Hello friends, welcome to the Birdsong Guitars news page again - thanks for checking in! Captain Scott here. I’ve been doing a fair bit of driving, and pondering (as always), and today’s topic is “spent.” Feeling spent is a glorious thing; I don’t mind being tired, as long as I’m spent. Drained is different. Wasted is the worst. But spent? I guide that. I focus and aim that. I give my all toward and forward. Be it on a drive or a day in the shop, getting busy with getting on with what I’m there to do is a joy. “Take it all, I’ll make more.”
Luthier Jake has been spending great days in the shop crafting the Birdsongs, what a time to be in line for one. I was asked the differences in the basses and here you go: The contours are a bit deeper and more defined, and the entire bass is completely hand made because that’s how Jake does it. Neck and all. He’s carved a LOT of Birdsong necks over the years; I liked to start with some of that work done. He starts from big pieces of hand selected wood and works from there. Small rural Texas backroads Hill Country workshop? Check. Talk to Scott for questions and guidance, options and ordering? Check. Same basses, same details, same as our reputation for knocking ‘em out of the park and YOU falling in love sight unseen. That’s what we do. Jake’s ten years younger, twice as strong, and motivated to spend long hours at the bench. That adds up to far less wait time AS WELL as great basses. He’s spending.
It’s time to celebrate springtime and get our summer-making batch filled out, so we’re doing 10% OFF ALL NEW ORDERS on Birdsong basses, whether Cortobass or Corto2, 5-strings, Fusion model (details returning to the models page soon), or some “Custom” mashup of features of them. 512-395-5126 (calls) or email scott@birdsongguitars.com and let’s get one started for you. We’ll make sure it’s worthy of every penny you spend!
So there you have it! And my phone is on actually more these days for your calls and inquiries than it used to be. So, though bopping around a bit these days, I’m actually easier to catch. I’m planning a little batch of my superdy-duper special super-short-scale basses for late spring/early summer out of a very special workspace I’ll talk more about at that time. These are not “Birdsongs”, these are “Scott” builds with my signature logo, like the old Shortbass model and all the stuff I’ve done “on the side” and pre-Birdsong. Check that out at www.sbeckwith.com and get in touch if you’d like a Shortbass or Style B 25” scale.
And of course, Jake builds GREAT instruments, guitars AND basses of his own, aside from the 31” scale classic Birdsong 4 and 5 strings on this site. www.goedeguitars.com.
While taking this time for road tripping and re-arranging life, I publish reports on my Facebook page called “Scott wanders.” Little bits of writing from the road on various topics. Here’s one about driving into the morning, about replenishing. If you spend yourself, you need to refill. I hope you find it inspirational, and we’ll see you back here week after next for another update! Go make it happen, my friends. Now’s the time.
Roll out or rock on, or both,
~Scott B.
Scott wanders. Dawn. Sunsets are for the shoreline; sunrises for the road. Conscious decision to press onward and drive into the dawn. If you've never seen the sunrise reflecting off your hood and driven the dark into light, I highly recommend it for whatever ails you. It fixes things you didn't even know weren't right. Catch it where you can and be awakened - but drive, DRIVE INTO it, and be born again.
(Like & share please, I appreciate it. Peace be with you, ~S. www.sbeckwith.com )