Recent content by JohnnyGtar

They dropped their prices by a big percentage and are now some of the best deals on new Japanese guitars. They need to make a neck joint that's much more accessible to the higher frets. Many other companies have done so and Vola needs to address that issue. Good company and they make excellent...

Well said.

Should he not play music because his dad is a legend?

Yep, he's the real deal. His name opens doors and he knows that, but that alone won't get you far if you suck musically. Wolf kicks ass. He could make a fortune playing Van Halen tunes. At the Taylor Hawkins tributes, he played Van Halen tunes and I would have sworn it was Ed if I hadn't seen...

You need Paramount+ or Amazon Prime to watch it.

Yep. I used to live in LaSalle. Back before they got big, REO played at my foster mother's high school graduation.

Fuck, this is hard to watch. It's breaking my heart. I cried. Val and Wolf, God Bless You. RIP Ed.

Duncan 78 Custom Shop and 78 regular production. Have you noticed any differences? I had a Custom Shop 78 and it was amazing.

Call MJ and tell her what you want and see if she can wind a pickup to your specs. (Most likely, she can.) Another vote for the 78, too. I had a 78 that was wound by MJ around 20 years ago. Amazing pickup. It's not 12K, but definitely worth a try. You can get the 78 as a standard production...

I was on Reverb recently and the prices on used Carvins have gone through the roof.

Boy George: Do you really want to hurt me? Creem Magazine: Yes!

Yeah. I knew it was AI when: 1) The AI Vai was promoting a giveaway of Gibson products. Steve endorses Ibanez, so he wouldn't do that. 2) The AI Vai was saying these giveaways were happening because of damaged packaging, which is pure BS. 3) Because of the payment scam asking for my credit card.