I would like to thank you for supporting Doug Short Guitar Blog by visiting this website, watching my YouTube videos and subscribing to my YouTube channel. I produced 12 videos this year and reached 1,500 subscribers by Christmas Day which was much appreciated. The highlight of 2023 for me was attending the Supreme Queen tribute band concert at Hamilton Town House near Glasgow, U.K. as a guest of Luke Timmins. Check out my behind-the-scenes video and whole concert which I was able to record from a position from very close to the stage.
The 2023 Red Special meet-up was a close second but only because I attended the day’s activities only this year. Andy Guyton brought a number of the custom guitars he has built for Brian May over the years including The Spade, The Badger semi-acoustic arch top, the 12/6 double neck, the scalloped fretboard Guyton and three customer guitars including Pete Malandrone’s semi-acoustic arch top and Nigel Knight’s Ruby Special. Check out my highlights package video which features all these guitars:
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Looking at the year in numbers, dsgb.net has been on line for three years and had 22,393 visitors and 92,554 views in 2023. This represented a substantial increase in the number of visitors although with slightly fewer overall views than in 2022 (95,606 and 16,691 respectively).
I am currently working on a YouTube video in which I will make some replica vintage Jeanrenaud DPDT parallel slide switches which are a holy grail in the world of Brian May Red Special guitar parts. To achieve this, I will need to try out a new technique: 3D printing.
I don’t plan releasing YouTube videos on a regular basis in 2024. Once I have made a replacement neck for my Brian May Red Special replica, I will make a video in which I dismantle the guitar, replace the neck and reassemble it, taking the opportunity to look inside the instrument.
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