Ross Chevalier 12/20/24 Ross Chevalier 12/20/24

The Best Capo for your 12 String

A good capo for a 12 string is special and it’s different from a capo for a 6 string. Read why and what I recommend here.

Ross Chevalier 12/13/24 Ross Chevalier 12/13/24

Review : PRS SE Silver Sky

The original PRS Silver Sky gained instant renown as it was the guitar that John Mayer switched to, from the Fendr Stratocasters that he had played for years.

The SE Silver Sky brought that style into the price range affordable by regular people. So this time, we look at the PRS SE Silver Sky

Ross Chevalier 12/6/24 Ross Chevalier 12/6/24

Review : The Yamaha FS820. Is this the best 000 acoustic under $1,000?

This time I review my favourite 000 acoustic under $1000. Considering that it sells for about $400, it’s a huge deal.

Ross Chevalier 11/22/24 Ross Chevalier 11/22/24

Review : PRS SE Custom 24 with Piezo

Given my expressed love for piezo pickups, you might be inclined to expect harsh words out of the gate with this guitar. Not this time. With a PRS/LR Baggs piezo in the bridge and two PRS 58/15S pickups in a semi-hollow body, this is the best SE guitar that I have ever played, which is saying a lot considering how superb the SE family has been over the last few years.

Ross Chevalier 11/15/24 Ross Chevalier 11/15/24

Review : Fender Ultra II Telecaster

Please join me for my review of the Fender Ultra II Telecaster. Here’s a hint. It’s excellent!

Ross Chevalier 11/12/24 Ross Chevalier 11/12/24

Review : Fender Player Plus Meteora

The Player Plus Meteora is not your typical Fender guitar. It is a serious rock machine with excellent sounding humbucking pickups, a two post vibrato, independent volume controls and coil splitting. And you can find solid deals on them right now.

Ross Chevalier 11/10/24 Ross Chevalier 11/10/24

The 2024 Holiday Buying Guide for New Players

Here’s my Holiday Buying Guide for 2024. Looking for something specific that’s not here? No problem. Send me an email or post a comment and I will get back to you.

Ross Chevalier 11/9/24 Ross Chevalier 11/9/24

The Best Capo Analysis I Have Ever Seen

If you use or want to buy a capo, this video is a much watch. With great thanks to Robert Cassard.

Ross Chevalier 11/8/24 Ross Chevalier 11/8/24

Review : The Taylor T5z as an Electric Guitar

The Taylor T5z is something vey different. It’s designed and built by one of the finest acoustic guitar makers in the world, but it’s designed to be plugged into an amplifier. I’ve played lots of guitars and haven’t encountered anything quite like it.

Ross Chevalier 11/5/24 Ross Chevalier 11/5/24

Review : Laney A-Fresco 2 -The Best Acoustic Amp Under $1000

Is the Laney A-Fresco 2 the best acoustic guitar or bass amplifier in the market unde $1000?

Yes it is and with a MAP price of $699.99 USD it blows away much more expensive amps every day off the week.

Ross Chevalier 11/1/24 Ross Chevalier 11/1/24

Review : PRS SE Hollowbody Standard

The PRS SE Hollowbody Standard is a semi-hollow guitar with two humbucking pickups and one each of volume and tone control. The selection options are simple, neck, neck with bridge and neck. It has a stop tail tailpiece. While shaped like a common PRS, because of its design, think ES-335 or similar. The MAP on this guitar is $1,389 CAD and it includes a very nice hardshell case.

Ross Chevalier 10/11/24 Ross Chevalier 10/11/24

IR Pedals for Acoustic Guitars. Real or Spurious?

There has recently been some noise about IR pedals for acoustic guitars. Do they work? How do they work? Do they actually even exist?

Ross Chevalier 10/4/24 Ross Chevalier 10/4/24

Let’s Talk Offsets

In this article, I want to discuss one of my favourite guitar body styles, what the marketplace calls the offset. For this entire concept, we again recognize Mr. Leo Fender.