NAMM Show 2015
Headless guitars are awesome. Les Paul knew it in 1956. This guitar convinced me.
I really need to try the “8 delays at once” thing he does at the end…. Read more →
From Vertex Effects, it’s Henry demoing his travel pedalboard into a Two-Rock Classic Reverb. Awesome sounds, and there’s a Jade with multicolored knobs sitting unused in the background…. Read more →
Great demo and a cool use of the Ring Thing. Read more →
Jonathan Stout just posted what may be the definitive guide to string choice for swing guitar. I’m geeking out over Monel as an alternative alloy to 80/20 Bronze, so a set of Martin’s Tony Rice Signature Monel strings are in my future. Read more →
Here’s my favorite method for adjusting an electric guitars pickups for a balanced tone, no feeler gauges or micrometers needed: 1. Set the pickups so that they are level with pickguard or pickup rings. Adjust the polepieces (if possible) so that they roughly match the radius of the strings. 2. Plug the guitar into a clean amp and turn the… Read more →
A great example of how different construction techniques affect archtop guitar tones. via Jonathan Stout’s Swing Guitar Blog Read more →