Starting to think I got lucky. Ordered mid-2021, delivered mid-2023. Absolutely immaculate fit and finish, great instrument all around. Maybe not the sickest top around but I think it’s pretty rad. Picture honestly doesn’t do it justice. Prices have jumped like $1300 since I ordered. Def would...
Definitely some upcoming albums I’m looking forward to. As others have mentioned, Spectral Voice and JFAC. Also super stoked for the new Julian Lage and Skeletal Remains albums, as well as the Comeback Kid EP.
On the live music side I have front row tickets to both G3 and Priest coming up, and...
Another vote for the Peavy Vypyr. Keep one in the living room for noodling while I’m watching movies/TV. Not gonna blow anyone’s socks off, but it does what it needs to do.
Not a fan of the dudes music at all, but he is a genuinely talented musician. I remember seeing a video of him a few years back just hanging out in the studio, bouncing between a bunch of instruments, and playing them all with a pretty decent level of proficiency.
Pickups and amplifier are 90% of your tone. I’m not convinced there’s anything magical about the LP body shape or construction that makes them sound any better than a strat or a tele. If there was, tone obsessed dudes like Vai, Petrucci, etc wouldn’t spend their entire careers playing super...