Cadillac Ranch
New song I released today. Cadillac Ranch by Rich Menga You can grab this song here if you like. Guitar used was the Squier Jazzmaster.
View ArticleUpdate on my anti-smoking
So far, so good. Since switching to e-smoking, it's been 73 days since my last tobacco smoke. Okay, actually that's not true. I did have a carton of smokes that I kept just in case I fell off the...
View ArticleSquier Jazzmaster gets upgrades with both new and 21-year-old parts
My Squier Jazzmaster developed an electronics problem. The volume pot developed a nasty dead spot around a 3/4 turn, and the tone pot was getting a bit scratchy. I'm not a guy who knows how to work on...
View ArticleCan the Gibson Firebird X be saved?
Above is a Gibson Firebird X; a ridiculously expensive guitar that looks like a children's toy. Oh sure, it's got every single feature you'd ever want, including one that you don't: The fact that when...
View ArticlePoor man's guitar pick fixer
My guitar pick of choice these days is the Fender 351 Premium Celluloid in medium thickness, "Ocean Turquoise" color. It's a great pick, but the problem is that celluloid wears out real fast. In the...
View ArticleAffordable vintage Fender electric guitars
Certain Fender guitars that are over 25 years old (generally speaking, if it's over 25, it's vintage) are actually fairly affordable. At the time I write this, that means anything made from 1989 or...
View ArticleDirt cheap clip-on lapel microphone
In a few days I'll be receiving two dirt cheap lapel microphones; the total cost for both is 5 bucks. The price lists for $0.01 + $4.99 shipping. 5 bucks. Yes, there is a listing where you can buy just...
View ArticleWhy I don't like PRS guitars
There are certain guitar companies out there who have very little concerning a guitar I'd actually want to own, and PRS is one of them. Pictured above is one of the very few models PRS offers I'd...
View ArticleDeep Purple sound on a Casio SA-46 kid's keyboard
A few months back I bought a Casio SA-46, for the reason I wanted a small, dirt simple synth with some cool sounds in it. My reason for getting it originally was because of one sound, a square wave...
View ArticleYouTube adventures with the semi-broken branding intro feature
Being I'm still active on the YouTubes, I periodically have adventures there. Here are a few of the more recent ones with the newly introduced branding intro feature. Starting this month, May 2014,...
View ArticleGattaca movie review
Gattaca is a movie I only watched because there are certain sci-fi movie nerds who say this flick is one of the best ever made. Is it? Well, here's my take. And yes it was my first time watching it....
View ArticleU.T.A.
U.T.A. by Rich Menga If you can't see the above music player, go here. Yep, new song. Just felt like doing it. The most difficult part was actually the bass line. Took a lot of tweaking to get it...
View ArticleWhy aren't Rickenbacker guitars more popular?
Pictured is George Harrison's 1962 Rickenbacker 425; it just sold for $657,000. George was in a band called The Beatles. You might have heard of them. Can you buy a new 425? No. Rickenbacker currently...
View ArticleCheap 12-string electric guitars
I was talking about Rickenbacker electrics and their 12-string offerings recently, so I decided to take a look at what was available for cheap electric 12-string guitars. Why are 12-string electrics...
View ArticleDoes Slash suck?
This is one I've been requested to write for a while now, so, here it is. Let's talk about Saul Hudson, whom you know as "Slash". There are a lot of guitar players who think Slash sucks. Do I think he...
View ArticleBeing a left-handed guitar player can suck sometimes
Did you know I'm left-handed? It's true. I play right-handed, but I am a lefty. Above is a left handed Fender Standard Stratocaster in Brown Sunburst. Does Fender make a bunch of Strats in lefty? Of...
View ArticleThe dangers of disconnecting a Google+ profile from a YouTube channel
If you hadn't heard, Google has basically thrown in the towel with Google+. When the head of the G+ project suddenly quit (the same guy who helped create G+, by the way), that was the beginning of the...
View ArticleRecycled seat belt guitar strap? Cool!
The recycled seat belt guitar strap is something I'm seriously considering buying for basically two reasons. First, seat belt material (yes, the kind that comes from a car) is made to last basically...
View ArticleCollectible high-end Gibson electric guitars for 2014
I talk about cheap guitars a lot, but every now and then I talk about the expensive stuff. Why? Because there are a select few who do actually buy this stuff. Heck, you might be one of them. This is...
View ArticleEasy guitar blues solo line video
A simple guitar tutorial video. Easy to follow along. I use the Jazzmaster here, and I also mention the MXR Dyna Comp. For overdrive you can use whatever you wish. If you have no idea what to use,...
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