GPS adventures for 2019
As the last month of the third quarter of 2019 has started, I figured now is the time to talk about the GPS and dashcam adventures I've had this year. I tried some new and old things. Some stuff worked...
View ArticleHoly Diver Les Paul Outfit is actually impressive
What I like best about this guitar is how it delivers the goods in a civilized way... but with a monster lurking beneath the hood. Forget the fact the Epiphone Holy Diver Les Paul Outfit is a Vivian...
View ArticleGuitar options for nickel allergy sufferers
Having a nickel allergy absolutely sucks. If you have one, you're already well aware of it. But thankfully you have options. Nickel is unfortunately everywhere, and it's not just with nickel plated...
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Hate it all you want, NATO is the best watch strap there is
When you're sick of terrible watch straps, NATO always answers the call. NATO straps are cheap, and sometimes even dirt cheap. Heck, you can even order them from Walmart. For a while I avoided these...
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The only double neck electric guitar worth buying
This is a stupid guitar, but if you must buy one, this is the one to get. Above is the Epiphone G-1275. There is also the fancy dan Custom Edition of the same guitar that has a "tuxedo" look along with...
View ArticleErnie Ball Cobalt strings are too bright?
These sound a bit shrill for my guitar and playing style. Firstly, I will say right up front that Ernie Ball Cobalt is a very good string. I'm not saying it's bad. Not at all. These things feel great,...
View ArticleIt looks like Gibson DOES make a double-neck guitar
It would appear I have to make a correction. I literally just said Gibson isn't making a double-neck guitar at the moment. Well, I was wrong. I check out the latest guitars available and whammo, there...
View ArticleHalloween guitars
Orange you glad to see these? Yeah, I know. Bad joke. But October is an excuse to show some electric guitars in orange. This is a color you don't see too often. We'll first start off with the guitar...
View ArticleTelecasters don't have lipstick pickups
This is a nitpick but it must be said. A common mistake that a lot of people make - including guitar dealers - is the claim that the Telecaster has a "lipstick" pickup on the neck side. It doesn't....
View ArticleHow to fix the intonation problem on the Squier Bullet Mustang HH
This is a cool little guitar, but it has an intonation problem. This is how to fix it. Since the Squier Bullet Mustang HH's launch, a ton of people have bought one and continue to do so. Why? Because...
View ArticleHow to intonate a guitar with a floating bridge
This stems from a conversation I had in email recently, and it does make for a good article since not too many guitar players know about this. My definition of a floating bridge is one that is not...
View ArticleWhatever happened to the Washburn Nuno Bettencourt N4 guitar?
This guitar used to be a really big deal, but not-so much these days. Or is it? We have to go back about 30 years here to see just what made this guitar desirable to begin with. In 1990, the song Get...
View ArticleThe secret that country guitar players use for clean tone
Country guitar players have known this secret forever, but most blues, rock and metal players don't. A word that guitarists use to value a guitar's tonal worth is sustain. Gotta have that sustain....
View ArticleTwo future collectible guitars, Squier and Fender
One for cheap, one mid-priced, both awesome. There are two axes I believe will be future collectibles just based on their colors. First up is the cheap guitar, the Squier Bullet Strat hardtail in...
View ArticleIt takes balls to play an Avocado color guitar
Are you up to the challenge? Above is a Reverend Double Agent in Avocado. This is obviously not a regular run color. But it surprisingly works well. Here are the three reasons why this works: First is...
View ArticleYou can't beat a Gretsch in gold
Gretsch definitely does gold better than anyone else. One of these days I'm getting a Gretsch. And it might be this one, the G5232T Electromatic Double Jet. I've seen my fair share of gold guitars....
View ArticleCheap "metal beginner" guitars are the open secret to great blues tone
You've most likely passed by these guitars a thousand times. You might want to give them a look after learning how great these things are. Above is the Ibanez GRX70QA. It comes in several colors. This...
View ArticleThis is most retro Casio watch released in almost 34 years
There's retro, and then there's really retro. Where 1980s Casio digital watch designs are concerned, this is as retro as it gets. The watch seen above is the Casio F-84W. For retro Casio enthusiasts,...
View ArticleCheap Strat copy replacement necks are sometimes better than genuine Fender
The reason for this is something most players don't think about, but it counts. When replacing a neck on a Fender Stratocaster guitar, you have two options. Go with the genuine article, or get a clone...
View ArticleThe HSS guitar is not a good idea
Guitars with this type of setup may be usable, but the cons outweigh the pros. HSS is a pickup configuration. It means humbucker/single-coil/single-coil. The way this is said is actually backwards. It...
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