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Posts from October 2014



7 things you should know before buying a vintage electric guitar
2014 Oct 1

My standard advice to anyone thinking of buying a vintage solid-body electric guitar is this: Don't do it. But being there are going to be those of you who are going to do it anyway, this is a list of things you need to know before buying one.

Why I own a backup GPS, and how to get maps for free
2014 Oct 3

I've been a GPS user since 2005, and recently I bought a backup unit, a Garmin nuvi 255. The price was a little over 30 bucks. Used, of course.

If the song is over 20 years old, a kid most likely has never heard it and thinks it's yours
2014 Oct 6

House Of 1,000 Pleasures is a song from the band E-Z-O. It's from their debut album, and you probably never heard of it until you heard it here. How did I find out about it? A friend of mine let me borrow a compact cassette of it back when it was new in 1992. And […]

Songwriting tip: Start with the bass guitar first
2014 Oct 8

If you want to make the songwriting process go faster, put down the guitar temporarily and pick up a bass.

The weirdness and awesomeness of Fender Japan
2014 Oct 13

In America, we sometimes see a few Fender Japan guitars make their way into guitar stores. Most of the time, it's for a signature model such as the ; that's a Japan build 100%. However, there are plenty of other Fender Japan models, such as the , that you will only find in specialty guitar […]

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