August 26, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Who has a real 60′s Strat with a replaced or cracked nitrate “green guard” and wants to make their guitar look as correct as possible? Well, instead of spending a ton of cash on an original guard that could have shrunk and warped over the years you can now get an extremely accurate reproduction from [...]
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Tags: Celluloid, Cellulose Nitrate, Green Guard, Lashing Guitars, Strat, Stratocaster | 
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June 18, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Lance Lerman of LSL Guitars is now offering rosewood fretboard models. I talked with Lance for a while at the show and played the new T-Bone and Saticoy. Lance is a great guy, VERY funny and builds an excellent guitar..!!!
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Fender, Lance Lerman, Loni Specter, LSL Guitars, NY Amp Show, Saticoy, Stratocaster, T Bone | View Comments
May 21, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
The new book Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 is now finally available..!! This looks like an awesome book and I want one now..!! Most people that visit me here know I am a Fender Tele guy (nut) and love all things related to the golden era of the Fender company. The simple practical designs, the [...]
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April 29, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Here’s a great new CD by Tomo Fujita called “Pure”. Tomo is an amazing player and faculty member at the Berklee College of Music. He has worked with some great artists such as Phil Collins, John Mayer and Ronnie Earl to name a few. On his latest release Tomo enlisted Will Lee to play bass [...]
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April 23, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
There is a cool interview with Jeff Beck over on the Fender website. In this Q&A interview Beck talks about his new album “Emotion & Commotion”, how and what he practices, guitars, the Yardbirds, cars and some other cool stuff. If you are a Jeff Beck fan this is definitely worth a read. He is [...]
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April 14, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Every now and then I get an email or two from players asking about putting a Fender neck on a G&L guitar. Some of the G&L guitars have pretty thin necks and it is not easy to obtain a replacement from G&L if you don’t like the profile plus there are no readily available aftermarket [...]
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March 22, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Here is an interview I did with Lance Lerman of LSL Instruments. The LSL guitars are awesome and are built by hand the old skool way. Super light, great tone and playability.
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March 14, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Gerald Weber of Kendrick Amps talks about his Continental and Bad Ass Man amp.
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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 22, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
This video may help you bring a guitar pickup that is not working back to life. A few simple tips and things to try before you send your pickup off for a re-wind. I always say if you do not feel comfortable take your pickup to a tech. Hit me up if you have any [...]
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February 12, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Dick Dale is alive and kickin’. I actually saw him at the NAMM show and took a picture with him. He seems to be in good health and great spirits. He told me he is getting ready to tour in the spring so be on the lookout for him. Fender has just released the new [...]
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