Posts from August 2024

I needed a bass guitar, and this one fit the bill, so I bought it. Does this mean I got rid of a guitar to get it? Yes.

Recently, I had an oil change done for my car. Of course, the shop I went to tried to get me to waste money on air filters. Yes, plural. One for the air box in the engine bay and the other for the cabin. The shop said they were dirty. I didn't believe them. A […]

This is another reminder to people who grew up in the 1990s that some things about it were just plain stupid. I remember the '90s. From my mid-teens to mid-20s, I experienced that whole decade and all the dumb stuff that came along with it. Something that happened with toys, video games and cartoons was […]

I totally admit that I have a thing for '70s Fender guitars. It's the reason I own a . While technically a late-'60s headstock design, people associate the big CBS headstock with the '70s, as do I. The '70s style does extend to the electric bass, and oh, does Squier absolutely nail one just right:

Something I've learned over the years with computer crap is that any time you find something that's good and cheap, buy backups. If you don't, your favorite computer-whatever thing will wear out and you won't be able to find a cheap replacement. This literally applies to anything computer. Drives, USB sticks, keyboards, and in this […]

When finding out why the have 594 in the model name, that started me down a rabbit hole. According to Paul Reed Smith himself, the 594 comes from a 1959 four-knob guitar where the scale length was measured at 24 and 19/32". If you divide 19 by 32, that's 0.59375. When you round that number […]

I didn't see this coming, but it happened. Sam Ash is a musical instrument retailer that had 42 stores in the USA across 16 states, 9 of which were in Florida. I did shop at the Tampa store several times. In fact, that's where I first saw the then-new Squier Vintage Modified series back in […]

What I will describe to you in a moment actually works for almost any bolt-on neck, but it's the Fender and Squier guitars where people notice this the most. Misaligned guitar neck defined: This is when the high-E string or low-E string is too close to the edge of the neck, causing it to buzz […]

Some news about my current guitar "stable" and what I plan on doing in the future. I'll first list off what I have and why I've not gone ahead and bought another guitar recently. What I have: Two 1989 Squier II Stratocasters, , , 1993 Fender American Stratocaster (currently in pieces, nonfunctional). What I've been […]