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The most important Blackface Mod for Silverface Gender Amps
The most important Blackface Mod for Silverface Gender Amps
Hello fellow guitar tone aficionados! If you know me, then you know that I am a total Fender amp geek; my desert island amp is a blackface Super Reverb, and the blackface Bassman, Pro Reverb, Vibrolux Reverb, and Deluxe Reverb probably round-out my top-5 list. Yep, I'm crazy about vintage Fender amps, and, like most folks, I feel the blackface era amps are among the finest amps ever, period. The tweed Fender amps (and browns, too) tend to not have as much solid bottom as I need, and the latter silverface amps just...
How Much Should You Get Paid To Play Guitar
How Much Should You Get Paid To Play Guitar
Howdy Guitar Gang! It's New Years Eve as I pen this blog. I still feel weird NOT having a gig on a New Years Eve, when I was a hard gigging guitar player New Years Eve was always one of the best paying nights of the year. That got me to thinking. Let's talk about getting PAID to play guitar, let's examine how the Nashville pros look at getting paid. This is something every guitar player needs to put some thought into. Let's chat! Road gigs: let's face it, the road is hard for ANYONE...
What Every Guitar Player Must Know To Make Good MONEY at Christmas!
What Every Guitar Player Must Know To Make Good MONEY at Christmas!
353 Christmas guitar What Every Guitar Player Must Know at Christmas! Happy Holly-days guitar gang! I'm penning this blog to let y'all in on a little not so well kept secret: come Christmas time, ya need to know some Christmas songs. I know, some of y'all might think this is downright cheesy, well, so is most EVERYTHING that people out there actually want to hear. Sorry to burst your bubble, but folks just ain't going to pay to hear your own original 120-minute guitar solo. But come...
Thanksgiving - sale 2019
Thanksgiving - sale 2019
Thanksgiving. Is it possible to be thankful in 2019? I think so, let’s talk about that. I’m 5-foot, 3-inches tall and that makes me downright short by national standards. It’s been proven time and time again that folks as short as me don’t generally get a fair shake. Let’s take a peek at the list of “disadvantages” folks like me have: Ladies tend to see short men as less attractive. ...
Good Side Hustles For Musicians To Make Some Extra Money
Good Side Hustles For Musicians To Make Some Extra Money
Howdy guitar gang! It's approaching the holiday season as I pen this blog, and for some musicians that just slaps them in the face with how much money they are NOT making at their craft. What to do? Throw in the towel and get a "real job"? If you're 40-years old and still playing video games all day and living with Mom and Dad, yeah, probably a good idea, but for the rest of you... listen up! So we all know the problem with musicians getting a day gig, lack of flexibility. I mean, who...
The Ultimate Word On Made in Korea Fender guitars (MIK)
The Ultimate Word On Made in Korea Fender guitars (MIK)
Howdy once again guitar gang! So, boy howdy is there a TON of confusion over the Korean made Fender guitars, and I'm NOT talking about the Squier moniker here, I'm talking about the honest-to-goodness Fender's! As a point of reference, please read my last blog on Made in Japan Fenders, since it dovetails in with this blog nicely. First, I have a confession to make, and it's a biggie! When I saw my first MIK Fender Strat at a Pawn Shop, I thought it was a fake. Yep, me. I've co-authored...
The Ultimate Word on Made in Japan vs Crafted in Japan Fender Guitars - IS MIJ BETTER Than CIJ?
The Ultimate Word on Made in Japan vs Crafted in Japan Fender Guitars - IS MIJ BETTER Than CIJ?
When you start trying to determine the difference between a MIJ and a CIJ Fender guitar, odds are you will do a search, and odds are all you will find are forums, and on those forums you will find many differing opinions on the topic and ultimately you just may wind up even more confused than when you began! Here, we shall break down the confusion as much as possible and present the information in the most simple and clear manner possible so as to not waste your time or leave you scratching your head. Late 1981: ...
What Happens When You Raise the Height On A Guitar Pickup
What Happens When You Raise the Height On A Guitar Pickup
Howdy guitar friends! So I've already penned the worlds best blogs on: How To Adjust (Set) Pickup Height on a Telecaster for ULTIMATE TELE TONE! How To Adjust (Set) Pickup Height on a Stratocaster for ULTIMATE STRAT TONE! How To Adjust (Set) Pickup Height on a Humbucker for ULTIMATE TONE! How To Adjust (Set) Pickup Height on a P-90 for ULTIMATE TONE! But recently I've been getting questions like this: "I want to make my bridge pickup louder and a lot less bright, what can I do?"...
Music and Guitar Break Through the Barriers of Dementia and Alzheimer's
Music and Guitar Break Through the Barriers of Dementia and Alzheimer's
Okay guitar & music buddies, in case ya need it ... here is yet another reason to play guitar! I recently made a trip to see an elderly gentleman that I had not visited in quite some time; his lovely daughter had informed me that her dad had been declining rapidly in the throws of dementia. He did not remember me, and his daughter told me that he even failed to remember her from time to time. Putting sentences together was difficult for him, and even simple conversation evaded his grasp. Folks, this...
Labor Day 2019, It's great to be an American!
Labor Day 2019, It's great to be an American!
Hi fellow guitar tone geeks, great to be with you all on yet another LABOR DAY weekend!
I’ve been fighting a bit of a cold this weekend, and I feel soooo blessed! Say that doesn’t make sense, well, let me explain! You see, when I get sick, I get to be sick in a nice snug home with heat and air-conditioning, and running hot cold water, and plenty of readily available food (with pop-tarts and chicken noodle soup as highlights), plus I have a nice comfy bed with big fluffy pillows … like I said, I’m blessed; and grateful. Even on my most miserable days, I’ve got it good. Very good, indeed...