Buying used from Guitar Center

Buying used from Guitar Center

by | Oct 24, 2016 | Music Tech

“Open Box” is one of my favorite phrases. I love buying open box, refurbished, or used, at least when it’s something that doesn’t depreciate too quickly. Over the years I’ve had pretty good luck with used stuff, and I love not paying so...
Custom Carvin / Kiesel Guitar

Custom Carvin / Kiesel Guitar

by | Sep 6, 2016 | Music Tech

Warning: This blog post is completely self-indulgent. When I write a blog post, I try to think about the reader and what they might be interested in. While this might be interesting to someone thinking of doing something similar, I openly admit it’s pretty much...

Weeping Demon repair

by | Mar 21, 2016 | Music Tech

It turns out that one of the most popular articles on this site is the one dealing with my Bronco Bass pickup swap, so I got to thinking that people might be interested in my recent repair of an Ibanez Weeping Demon Wah pedal (which conked out during an otherwise...

The Mighty Canjo

by | Feb 1, 2016 | Music Tech, Other People's Music

If you are scouring the Internet looking for a place where you can buy a canjo, I can tell you that there is at least one outlet: Gatlinburg, Tennessee. A canjo, I have learned, is a one-stringed fretted instrument whose sound is somewhat remeniscent of a banjo, and...

Homemade Telecaster Update

by | Jul 2, 2013 | Music Tech

I’ve been working on the Telecaster (see the old posts here and here) over the last couple of years, replacing substandard bits here an there. A couple of weekends ago, I bought myself a can of fluorescent orange spray paint at Home Depot, and now I have a...

Bronco Bass Pickup Upgrade

by | May 8, 2013 | Music Tech

So, I’ve got a Squire Bronco Bass (actually, it belongs to The Artist) and I think it was well bought ($150 at Guitar Center). Though it seems strangely light, it’s well-balanced, and the neck has a good feel. The only real problem with it is that it is...