Recent content by Buc McMaster

If invited I'd certainly accept...........however, I would surrender my seat to any one of the big-mouthed flat earth idiots so he/she could see for themselves, with their own freakin' eyes, that the planet is indeed a globe. Take lots of pictures, bring them back and show them to all his/her...

A good pedal compressor will solve that issue as well.

Amen! I don't wanna either........and I don't. Every once in awhile I hook up the Deja Vibe or the Lex or the compressor, even the OCD Ge.......and once again I quickly realize they're just not necessary to deliver what I want to hear. Comes down to what you're playing, really. Some styles...

Hardshell cases are just too much.......too heavy, too bulky, too awkward. Nothing beats a good gig bag for running around town with a guitar. Light, minimum bulk, easily transported and with very little caution are more than adequate protection. Nice case, for sure, but serious overkill for...

........relic amplifiers? Guitar amps take a beating over the course of their use, just like guitars. In many minds, a beat up guitar speaks of mojo and history and cool factor, be it a true vintage road warrior or a brand new imitation road warrior. Why are there not relic amps? No appeal...

I do like a good blade. This is my late-60s Randall Mdl 1.......8" vintage cold steel.

I have but one......all that's required to play guitar.

Well, despite my earlier statement, I did in fact sell the CS Stratocaster......well.....it's on consignment at my friends' store. I got over the got-to-have-many way of thinking long, long ago and having two was one too many.....no contest which one remains with me. So, given that, I won't...

While I agree that Mr Clapton plays quite well, I must admit to being sick of blues playing. Here in Texas there's a couple of blues guys under every rock and every one of them thinks they are god's own gift to blues licks and that's all they play. Boring. Very boring. A steady diet of...

Monday at school after their Sunday night appearance on the Sullivan show in '64 was nuts.....the entire school was in a frenzy. Rightfully so. What a band.....what a collection of talent....what a powerful influence on the world these guys were. Amazing still.

No. Not at all.

My ear generally prefers an unadulterated sound......guitar and amp with nothing between. I do enjoy rotary speaker sims and vibes but I don't make much use of either. A good compressor does add a lot of presence and immediacy to a tone without altering things.......this I like. Comes down to...

Another session with the Cali Tweed.........this beast has some serious punch! The Fender sounds very good with this one but the TV Jones T-Armonds in the Collings are just unreal. Gain at 2-2:30 chords have great edge and bite, single notes just sing and it's very touch responsive and...

Agreed. The 20W setting at this point is my favorite......gain at about 2 o'clock. I use 11-50 DR Pure Blues, round core. The difference between tens and elevens on this guitar is a full half turn on the truss rod. Don't know what you're running now but expect to make some adjustments.

Cocoa, as in chocolate.......pretty nice neutral color other than black. I did change the jewel from amber to blue. And the multi-watt switch is quite nice. It seems that the 2W setting is very easily overdriven.....dial an edge of breakup tone that's pretty clean, flip to 2W and it's over...