1962 ‘MC5’ Epiphone Olympic
They say you should never meet your heroes… and that’s because it’s usually TERRIFYING!
Archived entries for Vintage Guitars
Gibson Les Paul Triumph Bass (score!)
Pawn shop bargains are still out there… you just gotta be REALLY, REALLY lucky.
Late 1970’s Fender Mustang
The Mustang’s from tail end of the 70’s were a different beast from the early ones, but are still great instruments…
Morlocks Gallery & MotorWolf Studios
Ever heard of Den Haag? Neither had I. But it just happens to have to coolest studio & club ever…
Antigua = Awesomeness…
An ode to the Fender finish that some people affectionately call ‘Spew Burst’… Continue reading…
Peter Mengede’s Honeyburst Les Paul
Last year I got the opportunity to jam with Peter Mengede from Helmet/Handsome, who now lives in Brisbane. While that was great, the best was seeing him play THE Les Paul that recorded all those great early Helmet riffs which I spent hours trying to master years ago. Here’s the story of that guitar from Peter himself…
1982 USA Kramer Pacer
Fellow guitarnerds, I have a confession to make that will wipe away any remaining punk/garage rock cred that I ever had (if I had any, which I doubt)… that’s right… *takes breath* I love vintage super strats!!!
2012 ‘Mongrel Country’ guitar
A new Aussie guitar maker from Perth (now Melbourne) who makes some awesome axes…
Nine to fiver… Social Climber… Oh Yeah !!!!
The story of The Scavengers and their candy apple red Mustang bass…
Mastodon & the tale of the lost Silverburst
The story of my small part in reuniting Mastodon’s Brent Hinds with his beloved 70’s silverburst Flying V…
Dave Grohl’s ex-Motorhead Flying V
This is another guitar that I missed out on that still haunts my dreams and makes me wake up in a cold sweat…screaming “WHHHHYYYYY?!”
The one that got away… son of a b!tch…
Everyone has a story of a guitar they should’ve bought, didn’t and regretted it… this is the story of the guitar that will haunt me forever & ever & ever & ever & ever….
