Day 261 progress

I didn't accomplish much over the past week, but I did manage to make a little progress.

30. Refurbish an old guitar: I've decided that I want to refurbish a Fender Precision bass. The P-bass was the first electric guitar I ever owned, and although I love the sound of my Jazz bass, I want to have the punchy tone of a P-bass at my disposal when necessary.

My plan is to find an older one at a pawn shop, Zoo Music, or another mom and pop guitar shop. I doesn't have to be in great condition, since I plan on stripping the body and completely refinishing it. I'll replace all the wiring, pickups, bridge, tuners (if necessary), pick guard, and overall finish.

I think I want to finish the body in a white pearl finish with a white-black-white pearloid pick guard. I plan on adding a black and clear water transfer decal of Nietzsche on the body, and a couple of black racing stripes going across the body.

All the hardware is going to be chrome. My preference is to get a bass with a rosewood fretboard, but in the event that I have to replace the neck, that might change. My goal is to get a bass that has a good neck from the start, as necks are really expensive to replace.

I plan on installing Seymour Duncan-Basslines Quarter Pound passive pickups. For strings I plan on using Ernie Ball Super Slinky medium gauge strings.

51. Save $1 cash each day for 1001 days: I set aside another $32, bringing my total to $332 of $1001.

98. Attend 5 concerts (COMPLETED): Claudia, Colleen, and I saw Coheed and Cambria at the House of Blues in Dallas on 11/15/07. Clutch was the only opener that we were able to see, and they were really good. I was only familiar with them because of Bam Margera's TV shows on MTV, but they put on a good set.

Coheed and Cambria were really good. Not only were the songs great, but their skill was amazing. They're all talented in a way that almost makes me pack up all my guitars and just give up trying. During the middle of the set they busted out a cover of "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden, which was a great surprise. They ended the show with what must have been a 15-20 minute version of "The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut" that was simply unbelievable.

This makes the 5th concert that I have attended since starting this project, and completes this item on my list.