Recent content by LeftyBlues

+2 on the Erlewine book! My one bit of input us this: truss rod adjustments, a little bit goes a loooong way, hence the 1/4 turn at a time! If any doubts, especially on an older instrument, take it to a luthier.

TJ, Try Allparts.com or Stew-Mac but get a GOOD quality i.e. not the cheapest switch. I have a 3 year old Casino and had a luthier replace all the pots and selector switch as well as installing locking tuners. The OEM parts were el garbage. L.B.

My Cali single cut goldtop a.k.a. "Goldie". I added the Bigsby and yes it weighs a ton but I sit down when I play anyway. Absolute top notch instrument!!

Carvin is a Godsend for lefthanded players. Their quality is absolutely top notch and YOU decide wood, color, frets, as they are made to order. Once you receive it you have ten days to try it, if you don't like it send it back, you're out $25 maybe for UPS. Very few guitars get sent back, if...

Odd coincidence as I'd never heard of this until last week. A buddy who comes over to play boils them in a vinegar solution and swears by it. He's also preparing for a total collapse of modern society into anarchy and chaos so take that fer what it's worth! Cleaning the gunk is one thing but...

To think I've been using the crappy cable that came with my amp, oh what a fool I've been! All along I blamed my fatigue on work, it really all comes down to the power cable. You're right Plank, audiophiles will buy anything. I reckon if I was smart (oops too late) I'd create a need for them and...

Well you can drop $3-4K on a Gibson or $750-$1500 on a Carvin. We lefthanders loooove Carvin, get any flavor we want with no price hit. I have a Carvin acoustic that a luthier friend just drooled over, just picked up a California single cut that just blows my mind. If you're not hung up on name...