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Beck was never part of Cream, so maybe I'm missing something. Are you thinking Yardbirds?

Sounds like a bad ground, perhaps a bad solder joint.

I'm firmly in the "whatever works" camp, knowing that can be different for everyone. I have accumulated various instruments, usually because I had some extra cash when a good one came up used. Most of them are US-made, but one is an aluminum/phenolic hollobody with buckers (and obviously a...

My MIK Epi LP is just a good solid guitar. It might help that it's a Limited Edition, gold sparkletop with a Bigsby; I think they spec the Limited Editions a little better. At least the sparkletop is amazing! Actually, when I was playing in a church band for about a year, I rotated among a...

Just a couple years ago I saw Savoy Brown, and Kim Simmonds was playing, and (of course) billed as the only original member. Maybe Sumitomo caught them when Kim was out sick or something.

I saw someone about 100 miles from me selling an early 1980s Guild D15-12 for a price well below $1,000. The thing had a VERY minor issue, the price went down some more and I snatched it. All-mahogany and a beast. Wonderful neck, rock-solid contruction, not as popular as the jumbos (and...

Not quite sure I would agree that Elmore James would be the link between Robert Johnson and the Chicago blues scene; seems like Muddy would have that distinction. The first album of his I know of had some Johnson songs and some Muddy-written lyrics over obvious Johnson melodies and...

A sad thing. Willie Nelson has written some of the most amazing songs, and is a gifted performer. Years ago, I saw him perform "Ain't it Funny How Time Slips Away," and was absolutely stunned. Later, the Yellow Rose soundtrack was an eye-opener, with its powerful rock and blues accents. If a...

You can use twist-on wire nuts for the connections to make it easier. Make sure you use the right size, and if you think it needs it you can always put on one wrap of electrical tape to hold things together. Markb set you on the right path for Deaf-Eddie. You can email him for your specifics...

I'm the pleased owner of an Epi LP sparkletop in gold -- with a Bigsby, no less. A bit too heavy for (my) total perfection, but the Korean Limited Edition stuff plays and sounds pretty dang good. I usually like things more low-key than that, but I do like it, and it has always gotten admiring...

I have a v-neck on a mid-1930s Regal resonator, and it is really wonderful. With that type of instrument, of course, it has a flat fingerboard, but it's still great. Other than that I have a couple Linderts, which are something like the OP (deeaa) is talking about, but the high point is moved...

Depends on what kind of tone you're looking for, huge and beefy, stringy and penetrating, something in-between. Literally anything will work for slide, and you don't need real high action or huge strings. I like a slightly high action on acoustics, as I like to be able to hit the strings...

If you play slide (or at least attempt it) you have a great excuse for more. I have a 6-string flattop, an old reso bought at a church thrift shop, a Chinese tricone and a 12-string flattop. My wife enourages acoustics, thus the 12-string I always wanted but never really believed I should get...

Took The Test, received NERC certification. Long and annoying process, but had to do it to keep my (power generation) job. Nobody knows what it is or cares, but I had to put it down somewhere. It was hard to do. No rattlesnakes in sight (killed a 42-incher in the back yard last summer; the...

Bravely continue your gear quest. Borrow other people's guitars, buy ultra-cheap junkpiles, even if they don't work well. Keep so many around it gets confusing. When she asks, you can tell her it was $10 or it isn't yours, you're just borrowing to try it out (completely true). Explain...

Yeah, it's very cool, they're routed for 3 singles from the factory. Mine's all-natural, ash/maple. Thinking of selling, sometimes. Best Tele I ever played, though.

I have a Laredo, but it's not much like those. Great Tele, though.

Powerhouse operation/system dispatching for a major US City over 31 years. They're trying to fire me a month before my optimum retirement date. Maybe one of you lawyers could help!

A 4-way would give you in-series, as well as the usual in-parallel. This is such a common thing Fender makes one for Teles. In-series is discernably fatter-sounding than in-parallel, although the actual effect varies by the pickups involved. A 5-way also gives in-series and out-of phase...

Surely there's all kinds of room under there for a 5-way Superswitch? That's probably all it would need. Always thought those looked very cool, but then, I have a couple Linderts.