Fender Yngwie Malmsteen strings... worst idea ever?
No, this is not a joke. Fender really did release a set of "signature" Yngwie Malmsteen electric guitar strings.
Guitar gear made in China is not junk anymore
In the guitar world, Americans think that anything made in China is junk.
Not true.
Let's rewind the clock back to the early 1990s for a moment.
How to stop hoarding guitars and guitar gear
I said in a recent post that I was going to write more about this, so here it is.
Compulsive hoarding as of the release of the DSM-5 in 2013 is a defined mental disorder. Humans have gotten to the point where the acquisition of stuff has become so bad and so destructive that we had to qualify it as a mental illness to try and figure out a way to stop it.
Since there is no magic pill to take to stop compulsive hoarding, the only way to tackle the problem is with good ol' willpower. That, and telling guitar hoarders in very blunt fashion that they are hoarding and need to stop it.
Who are the WORST music gear hoarders?
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 (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.
Bought a Wally looper
Yep, I took the plunge and bought one.
