February 28, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn Don’t forget The Amp Show on March 6 & 7 in Austin, Texas!!! The Amp Show is produced by Loni Specter and I am proud to say that I am one of the sponsors of this event!!! There will be over 40 amplifier manufacturers each with their own demo room!!! There will also be a [...]
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February 27, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn If you are having trouble setting up and intonating your Stratocaster type guitar then this video can help. The magnetic pull of the pickups can mess with the string vibrations and throw off the intonation……and kill a bit of sustain. As always hit me up with any questions or leave some comments!
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February 26, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn Here is a really cool video of Jim Campilongo performing Caravan. This was shot by DJFonzi on youtube. He only got the second half of the tune…..totally worth checking out! Love Campilongo!!!!
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February 26, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn Who likes the Chorus effect? I do for certain things but if you over-use it you can get sonically sea-sick! You know what I’m talking about…… Here is what looks like a cool Chorus pedal. One knob, gas and go as I like to say. The MXR Micro Chorus is designed with vintage “bucket brigade” [...]
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February 25, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn Reminder: Live on Ustream 2-25-10 at 9:30pm EST. I’ll be talking about The Amp Show, the ZT Club Amp, V-Picks, a few brands I am starting to work with, a special give-away and taking questions especially about intonation. Click here for the 300guitars ustream channel.
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February 25, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn I had some people email me about the pickup repair video. Basically there was a question on which wire was the outside wire that you unwind to find the break in the coil. This video shows how to determine which is the outside wire. Hit me up if you need more info!!
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February 25, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn Here is a great video clip of Juha and Emma of Ruokangas Guitars at the 2010 NAMM Show. There are some really great players in this clip demoing Juha’s guitars and I am honored to have been included!!! Thanks Emma and Juha!!!!!
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February 24, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn Another popular email I get is about fret buzz. I get questions like what is fret buzz, where does it come from and the biggie how much is too much? I know everyone wants a great playing guitar but there are certain anomalies you have to live with and one of them is fret buzz…..but [...]
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February 24, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn I saw this guitar at the 2010 NAMM show a few weeks ago but did not get to try it. This is basically the Music Man Albert Lee model with a pair of humbuckers instead of the three single coil pickup configuration. Some of the specs include: average 6 lbs, 8 oz African Mahogany body [...]
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February 23, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn There is a review of the Eminence Ragin Cajun 10″speaker on the Reviews page and a video demo clip. This speaker sounded awesome in my 1980′s Fender Super Champ and would match up nicely with other blackface or silverface models. Rated for 75 watts @ 8 ohms the Ragin Cajun sounds clear and focused with [...]
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February 23, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn Howdy folks. It’s been a while I know but I’ve been busy behind the scenes over here working on some cool stuff. Come and hang out with me live on Ustream 2-25-10 at 9:30pm EST. I’ll be talking about The Amp Show, the ZT Club Amp, V-Picks, a few brands I am starting to work [...]
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