Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Picked up this Greco TV-500 Les Paul Junior recently, and there’s not a massive amount of information out there, so I thought I should jot a few things down. I’m fairly sure it’s the same as the Ibanez 2343, given the relationship between the two brands – Greco for the domestic market in Japan, Ibanez … Read more
Not my content, but these are some of the best explanations of the relationship between the pickup, pots and caps that I’ve ever seen. David from Ann Arbour Guitars knows his stuff and has the gear to demonstrate it really well. I think my favourite video is the capacitor comparison. I’d say a few … Read more
I know, this is not a pedal and it’s also just a Telecaster – not exactly big news – but hey, it’s my blog and I’ll post what I want. Picked up this Profile Silhouette Telecaster on the weekend for a pretty decent price – second-hand Squier money. It had been sitting in a … Read more
I haven’t posted in a while, as I’ve been selling a few things, and doing a bit of guitar shopping at the same time, which has taken up way more of my time than expected. A Yamaha SL500 or an Aria Pro II Leopard were looking promising at one stage, as I was looking around for a … Read more
As our first guitar feature am I proud to introduce to you Dillion Guitars. While doing some session work a few months ago I ran across a cat who had himself a few of these guitars. Whenever I come across any guitar in the studio I always know it’s gonna something special, they have to … Read more
I have been so fortunate this last year to come across some pretty great boutique gear companies. One of them being Rumpelstiltskin, a fantastic one-man operation pickup company run by the talented Aaron Campbell. All of Campbell’s pickups are hand-wound one at a time, right here in the good ol USA, with tip top materials … Read more