Free Art Show Featuring My Custom Built And Art Guitars And More June 10th by BJ Neblett

 

For those in the Seattle area, join the Greenwood/Phinney Ridge Art Walk on June 10th and check out some wonderful local artists. Some of my custom-built and art guitars will be on display in the lobby of the Verity Credit Union. Come by and say hello!

New Guitars Finished And For Sale & Book Three Of Princess Haylee's Adventures Coming Along

 New Guitars Finished And For Sale & Book Three Of Princess Haylee's Adventures Coming Along

Admittedly, my recent guitar-building activities have cut into my writing... just not enough time in the day. However, I am making progress, albeit however slowly, on Planet Alt-Sete-Nine Book Three: War Of The Wizards. My publisher doesn't like holiday releases, so it looks like we are shooting for a release date sometime in the first quarter of 2022. Hang in there and stay healthy!

In the meantime, I've had requests for more posts on the guitars I build and sell. Here are the four currently available and the links to their page on reverb.com. You can check them out more closely there, or you can contact me right here for more info, offers, and questions about having one built for you. By the way, I am working on a very special project I hope to have finished in time for Halloween. You'll want to see this one, so stay tuned!

Nikki is a new Fender Stratocaster I tinkered together with both rock and jazz players in mind. She is stunning with all gold hardware. She sounds and plays as cool as she looks with Seymour Duncan pickups, a custom-tailored set of D'Addario strings, and tight action. As with all of my Custom Scorpion Guitars, she can be set up to the buyer's specs, and comes complete with a hardshell case, strap, cable, picks, and an extra set of strings. Check her out here: https://reverb.com/item/42339722-custom-built-stratocaster-strat-new-and-ready-to-jam

I consider Rene to be the Les Paul that Epiphone should have built. Brand new, mods include an upgraded 3-way switch, a Pure Tone multi-contact jack, and a pair of sweet-sounding humbuckers, each capable of individual coil-splitting via very cool push-push volume and tone controls. The icing on this sweet-sounding cake is Les Paul-style keystone tuners and a custom pickguard. For more info on Rene just click here: https://reverb.com/item/43602557-a-very-special-2021-epiphone-les-paul-special-ve-not-just-any-epi-les-paul

Looking for a cool vintage acoustic? Phoenix is a rare Madeira built by Guild in 1974. You don't see too many of these dreadnaughts, especially in Tiger (Flame) Maple. Cleaned, polished, and set up with Martin strings, she is ready for her next 50 years of action. Phoenix has the smooth, booming, clarity of sound that only comes with age. Complete with a heavy-duty gig bag, strap, picks, and extra strings, she is priced well below her contemporaries. See more of Phoenix here: https://reverb.com/item/43395953-rare-1974-madeira-by-guild-a-30m-flame-maple-dreadnaught

Saving the best for last? Perhaps. How about a brand new, knock-out Fender Telecaster Thinline with all the goodies? Cherry is so named for her stunning cherry red metallic finish with white binding and chrome hardware. Pictures truly do not do her justice (check out the closeup photos) Her body is flawless, any mars or imperfections being a result of the lighting and photography.

Cherry features a Fender American Performer Double Tap Humbucker neck pickup that can be switched into single-coil mode, and a Fender Yosemite Single Coil pickup at the bridge for all the brilliant, twangy highs that mark classic Telecasters. The tone control has been specially set up including a treble bleed circuit. Other features include locking Fender tuners, Pure Tone multi-contact output jack, and a Fender Modern Six Saddle Bridge. See more of Cherry here: https://reverb.com/item/43791244-custom-built-2021-fender-tele-telecaster-thinline-roasted-maple-cherry-red-metallic-w-white-binding But first, check out her dazzling finish!

Like what you see? Contact me here and make me an offer! More guitars and books to come!

Peace,

BJ

More Neat Stuff by BJ Neblett

More Neat Stuff by BJ Neblett

Last time I answered several requests that I had received to show a few of the guitars you see in some of my photos. While my collection is cool, space and budget limitations tend to dictate what I can and can't collect. If you saw my apartment you'd understand. And while I'm a sucker for a vintage photo, poster or autographed album or book, I don't think I could find a bare spot left on my walls hang a tiny 5x7 postcard. That being said, yes I'm still collecting. And for those who also have space and monetary considerations, here are a few neat items that take up much less real estate.

   

                           

Guitar pick guards are a less expensive and very cool way to collect and display your rock memorabilia. They can be framed separate or in a collage, or just hung as is, which is how I like to show them off. Here we have autographed pick guards from surf guitarist great Dick Dale (top left) whom I met at a local club several years ago. I've since removed the guard from the cheap Strat knock-off. Dion (top right) the early doo-wop singer I worked with many times back in the day. All four of the original Ventures (bottom left) the PNW band that made instrumentals cool in the 60s, including the theme from Hawaii Five-O. Again, removed from the Telecaster. And the crazy scribbling of Frankie Valli (bottom right) of Four Seasons fame. I also have a very cool and unusual Les Paul pick guard signed by both Eric Clapton and Les Paul!
Signed artists book bios in my collection include: Johnny Cash, the Drifters, Carole King, Darlene Love, Scotty Moore, and a few others. From guitar picks to guitars, pictures to posters, rock memorabilia makes for fun collecting and great wall art. Next time maybe we'll check out some of my vintage posters and signed records. But right now I've got to get back to writing. I promised my publisher Planet-Alt-Sete-Nine Princess Haylee by the end of the year. Look for it and the paperback edition of my collection of New Millennialism short stories, Wouldn't It Be Funny It... (available now as an ebook) around Christmas time or so.
Peace,
BJ