The Ibanez Swirl Finish, as it has come to be know, has grown into one of the most coveted finishes in the guitar industry. Darren Johansen has taken a process that he perfected and is now making it available to everyone. If you have ever seen an
Ibanez Jem swirl, Ibanez Universe swirl or the new Ibanez Jem Y2K DNA swirl
you are looking at the work of Darren and About Time Designs. He is now accepting orders to refinish your guitar with a multicolor swirl of your choice. You choose the colors and they do the work.

Have fun with the site. It will be updated often. We hope to show you in the coming months a huge assortment of past, present and future multicolor swirls . Keep an eye out for "Internet only" deals available through the site in the coming months!!!

Saturday July 14th, 2001 - Ruben Hernandez Jr. was shot and killed. Ruben was in a wedding procession when an accident occurred. An altercation between some in the procession (not Ruben) and the two youths in the car turned violent. One of the youths in the car pulled a gun, missed the person he was aiming at and the bullet hit Ruben. He was taken to Denver Health Medical Center were he was pronounced dead.

Ruben was a friend of mine and many others, he will be sorely missed.

Love ya my brother...

Jemsite has a thread started for any comments that you would like to make about Ruben. For those that don't know, Jemsite is a wonderful site that is dedicated to Ibanez guitars. One of the best parts of that site is the message boards. It is a class site.
Click here to go and post a message or just read them...

More pictures of Ruben to come...