Custom Tele or Parts-caster
I love the Squier Classic Vibe 60s Thinline Telecaster I purchased in 2020. I wish I had known how great Telecasters were years ago. Yet,… Read More »Custom Tele or Parts-caster
Flat picks I don’t hate – Bonus – Making a pick
I’ve sampled a bunch of picks over the past few weeks and reviewed them in previous posts to this series. One of the things I… Read More »Flat picks I don’t hate – Bonus – Making a pick
Flat picks I don’t hate. Part 4. Wrap up.
I reviewed a bunch of picks in parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series. Compared to the variety of pick styles available it seems… Read More »Flat picks I don’t hate. Part 4. Wrap up.
Flat picks I don’t hate. Part 3. Boutique picks
I hadn’t foreseen a multipart series when I started writing Part 1, certainly not a 3-part series. Yet, here I am to review boutique picks.… Read More »Flat picks I don’t hate. Part 3. Boutique picks
Flat picks I don’t hate. Part 2.
My wife watched my right hand contort itself into odd positions while we sat on our sofa after dinner. “You look like you have a… Read More »Flat picks I don’t hate. Part 2.
Flat picks I don’t hate. Part 1.
I’m going through a phase where I have been playing with a flat pick more frequently than is usual for me. I’ve done this before,… Read More »Flat picks I don’t hate. Part 1.
Learning a run from Yesterdays
I’ve been motivated to practice a different set of scale positions than the CAGED forms I know. That isn’t the subject of this post. What… Read More »Learning a run from Yesterdays
Making Guitar Setup Measurements with Bad Eyesight
Doing a setup on a guitar or other stringed instrument requires many measurements where a small distance, for example, 1/64th of an inch, can have… Read More »Making Guitar Setup Measurements with Bad Eyesight
Telecaster Saddle Intonation Adjustments
I replaced the saddles that came on my Squier Classic Vibe 60s Thinline Telecaster with Wilkinson compensated saddles. Then, I replaced those with Gotoh compensated… Read More »Telecaster Saddle Intonation Adjustments
Deciphering Telecaster Saddles
Although I love the new Squire Classic Vibe 60s Telecaster Thinline guitar I recently purchased, it’s my first Telecaster. Owning it has introduced me to… Read More »Deciphering Telecaster Saddles
