A few thoughts about my return to playing after distal radius and ulnar styloid fracture and Colles’ Fracture surgery. A few years ago, I experienced a broken wrist in a high-speed cycling crash. I had surgery on the wrist and… Read More »Guitar after a broken wrist
By popular demand (OK, one person asked me about it recently), here’s an old post about my (then) recent repair of an Ibanez Weeping Demon Wah pedal (which conked out during an otherwise slammin‘ performance by an Irish band I play with).… Read More »Weeping Demon repair
So, I’ve got a Squire Bronco Bass and I think it was well bought ($150 at Guitar Center). Though it seems strangely light, it’s well-balanced, and the neck has a good feel. The only real problem with it is that… Read More »Bronco Bass Pickup Upgrade
I recently saw “The Fab Faux” in concert, and it was an eye-opening experience. I’d gotten the ticket as a gift, and I have to say it wasn’t something I would have bought for myself. I like the Beatles just… Read More »The Fab Faux
A scientist named Konrad Lorenz popularized the concept of “imprinting”, which brittanica.com defines as “a form of learning in which a very young animal fixes its attention on the first object with which it has visual, auditory, or tactile experience… Read More »Jim Croce: I Got A Name