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What a new gear day(s)!

Okay, so this is technically three new gear days rolled into one. It was my birthday late last month, and I was spoiled pretty rotten. I received a few really nice guitar related things. First up, was the Squier Deluxe Stratocaster, from my amazing girlfriend. It’s used, and needs a …

Ibanez Gio GRGM21 Mikro – review

Short scale guitars are an interesting area of the electric guitar market. Mostly aimed at younger beginners, and maybe more seasoned players looking for a smaller guitar to travel with, they are typically built to a strict budget. The strict budget doesn’t usually lend towards a quality guitar build. There …

The Squier Bullet Strat project – part 4

The Squier Bullet Strat project is getting closer to how I wanted it to look like and play, but there’s a bit more work to be done. First up, the stock tuners had to go and I wanted to try and get some decent locking tuners that didn’t break the …

The Squier Bullet Strat project – part 3

The Squier Bullet Strat project has been coming along nicely. With the aid of the Wilkinson bridge’s full size sustain block, Hantug Custom Guitars brass saddles and titanium spring claw, the guitar sounds great unplugged. The DiMarzio made IBZ/USA stacked single coil, in conjunction with the stock Squier pickups are …