Ron Banas from the band Lone Shark brought me his Gibson Les Paul for some TLC. The small notches in each saddle were worn and it was time for some new ones. Ron says he plays this guitar every single day. Who wouldn’t, it’s a really cool guitar. The neck is nice and chunky and… Read More »
Now here’s something you don’t see every day. An extremely clean and 100% original 1959 Gibson GA-40 Les Paul Amplifier. This amp was brought to a local music store that sends me out of warranty and vintage amplifiers for repair and restoration. The gentleman that owns it bought it in 1959 and from what I… Read More »
Something very cool that Google did today for Les Paul’s birthday is make their home page logo into a playable guitar. Try it out! You can even record your track and share it with a short link they provide. Tweet
Whoa…it looks like Gibson is opening up a new forum called 4henry.gibson.com. Get this….the new forum will allow players to engage directly with chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. Gibson says: “The forum will be a venue for serious discussion on topics ranging from guitars to marketing and business ideas”. I hope he knows what he’s… Read More »
I found a three part video interview with Joe Bonamassa over on the Guitar Noize blog. Joe talks about his rig in great detail in the video series as well as his guitars. Joe calls his four amp setup the “monster rig” but the way he has it set up ends up being a very… Read More »
Maybe Gibson is moving in the right direction with this Les Paul 50s Studio Tribute series of guitars. Priced at $1399.00 is a whole lot more affordable than some of the recent models that were introduced. The new model features a 50s Style neck profile, five different worn 50s-style finishes, Gibson USA P-90 pickups, Switchcraft… Read More »
One of the simplest, effective mods you can do to your guitar “on the cheap” is to experiment with tone caps. First before we get started lets get answers to a few questions about these little buggers. What is a tone cap and how does it work? Read more...
One very simple maintenence procedure can help keep your guitars’ signal at its best and prevent the loss of ground connection. Clean your jacks! We are talking about the 1/4″ jacks on your amplifier as well as your guitar. Read more..
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