Most of the famous rock songs you know have isolated guitars that sound like crap
Above is an individual most would consider a rock god of sorts, Randy Rhoads. Was Randy a good player? Yes. But his studio tone was total crap.
Hint: It's not studio monitors.
I'm going to note up front that this is written from a guitar player's point of view, but it should serve well for bass players also.
No, the above is not a joke. Fender really did release a set of "signature" electric guitar strings.
In the guitar world, Americans think that anything made in China is junk.
Not true.
I said in a recent post that I was going to write more about this, so here it is.
I'm a minimalist by nature when it comes to music gear because I don't like clutter. Whenever I can do what I want musically using itty-bitty hardware, I'll do it. It's part of the reason I bought my Casio SA-46. Yes, that's a kid's keyboard. But it operates on AA batteries, can be picked up with one hand easily and stored easily. And it sounds cool. You can't get lightweight convenience like that with a Roland Juno-60 (pictured above, which I did own at one point).
Aside from the keyboard thing, certain types of musicians hoard more than others. Let's find out who are the worst.
Yep, I took the plunge and bought one.
I'm writing this one based on a recent email conversation I had with someone asking about guitar effects.
While I sing the praises of cheap guitars and cheap gear whenever I can (if you can get away with getting great sound for cheap, that's always a plus), there will be times when you'll have to spend extra to get "that sound".
Before I tried the '70s Stratocaster at Sam Ash over the weekend, I saw they had a Surf Green Squier Jag in stock. So I tried it out.
This was actually the second time I ever played a Squier Jag. The first one, also from the same store, sucked. And the reason it sucked is because it wasn't set up at all and the bridge saddles were completely set up wrong. However, this one was in much better shape. While it wasn't perfectly set up, it wasn't all out-of-whack like the first one I tried before was.
So anyway, on to the review.
