So I got a bday present for myself (with help from my girlfriend). I’ve wanted one of these for so long. This is a custom made “Kelly-caster” made by Rick Kelly of carmine street guitars. He makes these out of reclaimed wood growth wood from historic buildings in NYC, selecting the most resonant pieces for these tone machines he calls “The Bones of Old New York”. Each one is unique in style and history. The wood for mine comes from the old speakeasy “Chumleys” at 86 Bedford (where the phrase 86’d was invented). If you’re interested there is a documentary on this legendary shop in YouTube and Tubi just called carmine street guitars about Rick and his protege, Cindy, making these insanely cool guitars. They also have an instagram showcasing what they are working on. After living in NYC for 8 years I feel so lucky to be carrying home a piece of the city in guitar form.

Came across this video last week. Where you place your equalizer, which type of equalizer, graphic or pentatonic, you use, and even putting multiple equalizers in different parts of your signal chain, actually make a huge difference. I'm going to give it a whirl and see for myself.

So after getting back into playing guitar and bass after a few years hiatus, I realized I don’t have any of my same jam connections as I used to. How do you go about finding people to jam with these days?

To every guitarist building this community with us… this one’s for you. We’re officially kicking off our next FREE guitar giveaway...and this time it’s another Orangewood Morgan Mahogany Live electric acoustic. 🎁 The Guitar: Orangewood Morgan Mahogany Live This beauty features: 🎵 Warm, rich all-mahogany tone 🔌 Built-in electronics for stage, church, or recording 🎸 Comfortable grand concert body shape ✨ Clean, classy look that feels premium And we’re adding something extra… 🏆 The winner will also receive a premium Omni Guitars t-shirt to go with it. Here’s the best part 👇 ✅ All active members are automatically entered to win. No extra steps. No hoops to jump through. 📅 The winner will be announced May 1st right here inside the Skool community. We’re incredibly grateful for every single one of you. Whether you’ve been here from day one or just joined recently, you’re helping build something special. Omni isn’t just about gear. It's about guitarists building it together. Thank you for being part of this. Good luck everyone 🙌🎸

Purple is my favorite color, and Iron Maiden is my favorite rock/metal band. As such, resistance was futile! Temu find: Factory Custom Purple Alexi Laiho Swallow Tail V Electric Guitar (photo 1) Another Temu find: Unbranded Rockingbird Electric Guitar (photo 2) But the coup de grace, ultimate find, was on Facebook Marketplace: Iron Maiden Killers Eddie electric guitar, ash body—hand-painted, sealed 15 times over—a fragging amazing guitar body! [UPDATE] I'm pretty much done buying guitars. There aren't any out there that I want at the moment. Even with the ones I plan to sell after giving them a comprehensive setup, I have more than enough, plus, I'm just about out of room to display them. Exceptions: 1) I finally found a 7-string Iceman kit at guitarkit.com. I've been looking for one of these for quite a while; 2) I'm currently winning an Enya Inspire 39" Smart Electric Guitar on MAC.BID, though I don't expect to win. While it's $500, my max bid is $140, and I won't bid more; 3) I backed the LightJam Kickstarter several months ago. I should be getting it soon, though the last time I checked, a few weeks ago, it showed it was in the packaging stage. 4) It's not a guitar, but I am currently winning a Vangoa Mandolin Musical Instrument A Style Acoustic Electric with a max bid of $51. The current bid is $50. With about 5 hours left until the auction closes, I don't expect to win. Since these mandolins retail on Amazon for $140, which is very affordable, I'm not going to bid more on this auction. If I buy any more, I think my wife will disown me. [UPDATE 2] I won the mandolin auction with a final bid of $52. Couldn't resist not bumping up my maximum bid a little. Didn't see any cosmetic problems with it. Came with a decent soft-shell case. Haven't played it yet. Plan to tune it up and give it a whirl later today.