Got Gear?
July 25, 2009 by Wayne Woodbury
Filed under Tips, Tricks & Methods
What goes between Axe & Amp? Sometimes less is more. To Pedal or not to Pedal, that is the question.
Back in the day of the great rock & rollers there wasn’t a vast array and selection of pedals, signal processors and effects loops. Pretty much it was man against amp. In the sound arsenal was natural distortion, reverb tanks, a wha-wha pedal and the holy grail of effects the “Echoplex”. Read more…
Warning! 1962 Fender Telecaster Tone Can be Habit Forming.
May 5, 2009 by Wayne Woodbury
Filed under Music, Music, Music
Wish I had way more fingers when I pickup this one up to play.
Delicious!! That is the way I would describe the sound of this guitar. No wonder the 1962 Fender Telecaster Custom is such a highly sought after guitar. For most of my musical career I’ve been playing the standard rock guitar selection. Les Paul, Stratocaster, SG, ES-335. I never gave much consideration to the Telecaster until I decided to change my playing style. Read more…
Best Guitar Tone Ever - 1960 Gibson Les Paul.
April 11, 2009 by Wayne Woodbury
Filed under Musicians Insights
It all started with a trip to my local Guitar Center. Even though you collect many instruments over the years, there’s still the quest for the Holy Grail of a perfect sounding instrument. Walking in I usually go right for the wall of guitars hoping to see an axe that’ll make my socks roll up and down. Right away I knew this day was going to be special. There it was, 3 down and 10 over, just out of reach of course, but silently calling my name. A beautiful 1960 Honey Burst Les Paul. Read more…
