A Happy Birthday to you, Joe

May the next 46 years bring you and your family all the happiness you deserve.

I think the thing we all want to know is: Where can we get a hoody like the one Joe is wearing on the cover of Strange Beautiful Music???

Sorry...I dind't know it was you're birthday Joe.

Happy B-day and all that!

Major Tom:

I understand that you're trying to help Joe out. And honestly, I see where you're coming from where lots of people want something from Joe, rather than to give something back. But unfortunately, in my opinion your method of helping him is less than effective. I read this board sveral times a day, even though I don't often have much to say. And all I have seen for you are posts practically begging people to go vote for Joe. Posts that are always in all caps, which most people on the Web find to be highly annoying.

All in all, your delivery of this request comes off as being the electronic equivalent of someone poking me repeatedly trying to get my attention. And for me, at least, when someone keeps poking me to get my attention, it makes me even more likely to ignore them- they have the exact opposite effect from what they want.

Case in point: my mother is an avid Christian. Her brother is not- in fact he's an atheist. She seems to have made it the goal of her life to convert him to Christianity, and brings this subject up at almost every oppurtunity. What she doesn't realize is that she has essentially had the inverse effect on him of her intentions. As the saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Well said Gutterboy.

Master Yoda - I haven't yet?! Shoot, i'll do so now.

Thanks for the info and opinions Satch72 and Cyberjoe!

Satch72 - very nice JS-guitars website you have there! If you need pics of JS-90HAM let me know. I just recently grabbed some from eBay when one guy was selling one of them. Too bad I didn't have the money to buy it. It's pretty rare axe and a damn cool looking I must say. :-)

Cyberjoe - I've also thought about changing Dimarzio FRED and Paf Pro pickups on it, but first I need to hear how those Axis pickups sound. I didn't know though that you can change the Edge bridge on it. Got to think about changing that one too, but what about Lo-Pro Edge? Would it fit also? And what exactly is the difference between the Edge and Lo-Pro Edge bridges? I read that the Lo-Pro is a little less stif than the Edge, but is there any other differences than that?

JS Clone 1 - You have 86 posts...will you be the next person to reach 100? LOL. ;-) I saw your pic with Joe again, that's really cool...

Everyone - Now that we're able to post links on this message board, I think it would be cool if everyone posted their pictures with Joe all at once. I'm sure I haven't seen pictures from some of you, and I think posting them here is the easiest way to see them all. So here's my picture:

http://www.satriani.com/2000/road/lwpg.cgi?start=0;showkey=28;dir=2001-07-01/;showimg=2001-07-01/28.jpg

Hey Joe!!!!!

Happy birthday Joe....hope to meet you tomorrow in Amsterdam...i would like to shake your hand and give you a 'happy birthday' in person.....

PJH : I hope you're going to enjoy your JS100...wise choice to try the stock pickups first....i know people who play like heaven with a stock JS100 Peter Mulas And bout the EDGE/LO-PRO....i've never played a LO-PRO, and i'm not sure if it will fit in a JS-100.....sorry, can't help you there...

Alien 32 / JS Clone 1:

Regarding JS10ths - I have one and play the hell out of it - including gigging at least once a month and weekly rehearsals and it's fine!!

If you put some clear static-cling on it around the area where your arm rests and under the strings to prevent pick scratches, you should have no problems. I've been using mine in this way for over a year and it's in as good a shape as the day I got it.

The tone, whilst different to a standard JS1000 (I have one also), is a monster - plenty of growl and definitely great bottom end. If you get the chance to plug one of these babies in, go for it - they are far too pretty looking and great sounding to not be played!

New Course Of Evolution Demo!

Hey Guys! Well I figured there would still be a few people here with some interst in what the guys and I have been up to for the past few months. Relaxing a lot, but it's time to start up our engines again and get our selves back on the road to writing/recording! We just did a demo of a new song entitled 'Dreams Creation'! Click HERE to check it out!