Ask most players what “vintage guitar” means and they picture a five-figure Stratocaster or a burst Les Paul behind glass. I buy and sell vintage guitars for a living, and I’ll let you in on the trade’s worst-kept secret: some of the best-sounding, best-playing old guitars that cross my bench cost less than a new […]
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Life for travelling musicians and bloggers can be tough, especially if they are packing for a creative cruise journey. After considering getting in and out of cabs, checking into hotels, transfer between airports, and eventually loading the stuff on the ship’s gangway to get onto the vessel. At the same time, if you are out
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Have we lost interest in the real guitar heroes, and is guitar music as we know it dead? When was the last time you heard a decent guitar solo? Before you ask, is guitar music dead? Ask yourself this one. For me, the closest to anything approaching something ear-catching isn’t even a solo, it’s the
Is Guitar Music Dead? Read Post »
The Epiphone Les Paul Junior, and indeed the whole Inspired By Gibson Epiphone line-up looks impressive on paper. But does it live up to the hype? I’m going to split this review into two parts. Part one is my first impressions of the Epiphone Les Paul Junior back in 2020 when I picked it up
Epiphone Les Paul Junior Review: Love at Second Sight? Read Post »
By Marcus Webb Every guitarist eventually hits that moment where their instrument starts feeling less like “a guitar” and more like “my guitar.” Maybe you’ve swapped pickups, rewired the controls, or slapped a few stickers on the case. But there’s another route to making your axe truly one-of-a-kind that a lot of players haven’t fully
Personalizing Your Guitar with Laser Engraving: What Every Player Should Know Read Post »
One of the first things to do when you want to master the jazz language is to learn scales and modes. You have to memorise the fingerings, memorise their names, how they are built. You must be able to make the difference between different scales and modes as the major scale, the dorian mode, the
How to develop scales on the guitar Read Post »
The Yamaha Pacifica 112J. A Fender Stratocaster copy? An upgrade? or something completely different? What I’m reviewing here is my 1997 Yamaha Pacifica 112J (as opposed to the later 112v model). Originally this guitar was billed as a Squier Stratocaster killer, featuring solid body-woods as opposed to the rumoured plywood Squiers of that time. Features
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I’ve been overcome with guitar buying guilt lately. Could the Gibson Les Paul Tribute series be the answer? Putting the Stratocaster to bed. Round in round in circles I go again. First I fell in love with the Strat (again) but had second thoughts. The Squier Classic Vibe series just seems too cheap: Small pots,
Gibson Les Paul Tribute: The Holy Grail of Guitars for under a Grand? Read Post »
Fender Player Stratocaster Review. In-depth review of the Fender Player Stratocaster. Is this the best value electric guitar money can buy? New video added. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel here. The preamble Before we start, know this: This latest guitar review is a long time in the making. If you’re a reader
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