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Run Like Hell- Pink Floyd

JWST, I wish. All the astrophotograpy was done with a Vaonis Vespera that we took along on vacation last week. You should check it out. It is truly an amazing system. The spherical panorama of the frozen lake was taken with a DJI Mavic 3.

I almost died in 2019, and Dad died in 2020. Then, I lost interest in music, and JWST took up all of my time. It’s been a long way back.

That is a planetary nebula known as the Dumbbell Nebula. A planetary nebula is what is left behind when a star the size of the sun dies. As the nuclear fuel in the core of a star is exhausted, a star will swell into red giant. Eventually, the radiation pressure from the diminishing nuclear...

That's why my 513 Private Stock has a piezo.

I spent all my guitar money on three GoGo birds, two aerial photography drones, an iPad mini, an IWI Tavor-21 airsoft rifle, a Cairns 1044 Fire Helmet, and an online course on The Divine Comedy. So, I guess you could say I went a bit nuts. That's what working 12 hours a day from home for six...

PRS has indeed changed the flavor of them from year to year. They also vary from model to model. I don't know what type of magnets they are as in materials, but they are blade magnets. Unlike other pick ups, they have no bobbins. The wire is directly wound on the magnet in a proprietary process...

It's a 513 standard. The year and the scalloped nut are consistent for one of the limited runs.

https://willcuttguitars.com/paul-reed-smith/private-stock/willcutt-ltd-run-private-stock/prs-private-stock-6495-mccarty-594-slate-glow-willcutt-limited-run

My favorite PRS today is...a bass. I got shanghaied into playing a theater show on bass, so I haven't actually picked up a guitar in a month.

Think of it as more of a "redeemed relic," a guitar that was recently acquired by gentler hands and has had some restoration work done. I have a '69 Strat relic and that 408 Standard relic, and I could swear that both are them are the most lively of the lot. Perhaps, breaking up the finish...