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The Most Iconic Guitar of the 1990s…

Can you think of a more iconic guitar from the 1990s than this Ibanez JEM PMC. Steve Vai was already a well established guitar god when this signature guitar was released in 1992. Featuring the, now legendary, swirl finish, and with only 271 made, this guitar started out as a head-turner, and went down in history as a guitar collector’s must-have.

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This HEADLESS Guitar is Perfect For My Airplane!

I played in the wrong key, because I was inverted! This is the Boya & Ziqi Lizard-6 fanned fret, headless guitar! At a price under $400, this thing is the perfect, compact shred guitar. A mahogany body and super smooth brass and aluminum bridge provides rock solid tones. Let’s check this out!

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A Heavy Metal Salute to The Armed Forces (Veteran’s Day 2023)

This is Max Carlisle’s (Guitar MAX) heavy metal tribute to the Armed Forces! The themes of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines…. and the Coast Guard done heavy metal style!

To all the veterans and active military members out there watching: Thank you for your service and happy Veteran’s Day!

Very special thanks to: March Field Air Museum, Camarillo CAF, USS Iowa Museum, The Condor Squadron, California State Parks, and Peter Helm.

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Schecter’s BRUTAL Triple Coil Pickup!

Schecter’s new Sunset 6 Triad features a wild triple coil pickup! And this thing sounds as powerful as it looks. The best part is, the rest of the guitar is awesome as well. Extra jumbo stainless steel frets, locking tuners, a 5 piece maple and rosewood neck, ebony fretboard, and a body shape built for speed all come together to make this guitar flat out awesome.

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By Popular Demand: The $240 Westcreek Revenge

By popular demand… one of the most requested guitars for me to review is the Westcreek Revenge. This is an affordable $240 set neck explorere / destroyer type guitar, with rounded ball end frets and a head turning looks. These are available from Amazon, and come in a few different colors. Let’s check this out.

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Mythbusting Cheap Guitars!

Whenever I review an affordable guitar, I get in the comments section about how the guitar is “not real wood”. I’m tired of this cheap guitar myth and today I’m going to disprove this. Let’s sacrifice two affordable, but unusable guitars and see what they’re really made of. Particle board? MDF? Plywood? What’s the truth?

 

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My Marshall DLS20 Amp is Broken! But I still LOVE IT!

My Marshall DSL20HR is an awesome sounding amp… with problems. The earlier versions of these Dual Super Lead re-issue amps had widespread problems with the effects loop and emulated output, and I got unlucky with mine. This amp features an ultra gain channel and classic gain, and at 20 watts all tube, you can get a great sound at a lower volume.

 

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I Visit The AIO Guitars Shop!

AIO, or All In One Guitars, has become one of my favorite guitar brands in recent years. This is the source of Wolf guitars and now the AIO brand of guitars. Here is my shop tour video and interview with Jin, the owner. He talks about how the guitar business started and we see the guys at the shop working on their guitars up close, doing nut adjustments, fret leveling, crowning, fret ends, and more.

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Add A SUSTAINER SYSTEM to ANY GUITAR

Whether it’s a Sustainiac, or Fernandes system, or something else, I love the sustainer systems for electric guitars. The give unique sounds and abilities that you can’t typically get any other way. BUT the issue has always been finding a guitar with one of these installed. Now there’s a company that will custom build one of these systems for any guitar! Veyz Sustainer. And it’s not even expensive! Let’s check this out.

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The New Firefly Resonator Acoustic Guitar!

Looking for an affordable guitar that turns you into an instant blues legend? The Firefly Resonator guitar model might be the perfect choice. At $210, it has the ultimate vintage style and sound. Before guitars could be electrically amplified, resonator guitars where the choice for loudness and projection. With acoustic electric components this brings a classic guitar design into the future. Let’s check it out!

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