Gear Diary
Restringing Steinberger Gearless Tuners
My new 2013 Gibson SG Future Tribute has Steinberger gearless tuners. They look a little goofy, but they’re really easy to re-string, hold their tuning great, and are very easy to tune. Here are the instructions for restringing:
2013 Gibson SG “Future Tribute”
Continuing a tradition of birthday guitars, I received my new Gibson SG this week. This is the 2013 “Future Tribute” model. Let’s get one thing out of the way, right up front. “Future Tribute” is one the most ridiculous guitar model names I’ve ever heard. Seriously, before I even received the guitar, I ordered a […]
Stupid Deal on an SG
These Stupid Deal of the Day messages from Musician’s Friend are dangerous! I sorta lost my mind a little when I saw this. $499 for a USA Gibson SG?! Ok, I’ll give it a go. MF has a great return policy, so nothing to lose. On order!
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 […]
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 […]
Blackstar Stage 60 Setup
My Blackstar Stage 60 is a 3-channel amp, but with the additional gain switch on OD2, it’s effectively a 3 1/2 channel or 4 channel amp, depending on how you look at it. I absolutely love this flexibility! Blackstar’s catchphrase is “the sound in your head”, and it’s true. I’m really happy with the sounds […]
New Pedal Board – HD500X on Risers
I’m massively downsizing my stage footprint! This new pedal board will be much simpler- focused around my new Line 6 HD500X, and the footswitch controller for my Blackstar Stage 60. The only pedals left on the board are my Planet Waves Tru-Strobe tuner and DIY clean boost.
Enter The HD500X
I’m a couple weeks in with my new Line 6 HD500X, and I’m loving it. My band The Drop Daddies has a gig on Friday, and it’ll be the first with the new Blackstar Stage 60 and new pedal board. So I’m getting up to speed building new presets for songs, and getting used to […]