On switching over to the Telecaster
My guitar playing journey has led me to the Telecaster, and it's been an interesting trip. Although I still own two Jazzmasters, they pretty much never get played because I've really taken to the...
View ArticleNovelty guitars are junk, but fun
If you're going to get one of these, the joke only works pretty much once. Above is a novelty guitar made to look like a weapon, the Glen Burton GE47. It's cheap. Obviously, the guitar cannot be played...
View ArticleThinning the herd (getting rid of guitar gear)
Over the past weekend I let go of a few things, and picked up 1 thing. The 1 thing I picked up was a Line 6 Spider V 60 amplifier. The cost was nothing because I traded out two guitars and my old amp...
View Article"Can it do metal?" is the worst guitar question one could ask
Whether any guitar can "do metal" or not is a seriously dopey question. In my ongoing research of guitars, it's guaranteed I will come across some metalhead "reviewer" every so often blabbing on about...
View ArticleGuitar modeling amps DO deliver what they promise
If you don't like the sound of your stock presets on your modeling amp or multi-effects pedal, you have nobody to blame but yourself. Above is the isolated guitar tracks for Limelight by Rush. I picked...
View ArticleLooking back at 2000s guitar modeling amps
Sometimes timing is everything. It's been a week since I traded out 2 guitars and an amp for a smaller and much tidier replacement amp, the Line 6 Spider V 60. I can honestly say I'm happy with what I...
View Article12 string Fender Stratocaster XII
This is definitely a model of Stratocaster you don't see come around very often. The Fender Stratocaster XII has temporarily made a return as a made-in-Japan model. And yes, it sounds exactly like you...
View ArticleDashcams are not overkill
My soon-to-be latest adventures in GPS and dashcam tech with a little rectangle thingy. On the way to me right now is a refurb Garmin DriveAssist 50LMT. I wanted it because it has a dashcam. Now before...
View ArticleOld music tech that sucks
Certain older music tech is just plain awful. Let's talk about that. There's the argument that no technology ever truly dies, and yeah I do agree with that sentiment. Everything I'm going to talk about...
View ArticleEmbracing the electric eye
After driving around with a dashcam for a few days, yeah I'm totally hooked on it. As mentioned recently, I acquired a Garmin DriveAssist 50LMT refurb, which has a built-in dashcam. To those want the...
View ArticleDigital modeling vintage '60s Clapton guitar tone
This was an attempt at getting that 1968 Eric Clapton sound which he calls Woman Tone... ...and I got it somewhat. It probably would have been better to try this with my Thinline Tele since it has a...
View ArticleThe 25 year music style cycle
Styles and tastes in music do typically follow a 25 year cycle. A long time ago I noticed something. Whatever was popular 25 years ago will become popular again. The guitar above, a Fender FSR '50s...
View ArticleRock's dead era of 1959-1964
This is one of rock's stranger eras, and for a time one I dove headfirst into. If you've ever heard the song American Pie by Don McLean (which is off the album of the same name,) that references to The...
View ArticleI will never buy a pre-1996 car
Old cars are cool, but there's something that happened in '96 that made cars a lot better. Given you've never supposed to say never, let me clarify. I will probably never buy another pre-1996 car....
View ArticleThe weirdness of Space Age Pop
This predates surf rock, and it's one of those in-between music genres that's tough to define. There's this specific genre of music called Space Age Pop, which is sometimes called Bachelor Pad Music....
View ArticleIbanez Roadstar II is a very good lower priced vintage guitar
Most guitars from the 1980s suck, but this one doesn't. Most vintage guitar buyers shy away from electric guitars made in the '80s because a lot of them were just plain crap across the board. The '80s...
View Article1970s glam rock was always better than 1960s hippie garbage
I got asked this question and said it would take an entire article to voice my opinion on it, so here it is. This was the specific question: Which is your take on seventies glam rock? Personally, I...
View ArticleThe coolest Ibanez guitar of 2018
And would you believe it's under $400? Believe it. Above is an Ibanez AX230T in Metallic Forest, and wow does this guitar get a lot of things right. First, you see something ordinarily only seen on...
View ArticleLegal info on dashcam use
Some of my thoughts on using one of these. Found out some interesting legal info. It's been close to a month I've been driving around using a GPS with dashcam built-in. Does it work? Yes, works fine....
View ArticleParts guitars can look awesome
Some guitar parts out there look so darned good that "parting together" your next guitar may be what you want to do. When you start seeking out guitar parts, you come across some really amazing stuff....
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