I spend too much time on Reddit. A lot of what I look at is guitar and pedal related. Some of the types of posts that you see there seem to be cyclical. And I’ve noticed a certain type of post is taking its turn again. And I hate them. Occasionally, I’m sure some of …
Category Archives: Guitars
Ode to a Telecaster
When I got off work today, I wandered into my little music room and realized I had sat down and was playing my Telecaster. Telecasters are iconic. Because of that, I always thought I should have one. And like it enough that I, at the very least, occasionally played it. So, in like 2013, I …
What Makes a Ford a Chevy
I was cruising the interwebs today, and I saw something that made me laugh out loud. Some person, somewhere, was talking about their 2007 Fender Standard Stratocaster. They were wanting to sell it, and they were asking how much folks thought they could get for it. Thing is, right there in their first line, it …
Using the PodGo
Two or three years ago I took in a box full of pedals to my local GC to trade. I don’t guess it was quite a box full, but it was 7 or 8. It was by and large a bunch of Klones and TS-type that I had never used after I tried them out …
Mexico Finally Did It
I’ve seen folks wonder when it was going to happen, and it looks like it has finally did. The Buck Owens Telecaster, which is a good looking guitar if I should say so myself, is a MIM Tele, and it costs $2,000. I remember his Tele. I was a kid, it was a Saturday night, …
Squier vs Fender
I have several Squiers. I have several Fenders. They’re both good companies. They both make good guitars. Brief history. My most recent Squier and my most recent Fender have both been Telecasters. And both were purple. One was a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele. The other was a Fender Road Worn 50s Tele. I had …
My New Epiphone ES-355 – After 6 Weeks with It
I’ve had that Epiphone 1959 ES-355 for about 6 weeks now. In fact, I think it was an even 6 weeks yesterday. I think that’s plenty of time to get past the honeymoon period with it and be a little more objective about what I do and don’t like about it. So here’s my 6-week …
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I Like Big Necks
I recently changed jobs. Same company, but going back to a little more technical role than I’ve had the last few years. I mentioned a few weeks ago that there was a new guitar out that I wanted and gave several of the reasons I wanted it. Mrs Snarf told me maybe I needed a …
State of the Board – Today’s Edition
Several years ago I started making an “affordaboard.” Yes, I stole the name from guys like 60 Cycle Hum. What that is is a pedal board that has budget pedals on it. The board I made up had a looper on it that I paid $100 for and it was more expensive than all the …
My Epiphones and My Gibsons
First, I like my Epiphones. And I like my Gibsons. Or at least I like the ones from both brands that I have now. Like so many others, my entry into the world of the Les Paul was with an Epiphone. It was a Studio model. It was not a great guitar. At the time, …