Recent content by MatelotFripon

Bass Lines Quarter Pounder and Tadaaaaa ! The original pup somehow un-wounded a few years ago and I just stuck a Fender Telecaster neck pup in it until I could figure out what I wanted her to sound like….. I got new toys, and unfortunately , the amazing MIJ '51 got pushed aside, waiting for her...

Is it just me or…. How many female signature models as there been at Fender over the last few years ? Bonnie Raith, Avril Lavigne , Courtney Love (*belch*) …. and that bass playing hottie whoas a Squier model ? I think thats about it…. now I wondered…. how about a Chrissie Hynde Tele ?! I'd...

Allrighty, Now I may get some flack for this one, but lately I've been dying for a Squier Bass VI ….. basically because right now I can't afford the PawnShop VI and also, the Squier model just looks amazing. BUT I've never tried it, no store will cary this item around my part of the globe (...

…A KRAMER ?! Ok…. Something must be terribly wrong here….. Why the hell do I want a Kramer ?! http://www.kramerguitars.com/Products/The-84/The-84.aspx

Last night, my son and I decided to try to resurrect my trusty old '93 MIM P-Bass, the first bass i bought brand-new with my own money….the whole thing was a real mess, broken pick guard, busted pickup, broken nut, loose tuners….. that's what happens when you want to be Pete Townsend ! As I took...

Who's got the infamous fuzz-monster that's called the Fender Blender ?! Share your love !

I bought a Gretsch electromatic ProJet the first year they were out and I have regretted that impulsive buy for sooooo long ! But somehow, I've never ever thought about selling the said guitar, I knew somewhere deep inside its multiple flaws and problems , she had potential ! I've changed the...

I have a beautifull Japanese-made Fender 51 p-bass that plays like a dream and looks like a million bucks but I need a new pickup soon. I was playing the other day and the pickup just suddenly un-wounded in a metal-wire explosion !! Whaaaaaaaat ?! After an hour or so of constant swearing...