Mad Stratter
2008 Rock Resolution Project
I’ve never been big on the idea of New Year’s resolutions, but I figured that this year, rather than half-assed attempts at giving up the any of the vices I hold so near and dear, I though I’d come up with a few Rock Resolutions that I both both want to and can attain:
I’m still […]
Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom
Thought typically a faithful D’Addario man, I’ve made a switch, atleast for the time being, to Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom custom gauge strings, and I must say… I’m impressed!
These strings, gauged .010, .013, .017, .030, .042 and .052, give me awesome slinkage for maximum bendiness, while preserving that fat chunkocity I’ve come to […]
Fender Brings Us A Little Bit of Texas
It’s been reported around the guitar blogosphere that Fender has reissued the Lone Star Stratocaster and the Roadhouse Stratocaster. Both Strats are available in Black, Arctic White, or for an extra $50, that sexy Sunburst you see to the left.
Both of the axes give you that fat Texas tone with Texas Special pickups in the […]
What If Pfizer Bought Fender?
It happened once, in 1965, when CBS bought Fender and our beloved Stratocaster… But what would happen if Fender was sold again, this time to Pfizer? Someone over at FreakingNews.com drew up a schematic:
A little bit of a different twist on the Wangcaster concept, huh?
Be sure to check out the DeWalt Stratocaster too… imagine, a […]
Anatomy of the Stratocaster Bridge & Tremolo
There are two distinct divisions of Stratocaster bridges: Hard-tail and soft-tail.
Concerning the hard-tail style, there are two different ways of achieving a hard-tail bridge. The first way is rarely seen on Stratocasters, with the only instance of it I know of is the Robert Cray Signature Strat, in which there is no tremolo unit at […]
