Recent content by Dr. Vegetable

I was wasting some time in GC yesterday, had already taken my time crawling the whole store and was chatting with the guy in the acoustic room when I saw this '86 Ibanez 12-string sitting there. Spruce top, mahogany sides/back. It sounds absolutely wonderful, plays very easily, and the neck is...

Makes it possible to "string sync" your way through an entire gig! http://www2.gibson.com/Memory-Cable.aspx Looks like an interesting product. Posting this in here because it is kind of a looper/effect...?

Have you ever noticed that the stripe on MXR knobs is glow-in-the-dark? I was bringing my gear in from the car yesterday and left my pedals sitting in the sun for a minute. When I got to the jam room, I saw the knobs glowing in the dim light. I suppose this could be very helpful when bright...

On 30-day hold now, so I won't have it until late next month. But I am really jazzed about this Ibanez AGR73T maple hollow body/mahogany neck with a Bigsby-style trem and roller saddles. This is easily the classiest-looking sparkly-painted guitar you will ever see. I can't wait to see what it...

Have any of you analog synthesis fans notice that Korg has re-issued the MS-20 mono synth? It claims to be a very faithful reproduction of the original analog circuitry, as overseen by the original designers. The manual patching section looks cool. And it has a frequency-to-CV converter that...

I was in the local GC yesterday and saw one of my favorite dirt pedals. The Diamond Marquis is pretty tasty to my ears. Well it is marked down to about 30% of its original price - get 'em while they last - $50!

...That is the question. Got a cool deal on this pawn shop find - a 1978 Ibanez MT-200NT Musician. Pretty awesome guitar, but it's in need of a little attention. It's in good physical shape. The neck is straight, and everything plays well. It also sounds excellent - really bluesy pickups on...

Counting down to Fireman...

I scored an amazing guitar yesterday for dirt cheap money. I had never even heard of the ADC120, which was apparently only in the Ibanez catalog for one year - 2007. It is an X-Series guitar, though this one looks a lot like an ART with a string-through-body and a set of "hot rails" style...

Ok, let's pretend... So you've made it to the top of the heap, and now your favorite guitar maker calls you up and begs you to authorize a signature guitar. Q1: Which company called you? Q2: Which standard model in their product lineup do you base your sig off of? (Need not be in current...

Alas, this beauty must sit in its case in the back room at the local mega mart while I wait for the holding period to run out. Ibanez Artist 2619, MIJ 1977.

...Are Belong To Us! (Well, somebody had to say it.)

Ok, so I love the concept of Skate Guitars. Unfortunately, the creators have become such an internet sensation that you apparently have to be Pearl Jam (literally!) to get them to answer your email. But I have a plan. It involves a pair of Canadian Maple skateboard decks, a pre-slotted...

This one had been hanging in the local GC for a few weeks. A good example of a guitar that probably was not selling because it needed some simple attention. I really had to look past the floor condition of this instrument to see its true potential. I honestly wonder if the previous owner sold...

I have an opportunity to pick up a Parker P-38 for low money. It is in great condition, with one or two very minor dings. It has the Wilkinson/Fishman piezo bridge and HSS configuration with the stock Parker pickups. Tobacco sunburst, like the one pictured below. Setup was horrendous, but it...