Ohio Jam at the Kerns’ House

For those of you who don’t know, for the last several years I have been driving to Ohio about once a year to attend a guitar jam where friends from all over gather to swap stories and play.  This year it was hosted in a new location.  It was Sean and Lisa Kerns’ first time hosting the …

Seth

  My parts guitar (left) had a rattling truss rod.  My attempts to fix it failed.  I just so happened to have a Fender American Big Apple neck laying around. Doesn’t everyone have one of those laying around the house?     While I had the old WD Music neck off, I decided it was …

Ibanez Guitars

These are my Ibanez guitars.  Love them all.  They make great instruments.   This is my main Ibanez S540FM I bought this at Wolfe Music in Rolla It was replacing a stolen guitar. 🙁 I believe this is a one off color that is not in the catalog.             This …

Strats

These are my Fender Strats.  I prefer the vintage style hardware as you can see.     This is my Number 1 Strat. 97 California Strat Made in the USA Bought it new in 2005 It was a N.O.S. (New Old Stock) Replaced the pickguard with a pearloid.       96 Tex Mex Strat …

Agile

These are a couple of Agile guitars I have.  If you are not familiar with Agile, you should check them out. Rondo Music   Agile AL-2000 P-90 Pickups I always wanted a Gold Top This is a cool import.             Agile Harm 1 Semi-Hollow with P-90s Kind of a cross …

Telecasters

My Telecasters   Nashville Tele Made in Mexico Vintage Hardware The neck feels very similar to the California Strat             Fender Standard Telecaster Made in Mexico Bought this used from Wolfe Music in Rolla Added Harmonic Designs Pickups to it. Added the black pearl pickguard Also swapped the control plate around. …

Custom Parts Guitars

Building custom parts guitars can be fun, but don’t expect to save money.  Most of the time you will spend more on parts than you would if you just bought it assembled.  But if you want a one of a kind guitar and have a little bit of patience, I say go for it.   This …