Recent content by mojosman

A while back Ibought the Cradle Rock Strat set, however I didn’t have a Strat that needed a pickup upgrade. So initially I bought this Jimmie Vaughan Strat that was cheap and used but unplayed. I really don’t care for the Texas Specials in my SRV Strat so I figured that the Tex Mex in the Jimmie...

I’m very curious about the latest custom shop Bonamassa Strat set. I got the promo video in my email, and they sound great, but I do t have a Strat that needs pickups at the moment. If I pull the trigger on a set of these, I’ll have to buy or build one, but for $375 a set I’m kinda on the fence...

So I had the urge to buy a little 5 watt tube amp and I came across this guy originally from where I live, but who’s now out in Colorado, and making killer amps. He uses all top quality components, hand makes the cabinets himself, and even does the tweed, or tolex covering. It’s a one man...

My grandson will turn 7 next month. Every time he comes over our house he wants to play my guitars. They are too big for him but he sits down and I put on his lap and he strums away at it. I found this Squier mini Strat that’s basically a smaller version of his favorite red Strat of mine that...

https://youtu.be/wGXj_NQONYM I stumbled across this video, and I found it interesting. They compare various string gauges in terms of tone. I was surprised by the results. I’ve always thought heavier gauges = better tone. It just something I was told, and just always believed. Then recently...

Gentlemen I’ve been admiring the Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster for quite some time. There are basically three models of this guitar, the 57 based maple neck model, a thin-line semi hollow 57 type maple neck, and an early 60’s model with a rosewood fretboard and binding on the neck. I’ve...

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3r_yn-prYs/?igshid=ntchejwedfc I’ve only read about the Zephyr silver wire sets. I’ve never heard them before. I bumped into this video online today, and wow!! If I ever do a Tele build, these are going in it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Re: Are there any Pine-bodied guitars? There is a fantastic luthier named Ron Kirn from Florida that made a run of pine telecasters from 100+ year old pine recovered from old barns and out buildings that were being torn down. From what I remember they were as popular as free beer over on the...

Re: Gibson Les Paul’s Lets See Them.... Re: Gibson Les Paul’s Lets See Them.... These are my pride and joy. I bought them both stripped, and assembled them from parts I either had, or was able to locate. I think this is a great way to get the Les Paul that you want, rather than getting...

I finally gathered all the parts and pieces to finish my Les Paul Traditional project. I bought the body stripped for a great price. I’ve never owned a really nice Les Paul with binding and a flamed top. This was my chance to scratch that itch for a reasonable price. I tried to pick every part...

I am putting together a Les Paul Traditional that I bought stripped from a buddy of mine. He's buying a stripped Les Paul from Stratosphere, and kept the hardware and electronics for that guitar. One thing I noticed when I got the Traditional home was this blackish grey stuff on the nut. I...

Geppetto Camelot PAF's Well the deal is done. This is my new to me 2013 Traditional Les Paul. After thinking things over I’ve decided to also buy my buddy’s Custom Shop Skinner Burst pickup set. They are wound by MJ and are number 193 of the original run of 800. He bought them originally for...

Does anyone have any experience good or bad with this Geppetto pickups company out of Texas? I know iPhone video is only so helpful when assessing pickups, and often the players talent and touch may have more to do with your perception than the actual tone; but that said, this video sounded...

Re: 2018 GIBSON LIZZY HALE EXPLORER CUSTOM, AS NEW OMG! That looks more minty than a girl scout cookie! It looks too pristine to play. Good luck with the sale, somebody is going to love opening that box up.

Re: Fuzz I asked my wife for this one for Christmas. It’s made by Cast Engineering, who make high quality stuff. There are some great demo videos out there, but think Jimi tone. It looks pretty cool in the videos.