Recent content by JMguitars

Saw an interesting piece off TGP, which originally came from the Barber forum and was written by Dave Barber about how to make OD pedals work with a rig and why some people have trouble doing that. Pedals and amps and speakers OH MY! - forum.TPNgear.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...

extracted from: Tonewoods Scarce? What are you hearing? - Page 4 - The Gear Page I too, come in peace, To quote an earlier post. I mean no critisism for my esteemed fellow builders. None whatsoever. Please remember that whilst you read, or type your responce. My fellow builders are my...

This info has been out for awhile but I thought its useful to post it here for those that dont really visit the US forums ... ------------------------------------- reposted: directly from James Tyler on the hri webboard(2/10/08).... First off, I would like to thank everyone around the world...

So I was surfing the Net whilst my wife was watching TV in the evening. At one point, my attention was drawn away from the PC by the sound of some good ole guitar playin. A quick look and it was Paul Jackson playing a PRS singlecut on Amrican Idol -in the live band contestent stage. I learnt...

wahahah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1WKYmx4i1Q

So im surfing the web on Namm updates, one click leads to another and soon, I found some interesting YouTube videos. Who would have guessed that "relicing" has spread to Dean Guitars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd0a4ngCghk Dean Guitars never disappoints ... one of the booths that always...

Glad to see Seymour try his hand at a commerical solution for multiple pickup tones. I wonder if he took inspiration from PRS's solution on the 513 which was a good try but raised user feedback that the pickups were proprietary and the pickup slots didnt cater to other after-market pickups...

http://www.kartingasia.com is an Asian centred site for karters around the region. The Singapore karting section is beginning to atract more interest and a group of them have already made a trip to Permas for a karting excursion. I believe the next one is in Jan 2008...

The following site gives ideas of amp volume isolation solutions. This alone would not cut volumes of a raging amp to a whisper, but it can if used in conjunction with other sound management tools; i.e. low wattage amps, inefficient speakers, usage of attenuator...

Kudos to Glide who posted these clips on TGP and Mlongano who organised the event. This was a North Carolina tonefest equivalent that TGP members organise periodically. On each successive one I've seen, the recording and the demo structure gets better. Just in case, anyone missed these on TGP...

http://www.ceriatone.com/productSubPages/Overtone/Overtone.htm

Lately I've been very into reliced Strat-styled guitars, initially out of curiousity since some of them had great cosmetics. Having had the chance to play a few, I can vouch that the good sounding ones have a lil' "mojo"; combining good playability with a worn-in feel and an open sounding tone...

This is a link off TGP with the individual's detailed report and lots of mouth watering photos. Since some of us do travel to Japan once in awhile, I thought its a useful link for anyone interested to read. Photos are across first 4 pages. Cheers...

Interesting read from Jack Brigg, posted on his forum. http://www.briggsguitars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47 ------------------- With the interest in hand made guitars from small independent luthiers, the term "Eastern maple" is tossed around oh so often. And just as often, nobody seems to...

Recent article in the Wall Street Journal. -------- CORONA, Calif. -- At the Fender guitar factory here recently, Mike Eldred carefully laid the freshly painted body of a baby blue Stratocaster on a workbench. He then proceeded to scar the new instrument's delicate lacquer surface using a...