Posted in Guitars on April 23, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I’ve never shared this before, but I’ve always given names to my instruments. It all started out when my Dad gave me a ‘79 Yamaha FG-335 dreadnought for my birthday. It had such a deep, rich tone, and I played the hell out of it. I still have it, in fact, but I need to [...]
Posted in Guitars, Music on April 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Bonnie Raitt said it best when she was quoted as saying, “There was simply no one like him,” when speaking about Michael Hedges. That pretty much sums it up about the man who, back in the early 80’s completely revolutionized how the acoustic guitar can be played, and inspired thousands of guitarists the world over [...]
Posted in Guitars on April 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
On vacation last week, I told my wife that since we were in Anaheim, there was a guitar shop that I wanted to visit to check out gear. With a slight sigh she replied, “Are you ever going to stop buying guitars? You already have seven.” My reply was simply this: “Nope. And by the [...]
Posted in Guitars, Tone, amps on April 16, 2007 | No Comments »
In a previous post, I mentioned that I may not get a boutique amp after making mods to my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. But after playing several boutique amps over the past few months, I’ve changed my mind. There are a couple of reasons for this:
First, a boutique amp has a distinct tone. You might [...]
Posted in Guitars, amps, guitar on April 13, 2007 | 7 Comments »
In search of boutique tone? There’s no better place than Tone Merchants in Orange, CA. I found this excellent shop online while surfing the web for a boutique tube amp, and recently had the fortune to visit the shop while I was on vacation.
Why is it so special? First off, Noel Evangelista, who runs the [...]
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