Erik’s Corner

As a musician, I tend to acquire a nice collection of gear and unload things just as fast. But there’s also one other thing that goes on in my head. Do I mod that piece of gear or leave it stock? The last 6 years or so I’ve done more modding of [...]

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Electric guitars + modern technology = some really cool toys.  Ok, so we have guitar amp modeling, simulations, all sorts of other gadgets that we can use with electric guitars.  It’s even possible to hook up a guitar to a computer and record without even the need for an external amplifier.  But, in the past, [...]

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I posted this on the Seymour Duncan Forum and thought I’d share it here too.
My number 1 started out as parts. While living in CA and working at a music shop, I got the itch to assemble a guitar. One of the guys I worked with at the shop, Rick Torres (no relation to Dan), [...]

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September 11, 2001. Eight years ago today marks the day our country, the USA, was attacked by terrorists. Let us all remember those who lost their lives on that day and never forget how that changed our lives.

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Les Paul. We all know those two words. They are a name, a man, and an electric guitar. The man, the father of the solid body electric guitar and multi-track recording, passed away on August 13, 2009 at the age of 94. His invention of the solid body electric guitar set [...]

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