The red special

Brought this one out to play for Tele Tuesday. It's not exactly a Tele but it's definitely a Tuesday. This one is on the heftier side of things & lately, I've been avoiding the heftier ones; they are beginning to affect my blood circulation. When I bought this way back when it was priced to clear, it actually cost less than its Mexican counterpart today. That's how crazy prices are in the mean time. I've stopped checking out certain guitars from a certain brand name as the products are becoming unreasonably priced without a matching mark up in quality.

I would refer to this combo as my cheat code; a proven, good-sounding pickup + the pick that makes me play with the least mistakes. The pickup in question is the Seymour Duncan JB (TB-4) & the pick - Norther Ghost Plectrums Planchette model. 

Stay home Sunday: Re-string (Part 2)

Another guitar gets a re-string; my Charvel San Dimas Style 2 HH. I have a set of Kery Kues .009s in there. I've been re-stringing Floyd Rose equipped guitars since last night...

You've heard of Kerly Kues, no? It's one of those guitar string manufacturers still subjecting their products to a cryogenic treatment. Some form of coating was also implemented unto them, it's comparable to what GHS is doing to their stuff.

Once you unseal the pack (yes, it's a moisture-proof, re-seal friendly pack) you'll see the products bound by i/d strips. These strings have this initial crisp to them, if you are familiar with Ernie Balls, it's along that likeness. Played my Charvel for about 30min & the strings still feel good, I reserve further comments pertaining to durability.

Charvel: Control cavity

Here's a shot of the Charvel San Dimas Style 2 HH control cavity. This was after Beez's push-pull switch installation. Charvel's finish is incredibly neat & tidy.

Charvel: Spring cavity

This is how the Charvel San Dimas Style 2 HH whammy spring cavity looks like; very tidy, well-finished. I compensated the springs tension before I played it today as the string action was lowered last night (while watching Spurs being defeated by QPR).

Beez, working

Beez working on my Charvel, took him 7min...

... to instal a push-pull coil split selector in there. He did it while talking to some friends who dropped by the store. I think he could have done it with his eyes closed.