Tone-Lie or Truth?
I find it funny when someone says a particular guitar has lot’s of tone, or a new pickup or FX pedal will give you MORE tone. I’d like to see how they measured that. In these two videos, “Just Nick” waxes philosophically, then scientifically on ‘tone’.
Silvertone Reissues the Jupiter & 1449
Summer NAMM started yesterday, and here’s the first thing that caught my eye. Although these reissues are not going to capture all the tones and charm of the originals, I think they are interesting guitars in their own right. I have a reissue of the Harmony version of this guitar. It’s rather different then the […]
Duo-Sonic II Project
I haven’t posted any of the projects I’ve been working on for a while, but this one came out really well, so I thought I’d share it. I still haven’t worked my way up to building a guitar from scratch yet, but I have been slowly accumulating the tools and knowledge. This copy of a […]
Fishman’s New “TriplePlay” Wireless Midi Controller
Fishman, mostly known for their acoustic guitar pickup systems, just announced the release of their new guitar midi controller, the “TriplePlay”. Unabashedly calling it “the best Midi guitar controller the world has ever seen”. It uses a very thin hexophonic pickup that easily mounts to the guitar with no permanent modifications, and uses a wireless […]