Exploring guitars and other instruments: the tonal fusion of wood, metal and Bone

I spend time adding to a little corner of the addictive world of playing, collecting and understanding guitars and other instruments

Saturday, 6 June 2020

Archtop "Jazz" Guitars - what's so special?

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I have always been fascinated by this classy but rather enigmatic branch of guitar design.  They are often used by jazz guitarists but ...
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Friday, 27 December 2019

Fender Telecaster Modern Player Thinline Deluxe Review

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Hi everyone, it's been a while since I wrote anything but true to form I've just picked up another guitar, secondhand of course, and...
Friday, 14 December 2018

Epiphone Century Masterbilt Zenith Review

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I've had this guitar for well over a year now and used it in a number of different contexts and settings.  I really like it but reading ...
Wednesday, 7 November 2018

Alesis Forge Drum Kit Review, Mods, Double Bass Pedal Workaround/Fix

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I've had this kit now for about 6 months. I like it a lot and got it for an extremely good price used. I also have some reservati...
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Thursday, 4 January 2018

Review of Eko Evo Gipsy Guitar - natural

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This was a find that I had been wanting to make for a long time.  I play some Manouche/Gypsy Jazz with a friend who is a violinist and I...
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Review of Aria Acoustic Bass - FEB-FLLVS

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I've had this memorably named bass for a while now. I mainly play electric bass, and I like fretless for the variety of tones that it ca...
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Saturday, 11 February 2017

Westone Thunder 1A Bass - Matsumoku Active Bass from 1986 - Review

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I thought it was about time I reviewed this beautiful piece of history, which has been with me since 1986.  It's difficult to remember n...
Monday, 23 January 2017

Review of Indie IPR Hollow - Hollowbody electric guitar

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I found this guitar quite a number of years ago now in a pawn shop.  It gets used mainly at home rather than out and about, though it has...
Saturday, 21 January 2017

Ibanez SZ520 Electric Guitar Review, 2003 model

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The quilted maple is stunning I couldn't find a great deal about this particular model of guitar when I searched so I thought it des...
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