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How My GAS is Helping Me Through the COVID-19 Lockdown

GAS, or Guitar Acquisition Syndrome is a seemingly not-so-serious condition that afflicts guitar players, but those in their circle will vehemently disagree that it is a not-so-serious condition. GAS describes the state in which a […]

Eric Clapton Videos

My son reminded me that he’s seen every Eric Clapton video I’ve told him about at least twice. But for those of you with no time to waste on Youtube.com, here are some of my […]

How to Sound Like SRV – Tube Screamer Settings

For quite some time, I too have been looking for my tone. Like many of us, I’ve searched for the “how to sound like srv” recipe for almost ever. I’ve been playing for many years […]

How to Relic a Guitar: Part 2

What Guitars Can Be Aged? Pretty much any! Even though this booklet concentrates in Stratocasters and Telecasters, you can use any of the information here to age any brand or type of guitars including basses. […]

How to Relic a Guitar

Why do we have this fascination with vintage guitars? Different people will give you different answers, but we can all agree that the sound, the look, the feel, the history is what attract us to […]

DrWatson’s Lion Tamer

DrWatson’s Lion Tamer came to me by accident at a time that helped me avert great personal tragedy. No, it doesn’t treat any serious illness or brace a sprained wrist. It saves your personal relationship […]

Building a Partscaster: A Great Father and Son Project

After my son got his new Gretsch, he spent the following week amplifier hunting. He was determined to get a VOX AC30, but settled for a Fender Blues Junior III. A sudden urge for another […]

Gretsch G5227T Special Edition Electromatic Double Jet BT with Bigsby

The Dilemma: To buy or not to buy another guitar (based on a photo) My son called me in a panic a few days before Christmas. He saw an amazing guitar that he felt compelled […]

Fender Blues Deluxe Replacement Light Permanent Fix

Hey folks I thought I would share one of my secrets regarding keeping those sexy red jewel lights as bright as possible on my Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue. I expect this power indicator light permanent […]

What’s Inside A Boss TU-10 Clip-on Tuner

After another accident occurred with this tuner I seized the opportunity to snap a photo after its casing instantly separated, probably somewhat in protest for the abuse it’s seen in the past few years. This […]

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