as well as built in Roland ready 13-Pin pick-up for use with Roland Midi/Guitar Synths. The color is Deep Honeyburst on AAA flamed maple.

The Red Strat.....Think David Gilmour

2008-12-22T13:36:00.016-05:00

Sound Byte of The Red Strat #2

A Candy Apple Red Fender Deluxe Stratocaster that I modified with EMG DG-20 Pickups to replicate David Gilmour's famous Red Strat he used while performing Live.

Above is a picture of the original Gilmour #1 Strat. It is a 1957 Reissue with an 8 hole white pickguard and off white control knobs. The 57 RI will cost another $500 over the Deluxe if you really want to replicate the #1. I was lucky enough to find a Deluxe in Candy Apple Red to save some money but it has the 12 hole pickguard to match the EMG guard. . The EMG drop in PUPS/Guard is nice but I do not care for the pickguard marblelike color. I can replace this to better replicate if I wish. I am also looking to replace the vol/tone knobs to a more vintage white.

The Red Strat next to the Black Strat. The Black Strat is a Clapton 57 Signature with black pickguard.

David Gilmour Live with the Red Srat #1

David Gilmour Playing the Red Strat with B.B. King

Build your Red Strat

Think Gretsch Electric

2008-10-31T13:37:00.005-04:00

My Gretsch 6120 with rare lacquered sunburst finish

Think Electric and Drive Electric

2008-10-25T12:31:00.007-04:00

Got a $110K laying around? Drive Electric. The Tesla Roadster looks pretty cool.
More info and specs at Tesla Motors.

Tesla Motors Web Site