(Don't Fear) TVvoodoo's Insanitarium

TVvoodoo · Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:36 am

In mere minutes the totally excellent 7th Annual Endorserment draw video will be up for your enjoyment at Well-Hung on F-book. Several AGF members got lucky!

If you ain't one of them f-book types, don't worry, I'll be in touch

On the way this morning from the StrapLab custom shop is this sunshiny ZAP! Strap in lizard and sparkle for Ricki, a gretsch totin' lady with mad style and class!

TVvoodoo · Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:13 pm

last couple of released out of the StrapLab...

Purple Power (which sold within minutes)

Latest No Prisoners Strap is "eXiled"

Shock & Awe members can welcome new recruite "Kill" Kilpatrick in Maryland who's been outfitted with Shock & Awe #68

TVvoodoo · Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:42 am

"Less cannot be more," scoffed Malmsteen. "...that is illogical." In Yngwie spirit, with a leopard-meets-metal motif, we present "More is More" ...latest guitar strap from the Well-Hung No Prisoners series. Totally over-the-top badass, can't wait to meet whoever snatches this up from the reverb shop.

also got a sweet pic back from Gavan, featuring Big Sun Concho on a sweet SG Junior

Also be on the lookout for ZAP! Amberglow

TVvoodoo · Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:47 pm

So my wife and I are currently watching this Cobra Kai series thing... with Ralph Macchio total brain candy, guilty pleasure. Anyway, I'm thinking that's what has to have spurred my own "Crossroads-ey" dream last night. Yes, I was challenged to a stupid duel with the devil, can't remember much, but I pulled out all four of my best rather feeble pentachronic licks, and it was obviously not near enough. Funny thing, there was no Jack Butler, I was being challenged by Lucifer himself. And, he bore a stunning resemblance to Joe B, with the small tinted glasses and the suit and such. Of course he was sporting a '59 burst with a Dumble and Klon, the whole deal. And he was killer good and his tone was howling demons spectacular.

Anyway, halfway in, I stepped on my amp modeler box for my killer Bassman tone, it got crushed it into bits. Then, next round, my amp fizzled out in sparks (Vox Pathfinder), and soon enough my guitar was melted out of my hands and down my legs like warm jello (Chibson LP copy). Dude was conjuring up some demons to claim my soul as his own forevermore, and I casually mentioned the ernie ball poly strap he was wearing was totally lame and not befitting for a player of his stature or that beautiful Gibson. He looked down at it and was obviously feeling embarrassed. the crowd watching around the stage started murmuring and giggling a bit.

He hollered "SILENCE!" "It came with the guitar," he told me, frowning.

I earnestly brought up that I could make him a real good strap if he could be merciful and spare me from eternal damnation... well the fricker took me up on it, warning me it better be DAMN good, or he would cancel the deal, and make me suffer terribly for eternity. So the rest of my dream was kind of panicky... I was transported back to my workshop, there was a whole bunch of burning candles around for some reason, and I was desperately thinking of what kind of strap I needed to make that would allow me to reclaim my soul.

Anyway... on the bench this morning, probably finish 'er tonight... Working title "Beelzebub," which will be a No Prisoners Series strap.

uwmcscott · Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:05 pm

Love that big sun concho - is that a little narrower than your average straps?

Totally off topic, but have you ever watched any of the "Camping with Steve" youtube channel? He's a fellow Canadian of yours and does a lot of "Stealth Camping" in places like roadways, industrial parks and such.

TVvoodoo · Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:17 pm

That big sun concho strap was 2 3/4" if I recall correct, so yes you nailed. Never heard of camping steve... down the rabbithole I go!
I have camped in some effed up places myself.

TVvoodoo · Thu Jan 21, 2021 6:12 pm

Today i put up something I know will pique the interest of AGFers! A Well-Hung B-stock!

Warning light!

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Also, wanted to mention for the Endorserment crowd. there is an applicable discussion over on TGP
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index ... yoE9jPPcD4

Rules, 1,2,3 = ballots.

By the way @nomadh what the heck size shirt you need, sir? Still have 1 XLin Endorsement green
@dspellman still waiting for your contact so I can send you your winnings too.

Chocol8 · Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:07 pm

I posted. I still can’t post a pic there but I linked to your Reverb and then bitched in the how to post a picture thread. What are the three rules again? The only one I remember is to make sure there is a dash between Well and Hung.

TVvoodoo · Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:21 pm

Chocol8 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:07 pm I posted. I still can’t post a pic there but I linked to your Reverb and then bitched in the how to post a picture thread. What are the three rules again? The only one I remember is to make sure there is a dash between Well and Hung.

rule 1, nice words, a few. rule 2 a nice pic. rule 3, link to where you can get em. You did good enough to get a ballot. Added.
A dash, is just correct spellimification. you got dis. you no have a photo host place? Hows that gimpy leg doin?

Chocol8 · Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:33 pm

No, I don’t have any photo hosting anymore. I had two and both went tits up or stupid (photo bucket?)

If I can’t upload a photo from my phone or iPad, it’s pretty much not happening. TGP is stuck in the 80’s and doesn’t support basic features that would make the forum more usable. It’s annoying.

Chocol8 · Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:34 pm

Oh, and the ankle is better but still hurts a bit nearly a month later. I am wondering how much longer I wait for it to heal on its own before I decide to see a doc.

TVvoodoo · Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:45 pm

Chocol8 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:33 pm No, I don’t have any photo hosting anymore. I had two and both went tits up or stupid (photo bucket?)

If I can’t upload a photo from my phone or iPad, it’s pretty much not happening. TGP is stuck in the 80’s and doesn’t support basic features that would make the forum more usable. It’s annoying.

For a couple of months before Christmas they had the direct upload feature going... but suddenly a couple of weeks ago it ended rather abruptly, and resulted in a lot of bitching. Probably saw that was going to cost them extra hosting dollars. Those Enthused Digital guys are kinda thrifty.
I use a free one called i m g b o x but I would recommend NOT using any regular same passwords you use anywhere else, and there can be some questionable ads on the site, but otherwise it's quite easy and workable.

I'm sure you'll be romancing some hottie inside a few weeks, tangoing like crazy, with a rose between your teef

TVvoodoo · Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:54 pm

A quick photo op before boxing up and saying "See ya later...."

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UrenragK · Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:41 pm

Here you go Brad

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index ... t-31878080

Ain't nothing the master @TVvoodoo can't do!

TVvoodoo · Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:43 pm

Showing how it's done. A clinic!

TVvoodoo · Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:05 pm

Photo came back of a "Genocide Series" strap on this golden Gretsch! Oh my! The lady that owns this? Cool as the otherside of the pillow.

Speaking of gold... Romain over in France tells me he purchased this "Glitter Bomb" strap first, 'cause he just had to have it. Then, his search was on for a suitably showy elegant mate. You done real, real good, mon ami! Wow!

Just a gave away a bunch of stuff for my annual draw couple weeks ago. Man, it felt good, how about one more?

As of today, I have 480 5-Star Reverb Feedbacks (which I feel is a pretty darn good record!). I also have about 14-15 straps in transit, maybe a couple others probably sitting on the new guitars, yet to get feedbacks.

Gonna reward my 500th Reverb feedbacker with a FREE Well-Hung guitar strap, whomever that may be. Could be the next strap sold. Could be four, could be five, six or seven from now, might end up being one I sold last night. Don't know who, don't know when. That's going to be the fun of it!!! Ohhh the suspense! You know, not everybody feeds back, not everybody will know about this contest.

Readers, StrapLab Cult-members of AGF? You have a yuuuuuuuge advantage.

Here's Shock & Awe #70, fairly fresh off the tree.

nomadh · Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:58 am

uwmcscott wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:05 pm Love that big sun concho - is that a little narrower than your average straps?

Totally off topic, but have you ever watched any of the "Camping with Steve" youtube channel? He's a fellow Canadian of yours and does a lot of "Stealth Camping" in places like roadways, industrial parks and such.

Stealth camping? Around here we call them homeless or the more euphemistic "urban outdoorsmen". I've got people ripping out nice bushes on my street because they found a few stealth campers. Lots of them under freeway bridges

uwmcscott · Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:45 am

nomadh wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:58 am Stealth camping? Around here we call the homeless or the more euphemistic "urban outdoorsmen". I've got people ripping out nice bushes on my street because they found a few stealth campers. Lots of then under freeway bridges

Yes, the guy ( Steve Wallis ) who makes these videos was "on the street" for a while and he actually did a documentary about what that was like. Interesting perspective but also prevented in a very canadian way. His matter of factness and sense of humor reminds me a lot of this thread, hence my posting. Not in any way suggesting that @TVvoodoo is in anyway supporting homelessness or people camping in his yard in any way

TVvoodoo · Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:56 am

Well, I have been feeding a stray cat. But I might stop at feeding a stray @toomanycats - I'll bet he eats like a horse

TVvoodoo · Wed Jan 27, 2021 1:27 pm

Joking aside, ANY you fellers show up at my door needing a meal? I'll fix you something and we can share a few whiskeys besides

TVvoodoo · Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:24 am

Mama's don't let yer babies grow up to be cowboys...

and, random customer strap pron for your enjoyments

TVvoodoo · Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:02 am

first it was all like this...

Then I spilled some terrible nasty goop on it and after wiping it off, it looked like this

After some other operations performed on it, it ended up looking like this.

Prizewinner @jtcnj has posted his Endorserment prize of Dragoneye! Congratulations again!

TVvoodoo · Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:47 pm

Metal dude messages me last week of F-borg, says he wants a custom strap. Two rules: 1. Badass. 2. Match the rosewood on his B.C. Rich Bass.
This is where I went:

Nailed it! Yesterday a couple of works in progress... interesting and rather striking (wordplay intended).

Seeing as it's -43 C below up here today, or it was when I woke up, or colder than a witches' tit, as my father-in-law is fond of saying, I'm staying in the house. Only venturing out to grab a few armloads of wood, or stick a couple beers on the deck outside the patio door for quick chillin' - So, this means a little additional workshop time, and I'm still stuck on that ding-dang skull theme.

"King o' the Dead" sports purple-dyed skull-emboss on midnight black leather. 3" wide, ultra-padded, 3" wide, and built for pro use in the Well-Hung Guitar Strap way.

- should be up on reverb in a couple days.

But I had an idea for a new Well-Hung Guitar Strap series last night, and ordered up some materials. Been trying to come up with something something I can do at a lower price point, but still make somewhat "comfortably hung" while oozing oodles of sexy hot-rod vintage cool. Going to be a couple of weeks, but I think I will work on a prototype this week to sort out the details.

ILuvTeles · Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:51 pm

TVvoodoo wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:47 pm
But I had an idea for a new Well-Hung Guitar Strap series last night, and ordered up some materials. Been trying to come up with something something I can do at a lower price point, but still make somewhat "comfortably hung" while oozing oodles of sexy hot-rod vintage cool. Going to be a couple of weeks, but I think I will work on a prototype this week to sort out the details.

Now you're talkin'! I always like something something!

TVvoodoo · Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:58 am

Greetings strapoholics and those still in denial, this morning I'm gonna jump start your day in the very best way, with some hot pink foolin' around. Years ago I found this crazy pink ladies leather jacket in a thrift shop, it was motorcycle style as I recall, and I made a couple hello kitty straps out of it and set

a couple of pieces aside for future considerations. It caught my eye the other day, and I've had an interesting fantasy/idea in the back of my head for months now... that needed some adventurous exploring - time to give it a try.

I simply did some cursive "writing" with string, before affixing the leather to my strap base. Call me a dirty old man y'alls want to, but honestly? First thing comes to mind when I see this colour? "Love Me!"

Oftentimes here in the straplab I'll accidentally get some silly bit of something stuck under the leather and have to carefully pull it apart, to remove because they really stand out. This time I'm using that production annoyance to my advantage.

I affixed a single pyramid stud "love button" on the front. One that's easy to find. Some naughty lady is probably going to love this. Or, perhaps it will stay in my store for years. Anyway, this idea needs further development. I could do names, was thinking about a "Redrum" in red or black strap for the metal dudes. Or, does anybody remember "The Exorcist?" - that would be totally freaky LOL, and I actually have a creepy skin-coloured leather too

I don't know where my ideas come from.

some other recent creations... L-R a "Velvet Crush" prototype, something called La Chevelle, and another called Burnt Orange