Recent content by Wayne Alexander

This is all personal preference/experience. I like guitars with belly and forearm contours better than ones without. But that's me.

I've got the Mono pedalboard bags for two pedalboards (one smaller, one larger). They are vastly sturdier and better padded than the Pedaltrain bags. If you need a hard-shell case, that's the most protective, but of course harder to move around if you don't have roadies, and you can't overstuff...

A Quick One While He's Away (the Who for those of you who don't know).

Yes, I've weighed all of mine. Turns out that if a guitar weighs over around 7.5 pounds, it hurts my shoulder when I've played it for 3 hours or more at a rehearsal or gig, so I've gotten rid of the ones over that threshold and acquired some that are below it. I'm happier when I don't hurt.

Beatles Nowhere Man Dire Straits Sultans of Swing Clapton Layla

Any of them, if I was given enough information about the specific guitar ahead of time to know if it would work for me. In particular, weight, what pickups and hardware are on it, and very specific info about the neck - fret type and size, fingerboard width at nut, depth at nut and 12th fret...

I've got a Mini-Bone V2. It makes a wide range of fuzzy sounds that don't sound like other fuzzes I've had. I don't regret owning it.

Matchless DC30 and the Bad Cat Black Cat have two spectacular channels. Among my favorite amps.

I've gotten my best improvement by playing in bands which had a guitar player that was better than I am, watching and learning. And learning how to play parts on recordings right- sometimes starting with tab or a songbook, maybe looking at an instructional video, definitely listening over and...

The Who. I saw them just before the pandemic at the hollywood bowl, with a partial symphony orchestra. Masterful performances.

Let it Be.

Some of Jason Isbell's songs will be mostly one acoustic guitar and one electric playing slide.

Jackson Browne.

If you're going to put a Bigsby on it, make sure to change to a Mastery bridge and bridge plate. Vastly better than the other bridge alternatives for a Bigsby on a tele.