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Goldie Just Inspires Me!

Posted in aracom amps, custom guitars, GAS, gear, goldie, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, reason amps, reason bambino, Saint Guitar Company, saint guitars messenger, tagged aracom amps, GAS, gear, goldie, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, reason amps, Saint Guitar Company, saint guitars on September 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I spoke about Tone with a capital “T” the other day and how your Tone is the combination of your gear plus what’s in your heart. One thing that I didn’t discuss is that when your heart and your gear are in alignment, the visceral effect it has on you borders on a religious experience. [...]

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Gear Find: Sweetwood Guitar Company

Posted in custom guitars, GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, tagged GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, sweetwood, sweetwood guitars on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Ever since I started this blog back in 2007, I’m always tickled by how I sometimes just stumble upon gear manufacturers. With Tone Freak Effects, I happened to do a search on “tone freaks” to see if there were any interesting site out there. I found Red Bear Trading picks at a local guitar shop, [...]

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Progress Report: My Saint Guitars Goldtop Messenger

Posted in custom guitars, GAS, gear, goldie, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, Saint Guitar Company, saint guitars messenger, tagged GAS, gear, goldie, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, Saint Guitar Company, saint guitars on July 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Well, Goldie is in her final stages, the clear coat is cured, and Adam is ready to install the pickups. This is amazing! Here are the latest pics: I just love the open pore finish of the walnut back!!! Click here to see the whole pictorial story

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Site Announcement: Saint Guitars Has a New Site and Domain!

Posted in announcements, buying gear, custom guitars, GAS, gear, gear announcements, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, Saint Guitar Company, Saint Guitars Benchmark, saint guitars messenger, tagged custom, custom guitars, GAS, gear, gear announcements, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, Saint Guitar Company, site announcements on June 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The guys at Saint Guitar have been busy, and just this week did a “soft” release of their brand new web site, and the introduction of their new domain name (saintguitarco.com). “stguitars.com” still works, but they will be going with the new domain name going forward. I’m so happy for these guys! Adam Hernandez has [...]

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Gear Review: Carvin SH575 Synth Access Guitar

Posted in buying gear, custom guitars, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, tagged carvin, carvin sh575, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, sh575 on May 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Carvin SH575 Synth Access Carved Top Guitar Summary: One of the better synth guitars I’ve played to date. Great response time into the synth. Very well built and gorgeous looks. The one I played was a blue burst (not the one pictured). Pros: Great looks and incredible acoustic sound, especially when plugged into an acoustic [...]

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The Making of a Guitar: Goldie Gets Her Neck

Posted in custom guitars, GAS, gear, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, inspiration, Music, musicians, new gear, Saint Guitar Company, saint guitars messenger, tagged custom guitar, custom guitars, gear, goldie, guitar, guitar builder, guitar building, guitar construction, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Saint Guitar Company, saint guitars on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Wow! Goldie’s, my Saint Guitars Goldtop Messenger is really starting to take shape. In this next set of photos, Adam has cut and shaped the general profile for the Goldtop’s neck, and the neck is ready for final shaping. As the pictures progress, the neck curve is really becoming evident. As far as the neck [...]

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The Making of a Guitar: My Saint Guitars Goldtop Messenger

Posted in custom guitars, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, Saint Guitar Company, saint guitars messenger, tagged custom guitar, custom guitars, GAS, gear, goldie, guitar, guitar construction, guitar gear, guitarists, Music, musicians, Saint Guitar Company, saint guitars on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s hard to imagine that I’m actually having a guitar custom made for me from Saint Guitar Company, but it’s happening. This post will be a “sticky” post so you can follow the progress of the guitar with me. By the way, with this guitar, I’ve picked a fairly unconventional combination of woods: Walnut back, [...]

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I am a…

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, buying gear, custom guitars, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar lifestyle, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, inspiration, Music, musicians, pedals, performing, picks, playing live, plectrum, Tone, tagged amplifiers, amps, effect pedals, Effects, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar life, guitar lifestyle, guitarists, Guitars, lifestyle, Music, musicians, pedals, picks, plectrum, Tone on March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Gear-aholic. Tone Freak. Gear Maniac. At least that is what I have been called. I like to think of myself as a “Tone Crusader.” I comb the ethers in search of implements to try to catch the unicorn called “Tone.” And since tone has so many faces, I need different kinds tools to help me [...]

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Guitar Demo: Vinni Smith Demos a Saint Guitar

Posted in buying gear, custom guitars, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, Saint Guitar Company, Saint Guitars Benchmark, V-Picks, tagged GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, saint guitars, V-Picks, vinni smith on March 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

It’s a huge step for that little shop in Fresno, CA called Saint Guitar Company. I’ve really gotten involved with Saint Guitars over the past several months, and I think Adam Hernandez on the verge of making the big time with his guitars. So to help him out, I asked Vinni Smith of V-Picks if [...]

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Gear That Has Changed My Life

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, booster, clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, custom guitars, distortion, effect pedals, Effects, fender, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Holy Fire, Mk.4.23, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, picks, plectrum, reason amps, Red Bear Trading, Saint Guitar Company, Saint Guitars Benchmark, SM25, Strat, style, Tone, V-Picks, tagged amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, effect pedals, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, overdrive, pedals, picks, plectrum, reason amps, Red Bear Picks, RoxBox, saint guitars, Tone, V-Picks on March 3, 2009 | 10 Comments »

I recently started a friendship with Vinni Smith at V-Picks – what a cool dude! Not only does he make great picks, but that man can make an axe sing! Anyway, I was e-mailing him this evening about how his “The Snake” pickup has changed my life, and it got me to thinking about specific [...]

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