Recent content by Drew

I apply a video I watched a long time ago about truss rods and apply it to pickups. The conclusion of the vid was don't be afraid of your truss rod, as the guy was turning it all sorts of directions and showing the affects of doing so. Same thing applies to pickguard mounted pickups. Get your...

Both are stupid good for the money, especially the Cutlass. Can't wrap my head around how much you get for like $550. Flip a coin. Can't go wrong with either.

Those players were pioneering players for their day but that was decades ago and I don't get why people get stuck in periods of time with guitar heros. "Oh no one can compare to them". Being closed minded is the worst thing a musician can be. Heck, I can't understand what Tim Henson from...

This is a different world now and we consume music media differently. Guitar companies are wise to this now and are placing a lot of emphasis on social media popularity when courting signature artists. Rick is extremely deserving. He's a monster player and has more knowledge of pure theory...

Internet forums are dying. The forum for one of the online games I play just got the axe in favor of ushering us off to discord and other social media. World is changing in how we interact with one another.

I just noticed there is not a lot of real estate between the E strings to the ends of the frets, which was always a problem in the earlier strats and teles. I'm surprised PRS didn't do a somewhat wider neck. I can foresee some pulling of that high E off the fretboard if one isn't careful.

The problem is the CU24 is the worst sounding PRS and it's the "flagship". Everything that is in the core lineup now is straight up a better sounding instrument. The CU24 is due for a redesign and the first thing they should do is thicken that body a bit and make them all McThick. Lengthen the...

That black looks good and more modern solid colors like the silver sky would have been welcome. Nothing says dad guitar like trans finish over ash.

Can't make one guitar sound like another. Dude wants the LP sound and won't get it from a CU24. There are other PRS made alternatives for that sound but nothing replicates a LP exactly. It's why Gibby sells tons of them still.

PRS strategy has always been of the mind that you will pay more for their guitars but you'll get a better product than the competitions. My own opinion is this holds true for the SS. It's one of the best strats, period. Holds it's own even compared to Fender CS stuff. I've never heard a Suhr S...

PRS really should put more focus into solid finishes. Now that good maple tops are getting harder to find, opaque is just the way to go. How awesome would that be if it was just solid purple with some sparkle in it?

57/08s are the best pickups PRS has ever produced. Period. End of story. Pretty much the only vintagy pickup that can hold its own next to a Gibson Custombucker.

I fall into the "best for you" category when I buy things. What comes to mind for me is just I bought a bottle of Makers Mark. Sure, there are much better craft whiskeys/bourbons out there, but I just like a whiskey and ginger every now and then and thus don't want to waste a better whiskey on...

I had full blown panic disorder when I was 30 and it was very acute for a few months. I'd have a panic attack in the middle of the night and have to pace up and down the road for a half hour until the adrenaline surge wore off. My girlfriend, at the time It was the worst, thought I was nuts. It...

57/08 has always been their best pickup, IMO. These newer models never captured that magic.