Guitar Tales

Guitar Tales: The Jem…and Why I Don’t Trust Soft Cases

The tale of how I got my Ibanez Jem actually begins in tragedy. Back in 7th grade I was rocking a black Ibanez EX270 with a maple fretboard, 24 frets, locking trem system, etc. It wasn’t a super expensive guitar but it played nice and as a middle-schooler I thought it was great. At the time I was […]

9 years ago | 1 Comment

Guitar Tales: Rabies Shots and 5-String Basses

This has got to be one of my favorite stories to tell. Back in middle school (90’s) I had acquired a simple, somewhat junky 4-string bass that I used for the recordings I was making at the time. After improving as a bass player and also getting exposed to the low-end goodness of 5-string basses, I was […]

9 years ago | 1 Comment