Latest Blog Posts for The Guitar Column

• Refinishing A PRS Custom 24 Part 2 | The Final Reveal
  on May 11, 2016 in custom 24 luca quacquarella nitrocellulose paul reed smith prs refinish
  In our last article, Refinishing A PRS Custom 24 Part 1, we detailed the removal of the guitar's cloudy green lacquer and extensive prep work for the big refinish -- entirely in nitrocellulose lacquer -- by luthier Luca Quacquarella.In my humble opin...
• Refinishing A PRS Custom 24 | Part 1
  on May 9, 2016 in custom 24 nitrocellulose paul reed smith prs refinish
  If you read my previous two posts about my good friend Reggie Tan's Music Man Luke guitar, what I didn't mention was that Reggie had also sent in his PRS Custom 24 for a refinish at the same time.His PRS, built in 2004, had developed a strange c...
• Refinishing A Music Man Luke Part 2 | The Final Reveal
  on May 4, 2016 in luca quacquarella music man luke nitrocellulose steve lukather
  In Part One of refinishing this Music Man Luke guitar, we talked about the many stages and the many days it took to get the guitar to its final state.Reggie, the owner of this guitar, spent many hours with our patient Italian friend, luthier Luca Qua...
• Refinishing A Music Man Luke Part 1
  on May 3, 2016 in luca quacquarella music man music man luke nitrocellulose
  In an earlier article, I mentioned my encounter with a Music Man Luke and its unusual flaking finish. The polyester finish -- usually the toughest, most impervious of guitar finishes -- was very mysteriously lifting and peeling away from the body in...
• Aria Pro II Cardinal Series CS-250 | Vintage Find
  on May 1, 2016 in aria aria pro II matsumoku
  A few weeks ago my good buddy Eric forwarded a couple pics of this Aria Pro II CS 250 from the early 80's that he happened to see at a local rehearsal studio. My response was the usual "Cool guitar, man. Go for it!".I forgot all about it until last w...
• Prince | Quotes From The Purple One
  on Apr 24, 2016
  This article is dedicated to Prince Roger Nelson who left us on April 21, 2016, at age 57."An idea is still yours even if you give it to someone.""You have to respect your spiritual base. You have to respect the instrument. The volume and tone of an...
• Attaching An MXR EVH Phase 90 To A Pedalboard Without Sticky Velcro
  on Feb 17, 2016 in evh mxr pedalboard velcro
  If you read one of my earlier posts on attaching pedals to Pedaltrain pedalboards without sticky Velcro, I wrote about using a rather cumbersome method involving non-adhesive Velcro straps and nylon cable tie.Two cable ties were looped around a pedal...
• Fender ST72-80SC Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster | Part 3
  on Dec 15, 2015 in dimarzio fender stratocaster seymour duncan yngwie malmsteen
  I mentioned in Part 2 of this series that I wanted to completely rewire my Japanese Fender ST72-80SC Stratocaster from Ishibashi. This guitar is an unofficial Malmsteen model from 1992 or 1993, for sale in the Japanese market-only. So just for kicks,...
• Fender ST72-80SC Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster | Part 2
  on Nov 13, 2015 in fender stratocaster ishibashi KTS saddles scalloped yngwie malmsteen
  If you read Part 1 of ordering this early 90's Fender Japan ST72-80SC Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster from Ishibashi's U-Box, I mentioned that I would be peering under the hood for a peek at the pickups and internal electronics. In Part 1, I also menti...
• Ordering A Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster From Ishibashi's U-Box | Part 1
  on Nov 6, 2015 in fender stratocaster ishibashi scalloped yngwie malmsteen
  Watching a couple of Deep Purple and Rainbow videos recently had me hankering for a Strat with a scalloped fingerboard. Preferably one in Olympic white, with a rosewood fingerboard and black Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder single coils. Just like you-...

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