Behind the Notes with Roger Sadowsky
Interesting interview with Luthier Roger Sadowsky. It’s always fascinating to hear thoughts and ideas about guitars from someone regarded as a master craftsman. A large portion of the video, starting around the 20 minute mark deals with properly setting up a guitar. Roger goes through every part of the guitar explaining it’s effect on tone and playability. […]
Ibanez TS9 tubescreamer vs Joyo Vintage Overdrive
Strangely, I have never played through an actual Tubescreamer, so I’ve been looking at correcting that recently. While poking arount the net I heard some buzz about the Joyo Vintage Overdrive being a perfect clone for an Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer. Apparently the infamous GearManDude had also heard this and did a shootout between the two.For […]
Acoustic Addicts
Here’s one for all the tone nerds. These guys are attempting to show the difference between woods in acoustic guitars. However, each guitar is built so differently, that it’s not a good comparison. Still, if your into the finer points of what makes your guitars sound the way they do, it’s an interesting video. Supposedly […]
“Sleepwalk” – Swart AST amp – Eastwood Airline Tuxedo guitar
I’ve always liked this song, and this is a really nice solo guitar arrangement of it. I really like what Eastwood does, bringing back the cool funky guitars I’m always looking at on ebay. But I’ve had a chance to play two different models, an early Hi-Flyer and a hollow 12 string called the Classic […]
Fender Voyager Prototype Guitar
Apparently the Music Zoo was given permission at NAMM to take a peak into “Larry’s Lab”. Larry Thomas, the CEO of Fender has commissioned the prototype Fenders in this room to push the boundries. New designs, and new manufacturing techniques. The one shown here was built by Charvels Josh Hurst. The guitar shown here […]