Victor Wooten: Music as a Language
There is an interesting concept here. One to think about as you create practice routines for yourself.
J.Backlund Retronix Kickstarter Project
John Backlund’s guitar designs are pretty distinctive. One quote describes them as the guitars robots would play while driving their flying cars. They have an over-the-top-retro-futuristic design that is truly unique. A good example is their flagship model, the JBD-400 and the Zebra wood JBD-100 below it. These guitars have always been handmade by J.Backlunds master luthier – […]
TryAPedal.net – Rent Boutique Pedals
So many pedals, so little time…so little money. The boutique FX pedal market has been exploding for the past few years and every day seems to bring more pedals and more builders. And for the tone obsessed , GAS-plagued guitarist, it’s just so many more reasons to go broke trying to find the ones […]
Drilling a Guitar for String-Through Ferrules
I’m currently putting together a DuoSonic from parts and got to the point where I had to drill the holes in the body for the string-through ferrules. I remembered there was some kind of trick to make sure they all lined up nicely. If you just drill straight on through with an 1/8″ drill bit, […]
La Bella Strings
I just wanted to do a post about an experience I had with La Bella strings. I recently bought an Eastwood Club Bass, a copy of the classic Hofner design. It’s basically the same thing as the famous “Beatle Bass”, The violin shaped bass used by Paul McCartney, except it has a more classic guitar […]