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As I'm planning a few open mics I thought it was way past time to update my pedal board , so I  went with : TC electronics Ditto XL stereo looper - very impressed by the fidelity , 5 minute sample time and unlimited overdubs, the reverse and half speed options are fun , but not too usable for...

As it will still be another month before I can get into the shop I  decided to go guitar shopping .  ( still recovering from a motorcycle wreck) Lucked into this beauty ,  A BTO (build to order)  Taylor custom shop T3 with a gorgeous Koa top .  I love semi hollows ( this my 5th)  Taylors (...

My boss was nice enough to give me a big performance bonus this year , and since I've been in the hospital for the last 5 weeks , I've had plenty of time to think about what to get.  I stumbled on this beauty , and she's on her way to me from Gruhn's  in Nashville. Jaros Gatlinburg Model, ...

Just started this commission ,  maple neck / flame maple fretboard with abalone dots . The body has a lacewood core with killer flame maple top , the back will be flame maple as well . Bookmatched the core and rough cut the top 

just got this in , goes well with the top I've got for it  14" radius / medium jumbo frets  the body core will be lacewood.

The problem with building really nice basses is , I came to the point where the old amp was just not cutting it. Update ..  There was a 2 month + backlog so I went in another direction ..  The new Galien -Krueger MB800 Fusion  a 3 x 12AX7 prea-amp and 800 watt power amp , and a Bergantino...

Best Bass Gear is having on  of thier clearance sales .. picked up a handful of Bartolini's at 45% off PBF49/51  vintage PAF 's    PBF51/77D  Vintage/ High gain and a PBF57 bridge Jazz    I have a set of the PBF55/57 Jazz in the Buckeye Burl LP I'm working on already. If you need some good...

This is on of those questions that gets asked , I now have some first hand experience . Most semi hollow guitars these days (and for a long time) have featured laminated tops , The Gibson ES family and Gretsch 6120 / 6122 / Falcons to name a few of the more common examples.  I've had an ES 339...

After a bit of research on inlay techniques for stone , I've decided to use Turquoise and Lapis to fill the voids in the birthday buckeye burl  I got. The process isn't too hard (looking)  seal the cavity with lacquer so it won't absorb the CA , pour in the crushed stone , saturate with thin...

I'm finally getting back into the shop after a long break.  Stating off with a 2" billet of Lacewood , double hand book matching for a matched set of fretless  bass and guitar . Took about 2.5 hrs to do the hand sawing .  A good summer workout indeed.

Just got this body blank , the mahogany is so nice I may not cap the body . Planning a single cutaway semi hollow for it.

I just installed a Bartolini TC3 booster pre-amp in my 5 string G5 bass.  What a wonderful, economic addition .  This little guy is only $34  and depending on configuration can give you either clean boost ( up to 30db) or onboard overdrive at the turn of a knob.  I've got it set for max clean...

Tom is a very talented luthier , this is a good article for those interested :  http://tbguitars.com/french-polishing/

For those more adventurous souls who would like to start from the Warmoth blanks , here a wonderful site with plans at very reasonable rates http://www.guitarplansunlimited.com/ I'm ordering a set for the CS-336 and Alembic bass

A simple way to make the treble stay clean at any volume .. it works http://www.stewmac.com/tsarchive/ts0182.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ts0182

I ran across these while on a luthiers forum , for those looking to build from blanks : http://www.waldronmusic.com/product_modellist.php?&type=2&cid=26 L5 , Les Paul , Nighthawk(with fhole )  Firebird, Strat , Tele  as well as 17' Archtop  includes headstock templates and some inlay as well...

I broke down and ordered a complete set of matched pre-amp tubes (5) Svetlana 12Ax7's and matched premium 7189 power amp tubes ( EL-84 class)  from http://www.thetubestore.com/Tubes/EL84-6BQ5-Tube-Types/Preferred-Series-7189-Premium-EL84  . for my trusty Mesa/Boogie Studio .22 I've had since '89...

A friend sent this to me ... nice they show the TAB for it http://www.soundslice.com/yt/xiC__IjCa2s/

Thought you all might enjoy this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u49jCIRNnmk 

Another  Master passes on , after 92 years  Ravi Shankar has moved to a higher plane. His music was a huge influence to me for the last 45 years , a wonderful soul .