Triple Threat!!

[duhvoodooman***]

My two guitars and my son's new Squier Tele. Just changed the pickguard on my Strat tonight. Tired of the bland old white one, so replaced it with a black pearl guard I got from Stewart-McDonald. Fits like a glove! The new Seymour Duncan pups arrived today, so they'll go on the LP next week....

[Justaguyin_nc]

Nice 3 Voodoo... Somehow I feel the son is going to have to pry that Tele from your hands...

[Tim]

Nice guitars there VooDoo man. Looks to me like the Tele is still pluged into an amp. I'm sure your son was the one playing it before the photo was taken.

[warren0728]

nice trio there voodoo....you might think about getting your son a guitar too so you two can play together....i hear the squire 51's are pretty good and cheap too!

ww

[duhvoodooman***]

Looks to me like the Tele is still pluged into an amp. I'm sure your son was the one playing it before the photo was taken.

Uh, well, er.....I had to make sure it was in tune, didn't I? I mean, what kind of father would I be if I gave the kid an out of tune guitar!! Yeah, that's the ticket....

Seriously, we (he, his mom and I) had a talk about it last night. This isn't an outright gift--he has to earn it. We've had some ongoing "homework execution delays" this year in 7th grade, so we're tying the Tele to the timely completion of his assignments. He can play it some while he's earning it, but not unlimited access until that time. Will take him at least a month. Until then, it stays in "dad's cave". But I'll take good care of it!

[SuperSwede]

Oh my god are you going to execute him for not doing his homework?

[warren0728]

Oh my god are you going to execute him for not doing his homework?

and if so...what's with the delays!

ww

[duhvoodooman***]

Geez, you guys are incorrigible!!

Now, 'scuse me while I get back to that Tele.....I mean, Strat!! They're both black, so sometimes I get confused.

[Justaguyin_nc]

Yeah Know, one of those Micro Amps by VOX would look good with that tele.. for when/if it ends up in his room....

[r_a_smith3530]

ROTFLMFAO!!!

You guys are just too much! So Voodoo, my son's white Squier Strat now has about a sixteenth of an inch of dust on it, from sitting unused in my five space Warwick Rockstand. Does that qualify as "squatter's rights?" Just curious, 'ya know?

I think it would look so much better sporting a tortoiseshell pickguard and some hot Guitar Fetish pickups.

[Tim]

Let’s remember that we all where teenagers some time back. Some of us where not the best of students either. I know I wasn’t. Cut the lad some slack and let him keep the guitar in his room. Who knows what it may inspire. Explain to him if the grades do not improve, then the guitar will be off limits for a while. It’s not a punshment not to be allowed to play, if you don’t play that often. It would be like your wife saying you can’t bungee jump anymore until you get the yard cut. How often do you go bungee jumping?

[SuperSwede]

Hide his school books so that his grades does not improve.. that way you can keep the tele forever!

Actually I agree with Tim on this. Too much time away from the guitar, and he might get bored with the waiting.

[r_a_smith3530]

Actually I agree with Tim on this. Too much time away from the guitar, and he might get bored with the waiting.

Yes, all joking aside, most educators agree that the study of a musical instrument enhances other learning. This should be supported. Also, if you take it away, he may just figure, WTF, and lose interest. In the case of my kids, I had one hell of a time trying to keep their interest in guitar, and in the end, lost. Luckily, my daughter still seems interested enough in her clarinet and HS Band membership.

I would encourage him to practice at every opportunity he gets. Find something else, like video games or time playing outside, to cut back on. Also, you might spend time with him working on his school stuff. Show that you are interested, and it may just boost his interest. Also, heap praise on when he does well. Like they say, you get more flies with honey!

[duhvoodooman***]

Whoa, guys, easy on the parenting clinic! Believe me, we have no intention of depriving the kid of anything here--especially not music! The idea here is merely to provide an incentive to some better study habits in the form of a really cool guitar. The whole point here is to reward the positive behaviors, not punish the negative ones. Until he "earns" the nominal sum to get the Tele outright (should only take him about a month), he can still come here into my study pretty much anytime and play/practice. BTW, we just had our first "lesson" a few minutes ago. Just some basics--how to hold the guitar, getting the strap length comfortable, how to tune it, the first position minor pentatonic scale to practice, and a couple of chords (E and A) to try out.

We're going to get him started on "real" lessons shortly, so he doesn't end up with all his old man's bad playing habits!!

[SuperSwede]

You have a very lucky son, my little girl got a Reno Crapocaster, but she is only six years old so maybe when it is considered a vintage guitar I´ll buy her a new one

[Tim]

Cute kid there Super Swede. Keep her close. When they get older they ten to wonder. I am a father of two in their twenties (21 and 29). I had 10 years of pure ... well let's just say in was tough. But they have come around to being normal human beings.

[SuperSwede]

Thanks Tim!

[Spudman***]

Oh no Tim!!!
You are the second person in the last 24 hours that has said that same thing. My wife has a 7 1/2 year old and now I am freaking out thinking what the future is going to bring my way having a young female in my life. Should I move to an island or put bars on the windows? I need to prepare myself for this.

[Tone2TheBone]

Spud - I have 2 daughters. The other day I caught some young kid checking out my oldest after he filled our tea glasses at a restaurant. It was a brief pause...you know the kind...we guys do it all the time. Its stuff like that that you must prepare yourself for my friend.