December 2018 – Chris And Rick Talk Guitars

Fender’s LEAD Series: CBS Era Gems

December 31, 2018February 3, 2021
by chris

In 1980 or so I accompanied a friend to a music store to help him pick out his first guitar. My friend didn’t play at all so he wanted someone along who could help evaluate the instruments that caught his eye and his wallet. I believe he had something like $300.00 to spend. We arrived

Pedals

DOD Overdrive Preamp 250

December 15, 2018April 8, 2021
by chris

In 2008 or so I took up building pedals. I became quite obsessed with the hobby for a couple of years. The www provides so many great resources for building, modding, and dissecting guitar pedals. It’s a great community and a classic example of the internet used for “good”. I reckon I built 30 or