The Fender Broadcaster Story
Today we look at one of the rarest and coolest members of the Telecaster family, a December 1950 Fender Broadcaster. To give some context, I cover what Fender was up to in late 1949 through the Summe...
4 Feb 202531min
A Glaser Strat With A B-Bender?
Today we look at this cool Glaser B-Bender equipped Strat that I put together using a Glaser made neck from the 80s, and a non-tremolo swamp ash body. We get to hear the Seymour Duncan Hot Strat Stack...
21 Jan 202522min
Flat-Wound, Pure Nickel, and Ground-Wound Strings on my Telecaster
A comparison between flat wound, pure nickel, and ground wound strings on my Tele. I was inspired to do this by the back of a set of D'Addario strings, showing a chart of their string offerings, from ...
14 Jan 202525min
A Real Road Worn 1952 Telecaster
I love honest, beat-up, Telecasters. Today we tell the story of one of the most aged butterscotch Telecasters I have laid eyes on. Besides telling its story, we also compare it to a near mint 53 Telec...
7 Jan 202520min
The Tim Lerch Interview
Today I sat down with one of the finest solo-Jazz guitarists of our time, Tim Lerch. We discuss how a non-jazz player might get into solo guitar, his influences, his highly modified Fender Nocaster, a...
24 Des 20241h 1min
The Resurrection of my 1970 Buck Owens "American" Guitar
Earlier this year, I did an episode on the Buck Owens "American" guitars made by Harmony from 1969-1971. Mine was in pretty good condition, but missing its headstock overlay, and having survived a nec...
17 Des 202418min
Vintage Solid State? Lab Series Amps
Gibson has never been known for their amps. Though we may revere certain models, they pale in collectability with those made by Fender of the same era. After years of slow amp sales, Norlin, the owner...
10 Des 202429min
Tone Snob Confessions With Barry O'Neal of Xact Tone Solutions
We all have a tone obsession, but when is it healthy, and when is it not? I asked Barry O'Neal of Xact Tone Solutions to have a discussion on the "tone suck" of certain pedals, and it quickly morphed ...
26 Nov 202450min
