Recent content by mrpinter

Only one guitar? Ouch. I'd probably forego the electricity and take my acoustic - a pretty plain Sitka/Mahogany OM style by John David Scott - but a great player with lots of tone and volume.

It was probably an old Cortez flying V copy. I answered a Craiglist ad and bought it from a biker - who was so drunk I watched him for about 15 minutes unsuccessfully trying to tune it for me. I gave him $100, which was more than it was worth, but there was some indefinable thing about it that I...

For practice/playing at home I have a pair of matching silverface Champs - tweaked a little with Kendrick (Weber) Champ speakers and AT-7 preamp tubes for better clean sound. They get used with some stereo effects (old Boss DC-2 Dimension C and an H&K Tube Rotosphere), and this has a really...

I can't say I've noticed the V-Picks "clinging to my fingers", but I don't think Vinni would say this if he hasn't found it to be the case. At any rate, I can't stand picks that move around/rotate in my grip while I'm playing them, and Vinni's picks don't do that. That, and their nice crisp...

I've been using V-Picks for the last 8 or 10 months and they really do make a difference. I was using Dava GripTips before I switched to Vinni's picks. One thing I've discovered is that different guitars seem to "like" different V-Picks. On my traditional tele with flatwound strings I'm using a...

OK I lied (about getting my price). I'll take $1350 for the T-62.

I've never played a Daytona (surely someone else will chime in with a comparison), but I can give you my impressions of the T-62. My understanding would be that the Daytona is closer in size and appearance to a standard Strat. The T-62 has a more compact body - VERY ergonomically friendly, and I...

I do love the guitar, but you know - money.... But if I don't get my price I'll probably just keep it and be happy with it.

For sale is my 1992 USA shop T-62. It is excellent, practically new condition. It has the EQ'd active lead boost, a birdseye AND flamed maple neck with pau ferro fretboard, Sperzel tuners, and comes with it's original hardshell case. I want $1450, shipping is extra. (no longer available - Traded)

I recommend you try the T-I Jazz Swings. They are not dull sounding, but very lively. Very long lasting. They have a pure nickel wrap, and are very warm and great sounding. I use the extra light .010 - .044 set on my Tele.

About twenty years ago I discovered Thomastik-Infeld strings, and I've used nothing else on all my guitars since then. For my acoustic it's their Plectrum series .012-.059; on my electrics I use the Power Brights in .010-.045, Blues Sliders in .09-.043, and the Jazz Swing flat wounds (on a...

I'm going to pick the T-62. I don't think they were made for very long, or that there were very many made. It has a lot to recommend it: premium woods in the neck (birdseye maple and pau ferro FB), the perfect size and shape for comfort, good hardware (Sperzels and roller bridge) and EQ'd lead...

I'll second the suggestion of a Deluxe Reverb. I used to have a couple of Matchless amps - a 2x10 Lightning and a 1x12 Chieftain. I like my Deluxe Reverb just as much for most of my needs. The new reissues can be fine and sound close to a Silverface (IMO) if the speaker is replaced with one that...

To put things into perspective, that's about the price of a delivered pizza. And you probably won't have to change strings more than every month or two (I get several months out of a set of Jazz Swings).

+1 on the Thomastik Blues Sliders - they're just about the best electric guitar strings on the planet!