Haven’t posted over here in like 4 months. I’ve kind of been migrating to my substack. No idea if I’ll stay here or move there. But, for the moment, that one seems easier. Or at least as easy. Check me out at snarfrocks over there.
Author Archives: snarf
Which Is the Best Jazzer?
I think I mentioned a couple posts back that I’ve been playing with some jazz-ish kind of stuff. I know that I’m a blues guy at heart, but some of those outside sounds are just super cool. I’m not any good at it. With the course open in front of me, I can play what’s …
But can you really tell?
I don’t know why I follow guitar stuff online sometimes. I really don’t. I saw something recently where a company’s new sparkly had been been either accidently or purposefully leaked. I point that out because it, honestly, looked like it could have been either. It’s a really cool new sparkly. Truth to tell, it’s a …
Amps
Last week I talked about the guitars I play most. That made me think that I don’t think I’ve ever talked amps. I’ve been through a few. In fact, I think there were 5 that were sold or traded away in the Great Gear Purge of 2020. In that purge, I got rid of a …
Guitars
Been thinking about my guitars lately. And I’ve probably talked about this in a previous post. I’ve had 3 or 4 primary players over the last 3 or 4 years. Here they are (and maybe a couple of others) in no particular order with some thoughts. The Telecaster It’s a Fender 50s Road Worn. I …
JHS and Pedals
This past weekend a buddy and I got to attend a really cool event. JHS Pedals held a Tone Workshop here in the Metroplex. Mr JHS himself and a guitar player named Stu G hosted it. They talked gear and tone and gave away a whole bunch of pedals. It was a LOT of fun. …
Budget Pedals
I got a couple of new pedals come in this week. I ordered them back in like April. Yes, they’re a couple of those new Behringer pedals. One of them is the 69 Vibe. I’m a sucker for a good vibe, so I thought I’d give it a shot. The other one was their Centaur …
What are the words?
The spring that I graduated from high school, an album came out that has turned out to be very nostalgic for me. As my lifelong best bud and I have said, I can hear the songs on that album and be transported back to those day. I’ll smell the model glue from the airplanes we …
Epiphone or Gibson
This morning I was perusing the Big R as I sometimes do, and I saw the question that is so often asked by trolls or folks just trying to stir the pot. I think the one asking this morning was the usual person just trying to stir things up. The question? Is Gibson so much …
The Rev Billy
I’m not gonna lie to you, I like Billy Gibbons. I’ll also admit that I think a LOT of ZZ Top’s stuff sounds the same. Or at least it’s in the key of D when I’ve checked. But I still listen to them and enjoy their music. I even bought a set of his signature …