Recent content by LRS

I like P90s in (semi) hollowbody guitars. But I couldn’t become friends with the Epi Casino I had. It was a nice one, made in Korea, factory equiped with a Bigsby (cool!) and although the sound was killer and the neck was to die for, the limited upper fret access turned me down on that guitar. I...

So I got myself last week a nice 2nd hand ES-339. It’s a lovely iced tea burst semi hollowbody provided with a pair of Classic 57 humbuckers and a 30/60 neck profile. It’s a 2007 one made in Memphis. Very happy with it so far, plugged in my Fender Blues Deluxe it gives a nice, fat clean tone...

I got myself a second hand Fender American Performer Strat this week . I wanted a maple fingerboard strat next to my rosewood Eric Johnson strat. All stock, no mods (yet ). Although the guitar plays and feels very nice, I’m not too sure about the Yosemite pickups. They came installed very close...

I did it, last weekend I bought my first bass guitar ever, at the age of 50 :-) It’s Squier VM Jag, short scale, with a P/J pickup configuration. I let my band’s bass player test drive it, and after a few minor tweaks (D string hight and intonation) it is pretty much flawless. One thing to...

Hey all, here’s an update regarding my Fender EJ Strat; I fitted a 10-way Strat switch. A little history: last summer I sold my Deluxe Strat in order to finance my ‘64 Bandmaster. Although the Deluxe was a very nice guitar, my EJ Strat got played and the deluxe was there looking pretty. Better...