May 18, 2012 | Guitar accessories, Guitar Reviews, Van Halen
It’s hard for me to say this (because I’m 48), but remember the (now) “vintage” 84 Kramer Baretta guitar? The Kramer Baretta was the famed hockey stick neck one pickup, one volume pot Floyd Rose masterpiece played by Eddie Van Halen. Remember...
Apr 7, 2012 | Guitar accessories, Guitar pickups, Guitar Reviews
If you’re been reading any of the guitar magazines over the last few years, odds are you’ve seen that ad with the shirtless gentleman with a handlebar mustache about to bare knuckle fist fight. It’s a great logo, and “Bare Knuckle...
May 10, 2011 | Fender, Guitar Reviews
This is my new Fender Thinline 72 RI (reissue): The image is stock, I’ll post one of my playing it soon. I used to be a Gibson man, and I was kind of “anti-Fender”. I liked classic rock, metal, 80’s hair bands, modern rock. But the last couple...
Feb 28, 2011 | Guitar Players, Guitar Reviews
Seems like everyone and their brother has a “signature guitar” anymore. You seem them from time to time in Guitar Center or the latest Musician’s Friend catalog, but never all at once. The kind of seem to come and go. I decided to list my favorite...
Feb 26, 2011 | Bass Guitars, Epiphone, Guitar Reviews
What would classic 80’s rock be without Motley Crue? Nikki has a signature bass that’s both affordable and that sounds great, he calls it the “Blackbird” (fitting eh?). If you love it louder than Hell, then you’re never too young to fall...
Feb 25, 2011 | ESP, Guitar Reviews
Esp has been making these LTD series guitars for awhile now, and you can’t beat what you can get for the money. They look great, play fast like a dream, and their resale value is pretty high. I’m sorry, you don’t get half of the guitar for the same...
Feb 24, 2011 | BC Rich, Guitar Reviews, Kerry King
Kerry King is the god of the speed metal guitar, and he’s been using BC Rich guitars for year to melt the faces off all his fans! That’s probably why BC Rich has been known for years a basically a “metal” guitar, and why Kerry continues to make...
Feb 23, 2011 | Gibson, Guitar Reviews
What a beautiful guitar! Gibson has been updating the tried and true standard look of the Les Paul and releasing many special editions specially suited for metal, and the “Menace” is no exception. The Les Paul Menace delivers take-no-prisoners looks and...
Feb 11, 2011 | Guitar player gift ideas, Guitar Reviews
The Traveler ET-1 “travel guitar” is one of the coolest little things I’ve seen in awhile. It’s basically a full-scale guitar in a mini size. The tuners are moved from the headstock to actually in the middle of the body! It comes with a small...
Feb 10, 2011 | Bass Guitars, Guitar Reviews
Modulus makes some high end bass guitars and the Quantum Q5 is no exception!! These are a bass players bass, a “wish list” instrument if you will for many – not exactly what you would get as a beginner or intermediate player. Many people who have...
