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My Fender Champ Blog – Everything You Wanted to Know About This Little Giant!

Posted on October 14, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

I found this really cool website, well blog actually, dedicated to the tweed era Fender Champ. The attention to detail is awesome and the hi res pics are stunning. There is detailed information about date codes, original cabinetry, two prong power cord heck even the pilot light is scrutinized. Anything and everything you wanted to […]

WD-40 For Arthritis and Tendonitis

Posted on October 13, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

I have received a boat-load of emails about my 9-26-09 blog post regarding WD-40 for guitar players and how it relieves hand pain related to arthritis and tendonitis. Here is a quick video demo answering some of the questions in those emails and how to actually use it. One guy asked if he should snort […]

ZT Lunchbox Support Thank You!!

Posted on October 12, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Thank you very much for everyone that is supporting the ZT Lunchbox amp! This is a great little amp that is louder than loud, super compact and weighs in at about 9lbs! These are great for grab-n-go applications and also make for a perfect backup amp for your regular gig amp. I personally have been […]

New Kinman P-90 Hx Pickup Now Available!!!

Posted on October 10, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Hey all you P-90 lovin’ peeps. Chris Kinman has announced that his brandy-new P-90 Hx noiseless P-90 model pickups are now available! He’s been down under working on this pickup for 8 years! Here is how Chris describes his latest creation: “Luscious, Gorgeous, Dynamic, HUGE, Exciting, Magnificent, Versatile, Inspirational and a few other superlatives are […]

Left Handed vs Right Handed Guitar Players

Posted on October 9, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

I received an email from a parent asking me about her left handed son that wants to start playing guitar. Here is what he asked me and my thoughts on this. Thanks for the question Paul! Question: My son is left handed and in doing my research online I seem to be finding that there […]

Fender Stratocaster 5-Way Switch Demo

Posted on October 7, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

I’ve been getting some emails from younger, first time electric guitar buyers asking about the 5-way switches on Fender Stratocaster guitars. Rather than write an article I thought it would be best to do a quick video demonstration. This video also pertains to other guitar brands with three pickups (whether they be single coil, humbuckers […]

Gretsch Trestle Bracing

Posted on October 7, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Ok, guitar maniac peeps. I added a photo that I found on the interwebz of the Gretsch Trestle Bracing. This bracing keeps your Gretsch guitars equipped with this feature from uncontrollable feedback. It also adds more sustain and allows the guitar to behave more like a semi-acoustic archtop. Here is the pic and click here […]

Jim Pasch of The Parts Drawer – Blog Post About 300guitars

Posted on October 7, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

BIG THANKS to Jim Pasch at The Parts Drawer for the amazing write up about my site 300guitars.com. You can read it here: The Parts Drawer Latest News – Vintage Guitar Community Backs 300guitars.com. Jim is an expert in the field of guitars, particularly vintage guitars and has been in the business for over 30 […]

Guitar Pickups: Are Hand Wound Pickups Really Better?

Posted on October 5, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

If you are like me and are always interested in getting the best tone from your guitar, you often think about its components and how they affect the end result of the instrument. One of the most looked at components are pickups. There has been much debate over hand wound (actually hand-guided) vs machine wound […]

Beatles “Rock Band” is Stimulating Guitar Interest

Posted on October 3, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Ok, Beatlemania strikes again! But that’s ok with me because I love those guys…..alot! According to my old friend Jim Pasch of Hoboken Vintage Guitars and The Parts Drawer he tells me that he is getting a flood of phone calls from kids asking about specific model guitars that the Beatles used. This is giving […]