Tag: guitar

Rickenbackers and the blues

A couple of years ago I owned a Rickenbacker 370 guitar. The  model 370 is essentially a model 360 with an added middle pickup. I bought it new at my local dealer, Guitar Gallery. I’ve always liked Rickenbackers. I thought they were cool, unique, and well-made guitars. Although I always liked the Jetglo (black) finish guitars, this particular one was finished in…

Fender SRV Stratocaster

My current favorite guitar is my Fender SRV Stratocaster. The Stevie Ray Vaughan signature model. I’m not going to go into the history of the model here as it’s been around for a while and there’s plenty of info out there.  The model has its detractors because of mostly cosmetic reasons. Purists don’t like the gold hardware and some players are stumped…