Eric Johnson Video on his Fender Strats
By Gary | May 23, 2010
Here’s a cool video with Eric Johnson and the Fender Strat line. Fender Eric Johnson Strat Medium Palomino Metallic US $1,999.00 Fender Eric Johnson Strat RW Lucerne Aqua Firemist US $1,999.00
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Guitar Amp Channel Switching Problem and How to Repair
By Gary | January 14, 2010
Ok campers, I get quite a few questions in emails asking me about how to repair channel switching problems on newer Fender and Peaveys and such. Most of the time the actual repair is simple to an experienced bench tech but to someone sitting at home wondering if they should fix it themselves to save [...]
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How to use an Ohm Meter or Multimeter
By Gary | December 20, 2009
Since most musicians have to use electricity to perform in one way or another, learning how to use an ohm meter or these days a multimeter, you can save time and money. And even more important you can understand your equipment better and get better use out of it. Getting started is not that hard [...]
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Yamaha P85 Review – Digital Piano – VS Casio PX330
By Gary | December 3, 2009
I just had to post a review on my Yamaha P-85 digital piano. Why, because I researched way too much before I bought and compared it against the different Casio’s in a similar price range. Here was the deal. The casio’s I looked at Privia, PX 110, PX 120, and PX 330. The hard decision [...]
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Fender Blues Junior
By Gary | March 31, 2009
Here’s a good one. Special background effects. He may have skipped work and it looks like he’s skipping his laundry also. He’s got a Les Paul through a Fender Blues Junior, can’t really blame him. LOL Fender Blues Jr Junior Supreme Mod Kit MIM Amps US $59.95 ATA LiteFlite Case For FENDER BLUES JUNIOR New [...]
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1952 Fender Princeton “TV Tweed” Amp
By Gary | December 18, 2008
Here’s a demo of a very cool amp. Bare bones and really great circuit inside. The schematic for this amp is ideal for learning basic guitar amp circuity. However it’s almost mind boggling to think about all the rock and blues recordings where this amp was used. D2F Padded Cover for Fender Princeton NP Tweed [...]
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Kendrick Humor
By Gary | November 15, 2008
Here’s a funny video by Kendrick. What he did was push the input jack apart so the amp would hum. And then hammed it up. I’ve seen techs do this with rookies and even some more harder to detect stunts like tie a 1 ohm carbon comp resistor across the outputs of a power amp. [...]
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Fender Ultimate Chorus Switch Replacement
By Gary | November 4, 2008
This post is not a video, just pics. It is a result of recent emails with a guitarist that bought an amp and wanted to switch out the AC off/on switch. Because of the lengthy exchange I decided to make a post of it and possibly help someone else. In the meantime it’s a good [...]
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Fender Deluxe Reverb thru a Celestion Blue
By Gary | October 22, 2008
Here is a video by: TubeBlasterOne that sounds interesting. A blurb from his video: This is a Fender Deluxe Reverb tube amplifier played through a Celestion Alnico Blue 12″ speaker. The guitar is a Hamer Artist Custom using the Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P-90 style pickup in the neck position. Nice tone, and yes he [...]
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How to use a Volt Ohm Meter Part 1
By Gary | June 30, 2008
Here is a good video on how to use a volt ohm meter. He explains in one example how to test for continuity. (circuit has little or no resistance between two points) This is very important when troubleshooting a circuit. One example is you might find ” a short” which means the same thing as [...]
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