Three Les Pauls
I’ve been playing an Epiphone 1960 Les Paul Tribute Plus for the last couple years, and loving it. On a whim, I recently tried a couple of these unbelievably inexpensive Monoprice Route 66 guitars.
A couple weeks ago, my birthday rolled around, and I ended up purchasing a new Gibson 2013 Les Paul Studio. The Gibson is twice the price of my Epiphone and nearly ten times the price of the Monoprice. What are the differences? How do they stack up? More
Birthdays with Les Paul
A couple years back on my birthday, my family gave me a 2012 Epiphone 1960 Les Paul Tribute Plus. I love that guitar – and have played it nearly every day for two years. Aside from some cosmetic issues, the only real negative about the Tribute Plus is that it’s heavy- it’s a solid body with no weight relief. I’ve been playing many long gigs and rehearsals with my band the Drop Daddies, and the weight really does takes its toll. More
Vox Throwback
“Classic Vox Sound- standard on all Vox amplifiers” – Yes!
I saw this 2000 Vox equipment catalog on ebay, and had to share the pics.
They were going for a throwback, misogynistic vibe with this catalog. Amusing, horrifying, yes, all that and more. More
A PA Makeover
I mentioned in a recent post how frustrating it is to mix live sound with my band, The Drop Daddies. After helping a buddy’s band with their recent ballroom sound check and being stunned by how good their sound was- I became very motivated to research and assemble a new PA for our live rig. Well, the results are in. and the difference is astonishing! More
Pedaltrain-Inspired DIY Pedal Board
This was my old SKB PS-25 pedal board, mid-2012.
After the pedalboard power supply died last year, I purchased a Visual Sound 1 Spot, and continued using the old SKB just as a convenient velcro surface to hold my pedals.
As the Drop Daddies’ repertoire of cover tunes has expanded, so has my need to produce an ever-increasing variety of sounds. So my complement of pedals has gradually been expanding. I’m generally not a big fan of modelers, but I added the Zoom G3x for flexibility with delays, choruses and phasers, etc. It has a fairly sizeable footprint, so I pulled off my Ernie Ball volume pedal, since I could use the G3X for volume if necessary.
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