Happy 100th Birthday Les
Today, Les Paul would’ve been 100 years old.
One of the many inspiring stories about Les Paul: at the young age of 33, he was in a terrible car accident and shattered his right arm and elbow. They couldn’t rebuild his elbow and he was offered the choice to amputate. Instead he had them set his arm permanently at a 90 degree angle so he could still play guitar. Despite the long recovery and his “handicap”, he continued to play guitar until his death at age 94. That’s dedication! More
SKB Rolling Rack Broken Foot
We use a 6-space SKB Rolling Rack Case to contain our Mackie DL32R mixer, power amp, headphone amp, and feedback destroyer.
This case is a beast- it’s really heavy duty and keeps our gear safe.
However, a couple weeks ago, I noticed that the rack wasn’t standing up straight anymore. I flipped it on its side and found that one of the plastic feet was broken. More
HD500X Train Wreck at Sunny Gig
So, I had my first train-wreck on stage with the HD500X. This was at the Twin Creeks Spring Carnival, so not exactly a high-pressure situation with a huge crowd, but still…
The first song in the set was Lonely Boy, in which I use a HD500X patch with the expression pedal as a pitch dive (heel original pitch, toe dive-bomb). More
Mackie DL32R Digital Mixer – Level Up!
Using the Mackie DL1608 mixer with my band has totally sold me on the benefits of digital mixing. But the DL1608 has some shortcomings, and we’ve outgrown it.
Mackie recently released their new top-of-the-line digital mixer – the DL32R. Back when I posted about their teaser announcement, I was just hoping that we’d get some DL software upgrades for our 1608. But after seeing how the DL32R will address our current issues, I decided to sell the DL1608 and put the funds towards the upgrade. More
Tenderly, Nitrocellulose
My Gibson Les Paul Studio has a gorgeously lustrous glossy nitrocellulose lacquer finish. This is a premium finish. Or so I thought! Recently I noticed that the bottom edges of the guitar body are showing some damage. My heart sank a little bit to see my treasured Les Paul disfigured like this. More