How to intonate an electric guitar correctly
Most people intonate electric guitars wrong. This is how to do it right. The first thing to know is that there is no such thing as a perfectly intonated guitar neck. It doesn't exist. Yes, there have...
View ArticleHow I lost my ass and got it back
Diet story time. This is not exactly a diet update but rather just a story of what literally happened to a certain part of my body, and how I corrected it. So I lost weight and kept it off. Nothing new...
View ArticleGuitar of the week #89 - Fender American Professional Jazzmaster
You know I just had to give my 2 cents about this guitar. In a strange turn of events, Fender has decided to have guitars labeled as "Professional" to be one step above American Standard whereas...
View ArticleWhat is the easiest electric guitar to build yourself?
Some of you out there may get bitten by the bug to build your own guitar, and if so, this is my advice on how to go about it. What do I mean by "build"? I don't mean physically cutting wood yourself....
View Articletech crapola for 2017
I plan on making some nerdy purchases in 2017. Let's talk about that. I hate spending money on tech (I truly mean that), but sometimes you have to do it. However, that doesn't mean you have to spend a...
View ArticleGuitar of the week #90 - Fender Custom Shop Masterbuilt Full-Scale Jaguar
I ordinarily don't have the weekly feature guitar as something with a super-high price tag, but I make an exception with this one. I'll say this first that unless you have really deep pockets, you...
View ArticleOn becoming a watch wearer
I almost put the title of this as On becoming a watch wearer again, but then realized that as a kid, I didn't wear watches much. 2016 is quickly coming to an end, and although I had started wearing...
View ArticleHow to set the time and date on a Casio CA-53 (with video and review)
I said I was going to buy this as one of my nerdy purchases for 2017, and I did. The Casio CA-53 is the de facto calculator watch. In fact, whenever you hear "calculator watch", Casio is the brand that...
View ArticleGuitar of the week #91 - Squier Vintage Modified Baritone Jazzmaster
Not a "proper" Jazzmaster, but oh, what a sound. A baritone guitar is one with a longer neck with thicker strings tuned significantly lower than standard E-A-D-G-B-E tuning. You can tune one a fourth...
View ArticleThe worst Squier I ever owned
Not all Squier guitars are good. This is the tale of the worst one I owned. I've gone through a fair share of Squier guitars. And contrary to what some believe, no, I do not keep them all because I'm...
View ArticleHow to embrace fret buzz and enjoy it
You'll enjoy your roundy-neck guitar a whole lot more once you work with fret buzz instead of against it. Above is the Fender American Professional Stratocaster. The fingerboard radius is 9.5-inch....
View ArticleGuitar of the week #92 - Epiphone Nighthawk
Someone at Epiphone is convinced this guitar will work. Back in 2014 is when I made first mention of the Epiphone Nighthawk, which at the time was priced just under $300. It costs more than that now. I...
View ArticleI drank 3 liters of water a day for a week, and here's what happened
There are a few water challenges out there. I took the "drink 3 liters a day challenge", and this is how things went. Choosing the challenge The two most known water drinking challenges are drinking 3...
View ArticleCasio G-SHOCK models I actually like
Yes, there are actually a few G-SHOCK models I think are good. There are a ton of Casio G-SHOCK models out there, and most of them are terrible. And by that I mean they're either too big and/or just...
View ArticleGuitar of the week #93 - B.C. Rich MK9 Warlock
You have to be a special kind of dude to wield one of these. B.C. Rich's Warlock model has been around a long time since its introduction in the early 1980s. Ever since I started playing guitar, I've...
View ArticleI bought a G-SHOCK
Yep, I bought one... ...but it's not here yet. I'm going to keep which model I bought a secret until it arrives and I've checked it out. It's a timepiece I'll ether love and keep or hate and send back....
View ArticleHow I felt after playing a Fender American Professional Stratocaster
I played one of these. These are my thoughts on it. So I'm at Guitar Center and I ask the sales guy if the new Fender American Professional Jazzmaster was in stock. Nope, not yet. But he did have a...
View ArticleGuitar of the week #94 - Supro Island Series Westbury
If you wanted something really good that's not just another Strat or a Les Paul, you need to play a Supro. Supro's "Island Series" has 3 models. The Jamesport (1 pickup), the Westbury (2 pickups as...
View ArticleCasio G-SHOCK DW-9052V-1CR review and thoughts
Is it good? Let's find out. So here it is, the big reveal. The watch I bought is a Casio G-SHOCK DW-9052. Mine in particular is a DW-9052V-1CR model. Before I get into what features this watch has,...
View ArticleHow I felt after playing a Fender American Professional Jazzmaster
The bore-fest continues. I tried out the Fender American Professional Stratocaster and got bored with it very quickly. But then again, Strats really aren't my thing these days. The Jazzmaster is my...
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