Big Boss Man ~ Demo of Ratty Yellow -cover of a Jimmy Reed hit written by James A. Williamson

This was a shiny and pretty guitar that played poorly. It has been rebuilt and 'rat-ified'. Plays pretty good now. Probably will be gifted to a good player in a near by town.

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Comment by Maddog on August 19, 2021 at 12:23pm

Sounding good UJ! 

You're looking good, you've lost some weight?

Comment by Uncle John on August 19, 2021 at 9:44am

Thanks, Rope.  He ain't that big.   And I'm old and my middle name is Wimpy.  

Yup on the guitar band markers making fun fret markers.  Did I smoke em'?   No, sir.  

Comment by Rope Walker Country Star on August 19, 2021 at 9:07am

Yer one tough mutha in that big hat and sleeveless! Boss man better not mess with this Iowa cowboy. Nice job on the guitar and the song!

(I dig the cigar band markers. Did ya smoke em?)

Comment by Uncle John on August 19, 2021 at 8:25am

Thanks, Kale!

Comment by Poorness Studios on August 19, 2021 at 8:24am

Looks like you made it sing John... the guitar and the song. Ha.

Comment by Uncle John on August 19, 2021 at 7:42am

Thanks, Andries.   The guy has  guitar shop in the next town. He's a working musician.  I took my Iowa LPG to his shop a couple of weeks ago and he sat and played it for about 45 minutes.   

Comment by A.D.EKER on August 19, 2021 at 7:06am

still all the UJ style features are there, yellow &Black ,3 string ,custom stringholder cigarband for fret markers, big pick up !! the guy from the nearby town that gets it , surely can slide away on this one !

Comment by Uncle John on August 19, 2021 at 6:22am

This originally had a hard tail from Gitty.  I don't normally use hard tails and I think I did not have it precisely mounted for good intonation.   I put the git away for a while and came back to it this week and took off the hard tail, put on a new mag pup and added a floating bridge and saddle.  Intonation and play is good now.  Oh, I did RAT-ify too.  

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