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Here's a cool and easy little mod you can easily do youself.  I found this online awhile back, tried it, and thought I'd post it here.Myself, I do use the tone control on my guitar.  Potetiometers are simply variable resistors.  They contain...

Go to the "Concert Photos by Ken Arnold" and check out some new pics!...

Most guitarist (and some bassists) who've ever played using a lot of volume, gain, or both knows all too well about that microphonic squeal that can plague a gig.  So you end up rolling the volume back during quiet passages, although some squeal...

Please plan to attend the Kelsey Smith Benefit Concert, Friday, August 3, 2007 at The French Quarter in Jacksonville, Florida. Kelsey Smith was the neice of a Jacksonville band member. She was kidnapped and murdered on June 6, 2007. The proceeds from...

And the finished product.  The owner and I are quite happy with the result.  The mahogany darkened to a very rich brownish red.  And it still sounds amazing. Oh, and I did find a pic of my 80's Kramer that I painted.  It was my...

The owner decided he didn't want the wine red finish like the original.  He really liked the wood grain, so he requested just a clear finish.  So I applied 17 coats of clear after the sealer, with light sanding between coats.  Waited four...

After doing the previous work, the owner took it home and played it for awhile.  A few months later, it came back to me roughly sanded down, although there was quite a bit of yellow paint still in the wood pores.  Bad pic, but you get the idea....

We restored this bass in two phases.  The initial issues addressed were a broken headstock & a new pickguard.  Most people have seen my headstock repairs before, so I only posted a pic of the after.  It was more a split running roughly...

Many of us made not-so-great decisions in the 80s.  With EVH's striped paint job, then the popularity of the painted graphics on Jackson guitars, many musicians tried their hand at doing their own paint work.  We had varying degrees of...

In this part we will focus on those who wish to make music more of a career than a hobby. These are the professional musicians, which is not to say that a hobby musician can't be professional. It simply means that this select group has made music more...

The digital age has brought about many changes in the way we buy much of our entertainment products today and music remains top of the list when it comes to buying and selling conveniently online. However, it has also brought about major changes to the...

Currently in Jacksonville there are many new promoters. Many of these promoters just appearing from out of the Myspace Woodwork. I say Myspace, because that is one of the main reasons for all the new promoters. That happens to also be where most of the...

Stop by the Reviews section to check out my review on last night's Journey - Def Leppard concert. What a great show for us 80's rockers, like me....

I case you missed the fianl battle for PlanetFest you missed a great show. I (we) enjoyed sharing the stage with all the bands and defiantly look forward to throwing down with them @ PlanetFest. Congrats to Bound for winning the main stage ((i'm still...

The forums are once again filling up with activity and it grows every day. Don't forget to check out the Events area to find out who's playing where and be sure to support the bands out there busting their humps to bring some great, live music to you....