So, looking for something to add value to my existence, I've been inspired lately to pick up the guitar. I studied for a semester in high school, but I had pretty much forgotten everything.
My inspiration is Mean Mary, particularly her song Sweet Jezebel. Jezebel is a guitar. Red as blood, long and thin with ebony trim, it's neck inlaid with ebony and jade.
So, I dropped in to the local music store and selected a Fender Squier Stratocaster, a baby Fender amp, a pedal and cords.
So, I'm on you tube learning to play, and looking at Custom guitars. Because, even though it is red, the Fender is simply not Jezebel.
Anyway, I come across this video by Mark Klett reviewing a guitar made by Halo, and I decided that exact set up is Jezebel.
Evertune bridge, Juggernaut pickups, but modeled after the guitar in the video. Unfortunately it is not depicted well in the video, Halo contacted Mean Mary and she offered that the guitar in the video was an Epiphone Swingster, wine red.
So I got one of those too, it's wonderful.
Meanwhile, I've been working with Halo for a couple months to get all the details just perfect to create Jezebel. She'll have a through neck design, semi hollow body with pearl inlay squares on the usual frets, and jade inlay on the rest. Jezebel will be screen printed on the neck head in a beautiful flowing script.
I intend to have learned to play to some reasonable level by the time Jezabel is done.
On the 17th I'm going to see Mean Mary in Auburn Alabama, and I'm taking the Ephiphone to ask her to sign it. It's going to be amazing getting to see her in person.
