Jethro Rocker
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TVvoodoo
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DM You seem to have a special pairing talent. I'll bet your gal doesn't pick your shirts and ties either.
I appreciate all Well-hung Tribemembers, but all of us really appreciate those among us who can take great pics,
and own these super-model level guitars. Thankfully, there are a good number of you out there!
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
I got ripped off on an ebay purchase a couple weeks ago. Picked up what I thought was one of the heavy thick "Swagger Man" link belts i try to pore the web for once in a while. This one, when it arrived (and Old Navy version of this belt), was about half as thick as the regular ones I TRY to find, shown on top, below. \
So basically a "cheapified" version of the original, which is something hard to tell in "for sale" photos.
That was kind of disappointing, as I paid full price of what the real good ones go for. But what really got my goat was that one of the longitudinal leather strands was broken when it arrived. No bueno! Rather than grimace over the sour lemony taste of an awful ebayer, I simply replaced both longitudinal thongs, with slightly thicker black leather, which resulted in a 2-tone effect, took some time but is kind of interesting too!
At least the ends of this belt were the proper expected thick leather, so I simply squeezed some matching rivets into the old belt adjustment holes,
then lined it on the back so no rivet backs can contact a guitar, then punched a guitar button-hole.
Since the body leather was a fair bit thinner, I opted to shore up this particular SwaggerMan strap with a padded backing in black velvet, and stitch the sides. This kills a lot of the natural flex that is normally built into this link style of strap, but at least it's much more secure with this case of thinner body leather. Came out pretty cool actually.
I found a similar matching belt here in my stocks, to make the tail strap section out of that and added a keeper loop, so effectively this ended up a nice back-buckler strap. Super easy and convenient.
Doesn't seem to be much headway happening in the postal strike, but i-ma keep building baby!
So basically a "cheapified" version of the original, which is something hard to tell in "for sale" photos.
That was kind of disappointing, as I paid full price of what the real good ones go for. But what really got my goat was that one of the longitudinal leather strands was broken when it arrived. No bueno! Rather than grimace over the sour lemony taste of an awful ebayer, I simply replaced both longitudinal thongs, with slightly thicker black leather, which resulted in a 2-tone effect, took some time but is kind of interesting too!
At least the ends of this belt were the proper expected thick leather, so I simply squeezed some matching rivets into the old belt adjustment holes,
then lined it on the back so no rivet backs can contact a guitar, then punched a guitar button-hole.
Since the body leather was a fair bit thinner, I opted to shore up this particular SwaggerMan strap with a padded backing in black velvet, and stitch the sides. This kills a lot of the natural flex that is normally built into this link style of strap, but at least it's much more secure with this case of thinner body leather. Came out pretty cool actually.
I found a similar matching belt here in my stocks, to make the tail strap section out of that and added a keeper loop, so effectively this ended up a nice back-buckler strap. Super easy and convenient.
Doesn't seem to be much headway happening in the postal strike, but i-ma keep building baby!
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Highly industrial look, with smudgy smears of grays on black denim, looks would nicely match the finish on the concrete wall of your basement sex-dungeon,
(this of course, depends on your personal dungeon design aesthetic).
I've also been busy as a beaver getting more Bandido's ready! Four more in Agave, and three in Turquesa are now in the store, ready for
purchase when I re-open the doors for purchase
One of my more comfortable straps, a nice homey/casual look perfect for that nachocaster or a perhaps your campfire gat.
(this of course, depends on your personal dungeon design aesthetic).
I've also been busy as a beaver getting more Bandido's ready! Four more in Agave, and three in Turquesa are now in the store, ready for
purchase when I re-open the doors for purchase
One of my more comfortable straps, a nice homey/casual look perfect for that nachocaster or a perhaps your campfire gat.
OP
TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
What's new in the store? I've been actively posting new listings, though you can't see 'em!
How about a braided leather guitar strap in brown, called "Conan"?
Pretty cool - 2-3/4 wide, I count around 16 strands, which makes it plenty sexy 'n flexy.
(Kind of like I used to be many years ago).
This one has a big leather covered 4" wide back buckle - go see many more pics in the store once I can open it up.
Today I finally completed the "Premier" strap, a custom job hoping to head to Chicago sometime soon.
Back buckle affair with some tooling texture and the repetition of a headstock logo.
3" wide, padded etc.
So as the CBC is reporting, apparently the biggest problem they see with the ongoing Canada Post strike is that foreign nationals can't get Canadian passports.
Not that probably 800,000 small businesses owners, actual Canadian citizens, are deeply suffering. Feels like being held hostage in your own dang country.
The one positive out of all of this is, once the Well-Hung Reverb store re-opens, count on it to be absolutely brimming with lots of new stock to choose from.
Wishing a safe and Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all the Well-Hung guitarists of 'Merica!
How about a braided leather guitar strap in brown, called "Conan"?
Pretty cool - 2-3/4 wide, I count around 16 strands, which makes it plenty sexy 'n flexy.
(Kind of like I used to be many years ago).
This one has a big leather covered 4" wide back buckle - go see many more pics in the store once I can open it up.
Today I finally completed the "Premier" strap, a custom job hoping to head to Chicago sometime soon.
Back buckle affair with some tooling texture and the repetition of a headstock logo.
3" wide, padded etc.
So as the CBC is reporting, apparently the biggest problem they see with the ongoing Canada Post strike is that foreign nationals can't get Canadian passports.
Not that probably 800,000 small businesses owners, actual Canadian citizens, are deeply suffering. Feels like being held hostage in your own dang country.
The one positive out of all of this is, once the Well-Hung Reverb store re-opens, count on it to be absolutely brimming with lots of new stock to choose from.
Wishing a safe and Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all the Well-Hung guitarists of 'Merica!
OP
TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
new in the store, just listed (you can't see it until I punch out of "vacay mode" is "Sun Angel" from the Well-Hung Prophecy line.
Pretty much a basic black padded leather strap, a little thinner at 2-3/4", with a black 'n saddle snakey leather gothic cross,
a few rivets and a nice big silver concho with a shiny black cabochon smack dab in the middle.
The Well-Hung Reverb store remains on vacay 'til the Canadian postal workers get back to work.
I'm still workin' tho!
Started another tooled Angry Tiki Godz strap today... something more interesting that what I got so far will
mostly show up here tomorrow.
Pretty much a basic black padded leather strap, a little thinner at 2-3/4", with a black 'n saddle snakey leather gothic cross,
a few rivets and a nice big silver concho with a shiny black cabochon smack dab in the middle.
The Well-Hung Reverb store remains on vacay 'til the Canadian postal workers get back to work.
I'm still workin' tho!
Started another tooled Angry Tiki Godz strap today... something more interesting that what I got so far will
mostly show up here tomorrow.
OP
TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Should mention this weekend I enjoyed a NUTD even though it's happens to be no NUTD November 
Over the past week I had to clean up and unload my treasured KIA sportage 5-speed, it was losing clutch
and nearing 320,000kms so time to say goodbye. A young high school fella picked up pretty cheap, too!
Extra tires and rims also. AC never worked the whole summer, Cruise control quit on me in the fall,
so things were starting to go
Anyway... Meet Deloris, a 2007 basic F-150 4X4, looks pretty much like this one except with a headache rack,
and a few other niceties but most importantly only 120,000 km on it, and in pretty decent shape.
My poppa handed over the keys. He's got COPD issues, and not enough steam to make it out to his own backyard anymore to get into it.
I do a fair bit for them, so it's kind of his way of saying thank you I think. Much appreciated, but now they're gonna practically own me LOL!
My fourth pickup in my lifetime, I've had a old Ford Courier (Mazda), an '88 Chevy Megacab, a 2003 GMC half ton, now this. MY first 4x4
Never really liked Ford vehicles all that much - I've owned a few, but never look a gift horse in the mouth, right?
Time to go out for a rip
Over the past week I had to clean up and unload my treasured KIA sportage 5-speed, it was losing clutch
and nearing 320,000kms so time to say goodbye. A young high school fella picked up pretty cheap, too!
Extra tires and rims also. AC never worked the whole summer, Cruise control quit on me in the fall,
so things were starting to go
Anyway... Meet Deloris, a 2007 basic F-150 4X4, looks pretty much like this one except with a headache rack,
and a few other niceties but most importantly only 120,000 km on it, and in pretty decent shape.
My poppa handed over the keys. He's got COPD issues, and not enough steam to make it out to his own backyard anymore to get into it.
I do a fair bit for them, so it's kind of his way of saying thank you I think. Much appreciated, but now they're gonna practically own me LOL!
My fourth pickup in my lifetime, I've had a old Ford Courier (Mazda), an '88 Chevy Megacab, a 2003 GMC half ton, now this. MY first 4x4
Never really liked Ford vehicles all that much - I've owned a few, but never look a gift horse in the mouth, right?
Time to go out for a rip
Congratulations on the nu2u truck!!! Doe the heater work?Should mention this weekend I enjoyed a NUTD even though it's happens to be no NUTD November
Over the past week I had to clean up and unload my treasured KIA sportage 5-speed, it was losing clutch
and nearing 320,000kms so time to say goodbye. A young high school fella picked up pretty cheap, too!
Extra tires and rims also. AC never worked the whole summer, Cruise control quit on me in the fall,
so things were starting to go
Anyway... Meet Deloris, a 2007 basic F-150 4X4, looks pretty much like this one except with a headache rack,
and a few other niceties but most importantly only 120,000 km on it, and in pretty decent shape.
My poppa handed over the keys. He's got COPD issues, and not enough steam to make it out to his own backyard anymore to get into it.
I do a fair bit for them, so it's kind of his way of saying thank you I think. Much appreciated, but now they're gonna practically own me LOL!
My fourth pickup in my lifetime, I've had a old Ford Courier (Mazda), an '88 Chevy Megacab, a 2003 GMC half ton, now this. MY first 4x4
Never really liked Ford vehicles all that much - I've owned a few, but never look a gift horse in the mouth, right?
Time to go out for a rip
GrooVey
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
@fitz lot of oilfield workers in my area, so seeing trucks modded-out to the total nutz is an everyday thing.
I know you got 'em down there too, guys have a $50,000 truck, then proceed to put another 60 Gs in it for show. Crazy!
I don't got that kind of money, and I ain't 25 anymore - - no need to turn heads with my daily driver LOL!
In fact, if it gets me to the beer store and back without hardly anybody noticing, that's my ideal ride.
Got another Angry Tiki Godz strap on the go... more fun similar to the last but with a few changes
The tooling
First dye bath, yella!
then I was a big lax on the minutiae of all the dye and paint of the details for pix but here it is as it sits today.
Lots of detail, and this one with the yellow edges was a bit of an extra challenge I've never done before, they aren't perfect but I think that works pretty ok with the more primitive art style here. This version has a parrot and surf wave, some extra flowers, different TIKI dudes and some torches too. I do like the nice teak-like main body stain I got here too.
Now to oil it, buff it out, burnish the edges then clearcoat over the next couple days prior to getting the Class Act back buckle assembly on, padding, lining, stitching
I got another couple of customs on the go including one of these... I showed this one on F-book over the weekend and it's spoken for already.
I had purchased two of these fake bullet belts. Then, one of our TTR brothers saw it and ordered up the other belt to be done into a strap for him as well.
Just have to make it. Crazy. Seems to be kind of a demand for these?
They are plastic bullets. No bark nor bite. But they don't add hardly any weight either, and still send off that DFWM vibe.
I called this one "Ammunition" - but a more accurate name would probably be "Shootin' Blanks!"
I thought last weekend was US Thanksgiving, not this one coming up! You folks down there sure get jacked up
about your holidays! I think i've been hearing about your T-day holiday for a whole dang month now!
The Ukraine has a new holiday the USA and other NATO countries have inspired them, they call it "Tanksgiving"
I know you got 'em down there too, guys have a $50,000 truck, then proceed to put another 60 Gs in it for show. Crazy!
I don't got that kind of money, and I ain't 25 anymore - - no need to turn heads with my daily driver LOL!
In fact, if it gets me to the beer store and back without hardly anybody noticing, that's my ideal ride.
Got another Angry Tiki Godz strap on the go... more fun similar to the last but with a few changes
The tooling
First dye bath, yella!
then I was a big lax on the minutiae of all the dye and paint of the details for pix but here it is as it sits today.
Lots of detail, and this one with the yellow edges was a bit of an extra challenge I've never done before, they aren't perfect but I think that works pretty ok with the more primitive art style here. This version has a parrot and surf wave, some extra flowers, different TIKI dudes and some torches too. I do like the nice teak-like main body stain I got here too.
Now to oil it, buff it out, burnish the edges then clearcoat over the next couple days prior to getting the Class Act back buckle assembly on, padding, lining, stitching
I got another couple of customs on the go including one of these... I showed this one on F-book over the weekend and it's spoken for already.
I had purchased two of these fake bullet belts. Then, one of our TTR brothers saw it and ordered up the other belt to be done into a strap for him as well.
Just have to make it. Crazy. Seems to be kind of a demand for these?
They are plastic bullets. No bark nor bite. But they don't add hardly any weight either, and still send off that DFWM vibe.
I called this one "Ammunition" - but a more accurate name would probably be "Shootin' Blanks!"
I thought last weekend was US Thanksgiving, not this one coming up! You folks down there sure get jacked up
about your holidays! I think i've been hearing about your T-day holiday for a whole dang month now!
The Ukraine has a new holiday the USA and other NATO countries have inspired them, they call it "Tanksgiving"
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fitz
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Here's a fun one! a forum brother contacted me last week to see if I'd be interested in taking on a semi-replica strap worn by a punk legend!
Now I feel like I'm up on a lot of artist straps, but this was a totally new one on me.
Would I do it? Hells Yeah! 'Cause I... wanna be.... ANARCHY!!!
So, here's where I'm at with it so far today... First off, get the font sort of right and it appeared
Gotham Black was close (how fitting), with some fooling around on the "S" and the "G."
Once I get it how I want, size it right then reverse image it and print it on regular paper
why reverse image? Because I'm glueing the letters onto the backside (suede side) of some nice white leather and let it dry for a few hours.
Then I take them to a cutting board and surgically remove them
While the glue was drying I prepared a padded black leather base body. The original looks to be 2" wide, by I opted for more comfort and went 2-3/4" wide. By this time the base black leather was ready to receive the lettering, stitched on securely with white thread.
According to the web, "Slag" is "waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore. IE "the burning liquid iron was forming a scum of slag""
However, in British slang, it's also a whole entirely different thing.
I wonder if our forum brother is sending a message to anyone in particular?
Getting them sewn on was about as far as I got on this one today, will complete tomorrow, but I did nearly finish the second bullet strap as well for someone
rather special to us here on TTR, but not in that way. Be nice fellas. I'll give you 2 guesses and a hint: it's not Frostyjr2
Here's a fun one for the family gathering for y'all
Barbarian Bob pokes his head into a barbershop and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut?"
The barber looks around his shop full of customers and says, "About 2 hours." B-Bob leaves.
Few days later, the B-Bob sticks his head in the door and again asks,
"How long before I can get a haircut?"
The barber looked around at the waiting area and answers "About 3 hours, my friend."
BB makes a face and leaves again. A week later, the Barbarian sticks his head in the shop and asked, "How long until I can get a haircut?
Barber looks around and sighs, "About an hour and a half." BB left. The barber turns to his close friend and says,
"Hey, Jack, do me a favor. Follow that guy and see where he goes. He keeps asking how long he gotta wait,
but never stays or comes back in that time."
A twenty minutes later, buddy Jack returns to the shop, laughing hysterically.
The barber asked, "So, where is that Barbarian dude going when he leaves here?"
Jack collects himself, wiping the tears from his eyes and answers:
"Your house!"
(and that's not even the funniest part of the story, I'll let BB finish it off).
happy holiday, all y'alls
Now I feel like I'm up on a lot of artist straps, but this was a totally new one on me.
Would I do it? Hells Yeah! 'Cause I... wanna be.... ANARCHY!!!
So, here's where I'm at with it so far today... First off, get the font sort of right and it appeared
Gotham Black was close (how fitting), with some fooling around on the "S" and the "G."
Once I get it how I want, size it right then reverse image it and print it on regular paper
why reverse image? Because I'm glueing the letters onto the backside (suede side) of some nice white leather and let it dry for a few hours.
Then I take them to a cutting board and surgically remove them
While the glue was drying I prepared a padded black leather base body. The original looks to be 2" wide, by I opted for more comfort and went 2-3/4" wide. By this time the base black leather was ready to receive the lettering, stitched on securely with white thread.
According to the web, "Slag" is "waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore. IE "the burning liquid iron was forming a scum of slag""
However, in British slang, it's also a whole entirely different thing.
I wonder if our forum brother is sending a message to anyone in particular?Getting them sewn on was about as far as I got on this one today, will complete tomorrow, but I did nearly finish the second bullet strap as well for someone
rather special to us here on TTR, but not in that way. Be nice fellas. I'll give you 2 guesses and a hint: it's not Frostyjr2
Here's a fun one for the family gathering for y'all
Barbarian Bob pokes his head into a barbershop and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut?"
The barber looks around his shop full of customers and says, "About 2 hours." B-Bob leaves.
Few days later, the B-Bob sticks his head in the door and again asks,
"How long before I can get a haircut?"
The barber looked around at the waiting area and answers "About 3 hours, my friend."
BB makes a face and leaves again. A week later, the Barbarian sticks his head in the shop and asked, "How long until I can get a haircut?
Barber looks around and sighs, "About an hour and a half." BB left. The barber turns to his close friend and says,
"Hey, Jack, do me a favor. Follow that guy and see where he goes. He keeps asking how long he gotta wait,
but never stays or comes back in that time."
A twenty minutes later, buddy Jack returns to the shop, laughing hysterically.
The barber asked, "So, where is that Barbarian dude going when he leaves here?"
Jack collects himself, wiping the tears from his eyes and answers:
"Your house!"
(and that's not even the funniest part of the story, I'll let BB finish it off).
happy holiday, all y'alls
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Jethro Rocker
Ambassador of Live & Loud Action
It's not?