Thursday, July 5, 2012

Setting up Frank Bello's LTD bass for a clinic!

Photo:Alex Bustamante
   The Mayhem Festival hits town tomorrow,07/06/12,bringing with it Anthrax,Slayer,Motorhead and Slipknot. Anthrax bassist Frank Bello is stopping by for a clinic and fan meet & greet before the show! As usual,a bass was sent a day ahead and it was up to me to make sure it was in good shape. This was my first look at the LTD

Saturday, May 19, 2012

A Strat is Born - Cool new video from Fender

   I thought everybody would enjoy checking out this sweet video Fender posted on their YouTube channel. It shows a start to finish Stratocaster build in high speed. Check it out:


Sunday, May 13, 2012

Casa Cardiel Bajo Quinto

   Ever heard of the bajo quinto? Chances are,if you don't live in the American

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

New Jeff Beck Biography!

Jeff Beck in May 2011
Jeff Beck in May 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
  Hot Wired Guitar: The Life Of Jeff Beck
   Author Martin Power has just released a biography of one of my all time favorites.The book covers everything from his childhood through his 2010 album Emotion and Commotion. The author managed to interview lots of current and former Beck musicians,including Jim McCarty and Chris Dreja from the Yardbirds. Powers has done a few rock biographies,including Queen and Aerosmith.




If you want even more Jeff Beck info, "Jeff Beck: Crazy Fingers"  by Annette Carson is also good:




Beck has never cranked out albums very fast but on the heels of "Live at Ronnie Scott's",this is a veritable outpouring for him.If you missed Emotion and Commotion by all means,check it out:


If you're a total fanatic,you can get the Japanese import,with two extra songs:


Saturday, April 28, 2012

Lifting frets on a 1965 Martin D-35-12


 Here's a gorgeous example of a 1965 Martin D-35-12. It's got a slot headstock, a twelve fret neck/body and the three piece back of the 35 series. It's in great shape,with one glaring exception. The frets are popping right out of the fingerboard!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Kamaka HP1 ukulele - then and now!


 The ukulele is an instrument that rises and falls in popularity. In case you haven't noticed,the petite instrument is currently very popular again and shows no signs of  loosing favor any time soon. I recently had