Glenda and Gwendolyn are 16 weeks old now. They had a ride to the vet this morning to get the booster shots. They are pretty good passengers knowing what cool cats they are riding in a Mazda MX-5.
The latest video of the kittens is accompanied by me playing the guitar I finally finished with a painting named Tumultuous by Tiffany Arp-Daleo on the body and headstock. I’ve been working on this guitar for about three months.
I used a Strat-style body with two colorful Humbucker pickups instead of the three single-coil pickups common to Strat-style guitars. I wired the pickups with a five-way switch. The top, first position on the switch in the neck pickup (both coils). The second position is a single-coil of the two coils in the neck pickup. The middle (third) position is both pickups together with all four coils. The fourth position is a single coil of the bridge pickup, and the bottom (fifth) position is both coils of the bridge pickup.
I got some nice, interesting sounds out of the guitar in the audio recording below. I used the same bass and drum tracks with different effects than I used for the recording in the video. The photos below show the guitar, the body, and a closeup of Tiffany’s signature.
Off Center & Not Even 
Great sounds, Tim! And the music goes very well with kittens!
Thanks, Leah.
🙂 Great sounds on a beauty of a guitar. Excellent job! On the kittens. THe one was moving forwards and backwards like hummingbird levitation. Like, no movement and POOF it had already jumped backwards. All the hopping around and then looking and more hopping and… the grabbing the toy and sliding over the edge of the bed was hilarious and a SaWEET way to end the video.
Thanks, Jordan. They really get into their popcorn hopping around when I get into bed and cant get a good video of them.
Popcorn Hopping. Love the name. That’s perfect. Butter, please.
When both of them get to hopping around in hyperspeed they relly look like popcorn popping. Only black.
It’s very stylish popcorn. “Any color is fine, so long as it’s black.”
You may or may not know. I have waorn all black all the time since 1992.
Niiiiiiice! I did not know. Now I do. Now I know you are as stylish in dress as in blogging.
They’re almost like two little very NOT lost Pachinko balls. Popcorn hopping. That’s a keeper.
They are getting more cat-like and very quick.
I love that point where they go from the Popcorn Jumping Hyperspace button to the full-on You-Just-Did-That-Magic-Movement-How! stage. Expert skill in play. Works every time, huh?
Kittens have a have of ripping through the space-time continuum and moving across kitty dimensions. It’s amazing how they do that. We’ve had cats that could transform space/time and walk through walls.
Yes, Yes, I agree. There are things cats have done where, “OH, I KNOW magic exists. Did you just see what the cat did?!!”
They certainly do… and walk through more than walls. Though, walking through walls is still one of their staples that does not get old. “WHOAH. How’d you do that? Ok I’ll walk around to the next rrrom to keep playing. Where are you taking me?”
I really like your guitar jams, Timothy! Great paintwork too. The kitties have so much energy, I want some. Your a good cat daddy. 😊
Thanks, John. Wouldn’t it be nice to have kitten energy?
Enjoyed the rockin’ guitar music, Timothy.
Thanks, Jet.
They are so cute and SO BUSY! I loved all the jumping around. I smiled when I saw Spunk’s tail among the playthings. Enjoyed the guitar as well.
Hi Susan. That’s a tail Spunk rejected. It’s satiny and had a poofy end. The kittens took care of the poofy end, but it’s still satiny and now kittened. Spunk says “Eew!” to anything kittened, especially tails.
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I could watch Glenda and Gwendolyn all day long, they are so spunky! Of course, they have a great soundtrack to play too, great jam on a phenomenal looking guitar! Thanks again for choosing Tumultuous for the design, it really is a great look!
Thank you for allowing me to put your beautiful painting on the guitar. The kittens are real distractions and they are really good at making me run late.
Exceptional Timothy. The music and the kittens took my breath away.
Thanks, Gabriela. The kittens send you a Maya kitten hugs, purrs and kisses.
Thank you so much. You are sending back lots of hugs and good wishes 🤗
¡Gracias! Y Diolch! I’m studying Welsh. Kind of silly but fun.
De nada. Welsh.. wow… I envy you. It must be a lot of fun. I hope you get to practice when we are able to travel again.
Boundless kitten energy and great guitar playing — what’s not to like. Hugs on the wing.
Thanks, Teagan.
Timothy you’re an amazing musician! That guitar is awesome, I wish I played or that my Dad was still around ( he too was amazing on the guitar). Anyway I enjoyed this so much, the kittens are so fun. 🐾🐾
Thanks, Holly. I ‘m so happy you like it. The guitar really turned out nice. It plays really well and sounds great. Jimmy at the StratAcademy was really impressed with how nice it was to play. The kittens are a blast.
Someone will be very lucky to get that , it has beautiful sound and such a stunning gorgeous and original design.
Those kitties are running on Ever Ready’s , I wish you could bottle some of that energy. 🐾🐾🐾🐾
Kitten Energy in a Bottle. Hmmm! I don’t think it works well for a parody of Croce’s Time in a Bottle.
you could never slow them down to that one. Maybe James Brown’s Get Up.
So, there was no meowing during the ride. 😉
Very little. Thanks, David.
Great looking and sounding guitar, Tim! You are a man of many talents.
It’s always fun to see little cats play and run around. They are so full of life…
Thanks, Herman. Kittens have lots of energy.
Thanks for that, it cheered me up, Sir.
The gals so reminded me of Lady and Cyril, Timothy.
TTFNski!
Thanks, Inchcock. We are always happy to cheer you up.
Super 😉
Grazie, Simona.
Beautiful video, just loved those kittens at play… And your guitar playing superb…. Love the abstract artwork on it… Vibrant and colourful, and all harmonises so well, just like your guitar playing… 😀🙏
Have a great Weekend Tim.. 🙂
Thanks, Sue.
My lord, these cats are bundles of energy. Fabulous music too.
Thanks, Shehanne. It makes you wonder where all their energy comes from. It wears me out pretty quickly.
I was thinking, they must well keep you on your toes.
Fun! Kittens are sweet and active 😻
Thanks, Hedy.
Kitteh porn with a mean soundtrack!
You can look at it that way. Thanks, Couriers.
The kitten video and soundtrack are great, Tim! The guitar is beautiful and does make some wonderful music, especially with you playing it.
Thanks, Lavinia.
Great sounding guitar, Timothy – I especially liked the second piece. Kittens – who couldn’t watch their antics all day?
Thanks, Dale. I’m happy you liked the music.
Very much.
This guitar looks and sounds fantastic!!!
So is your playing!
Of course the kittens have out show boated, but I’m a hard core cat person!
Will add this & the One-Eye you want to sell, onto the end of the first post of Art Gowns in Chicago!
Thanks, Resa. Kittens upscale everything. I need to send you a new guitar photo. I just told you that on your comment on the sunfloers post. I thought I was still on this one.
Cool!
Had commented to Tiffany I loved her art work on the guitar and she gave me your link, very impressive! And those kittens are the plus-plus! 😊
Hi Felipe. When I first saw Tumultuous I said “Oh that would look nice on a guitar!” I was right. It looks great. The guitar came out really well and it plays and sounds as good as it looks. Kitten make things a lot better.
Kittens have a well deserved rep, lol! 😊
What is a booster shot ?
Kittens get a series of vaccinations starting at 8 weeks. The second vaccination in the series is called a booster shot. Thanks, Harry.
OK, thanks for explaining
Very creative, great use of the painting and sounds great too. A man of many talents.
Thanks, Charlotte. Many talents comes in handy. You are a woman of many talents. You handle a drill and giant edge trimmers like a pro.
Hehe you never know when it will come in handy again. My latest trick is painting a wall mural with tester pots – i got bored with white walls!
That sounds like fun.
I love the babies and even the strange looking guitar! So funny watching them dance around!!!
Thanks.
You are so clever Tim! Well done with your guitar … looks great! Love those bouncy happy kitties 😻 …
Thanks, Julie.
Hi Tim, kittens are the best, they grow up too fast. The guitars you’re building are beautiful. Love the sound!
Thanks, Mia. The kittens are so much fun. I have some new guitars under way. I just finished putting together the guitar with Marble on it.
Looking forward to see Marble on a guitar!
Glenda and Gwendolyn made me laugh, they’re really funny! And this guitar is beautiful too.
I’m happy you got a laugh out of the kittens. We all need to laugh these days. Thanks, Flo.