Jamaican Blue Mountain is incredibly rare. The vast majority goes to Japan, because they're willing to pay top dollar. I haven't had it since back in the 80's, but while it's an excellent cup, it's also extremely mild and delicate. If you're looking for real coffee flavor it's best to look...

1985 Ovation Legend. Picked this up from a friend over the weekend. This guitar has been played - and I mean a lot. There are wear marks on the fingerboard, frets could use a leveling, and there are several finish cracks, but it plays like a dream and sounds amazing. The top is gorgeous, AA...

  With the exception of a crack in the side near the neck, it's in very good condition. When I first got it, it was very stiff to play and had high action. I switched from the 12-54s that were on it to 11-47s, which took out a lot neck bow and helped lower the action. I'm still getting the...

My latest acquisition, a 1960 Harmony Broadway acoustic archtop.        

Thanks!   The top image was lit with a single desk lamp with a CFL bulb, manual WB, through a diffuser panel. The rest were all taken with available light, west window in late afternoon. I used a circular polarizer to tame the reflections and bring out the color of the guitar. (Canon 7D, Canon...

  Same here. I've been on Head-Fi since 2004.

Some pics of my two most recent guitar purchases.   Gretsch G5420 (Le Grande Orange)             Epiphone Rumblekat bass.  

  It's not a shredder neck, but it is pretty slim, with a definite "D" profile.    They seem to work pretty well for Brian Setzer.    Also, my new bass arrived today. I was looking for a short scale bass, and got an Epiphone Rumblekat. The A string has a bad buzz on the open and first four...

The latest addition to the stable: Gretsch G5420 Electromatic. I went to a guitar show over the weekend, and wound up doing a trade and getting the exact guitar I went there looking for. I've been wanting a Gretsch hollowbody ever since I got my Gretsch Corvette last year.  

Went to a guitar show over the weekend, and wound up doing a trade and got the guitar I went there looking for.   Gretsch G5420 in the classic Gretsch orange henceforth to be known as Le Grande Orange.     Oh, and my new bass arrived today. I almost forgot about it with the rush of my new...

      Which of these is not like the others?

The guitar he is most noted for is actually a 50's Fender Esquire.

I've been actively moving guitars around lately. Updates:   Reverend Kingbolt. Traded an amp and cash for this guy. Love the neck and body shape, the pickups maybe not so much.     Squier Bullet Strat - Got this for $20 off CL. Needed some work, have it in almost playable condition. New...

And the GAS continues...PRS SE Korina Singlecut. Sold my Dot over the weekend and scored this off CL on Monday. This thing is a tone monster, Korina is highly resonant and a bit brighter than regular mahogany.      

  Nice little collection you have there. Love the Gretsch especially.

Line 6 makes some good stuff. I find a multi-effect pedal, while not as good as a pedal chain, to be a good way to figure out what effects you like. If you play around and discover you hate flangers, then you know to not bother to add one to your pedal board, when you get to that point. The...

It's a 2x10 cabinet, so yeah, it's pretty big. Weighs around 27 lbs. Sounds great, I'm liking it a lot. It's designed to be able to get tube breakup similar to a 100W amp driven hard, at reasonable levels, and so far I find it does that quite well. Very easy to get good crunch at bedroom levels...

  Yeah, tell me about it.  GAS is a terrible thing.   Speaking of which...my new amp. Blackstar HT-5TH. Limited edition, 5 Watts with 2x10 Celestion speakers. This one is #1 of 2500. The low power lets me get good tone at reasonable levels, plus it has an excellent cabinet-emulated headphone...

^^ Very pretty guitar. What brand is it? I can't quite make out the name on the headstock.   I scored a new amp today. Blackstar HT-5TH, which is a special anniversary model. This is #1 of 2500. Got it from the same guy I got my PRS SE Custom Semi-Hollow last month. 5 Watts, 2x10 Celestion...

  I've always loved the SG. Definitely on my "must own someday list". And red is the only color for an SG, IMO.     What year is that Telly?

^^^ Very nice. I have an urge to build a guitar, but until then, I keep buying them.   My latest:   Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500RCCE. All solid woods, rosewood body with a cedar top. Sounds and plays great, especially for fingerstyle. It's a wide neck (1.75") and has nice wide spacing at the...

      Henceforth to be known as University of OmarCCX.

^Nice bike!   The latest addition to the guitar collection: Epiphone Masterbilt EF-500RCCE. All solid woods, cedar top with rosewood body. I bought this for fingerstyle, got a good price on a refurb from eBay. Sweet sounding guitar, plays great. (My fingers are a bit sore, though - time to...

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