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Why Doesn’t PRS Build Guitars For Players?

Why Doesn’t PRS Build Guitars For Players?

Is it a good idea to keep your guitars at such a high quality that they are always out of the reach of your average player?

Ode to the Odd

Ode to the Odd

A praise to the unconventional minds in music.

What's In a Band Name by The Grin

What’s In a Band Name by The Grin

If you’re stuck trying to figure out a name of your next band … let ‘The Grin’ school you first!

Learn Your Craft! A Nod to Keeping it Old-School

Learn Your Craft! A Nod to Keeping it Old-School

Shortly after Foo Fighters won for “Best Rock Performance,” Dave Grohl marched up to the stage and gave a nod to all of those guys out there who still rock it old school

Counterfeits, Fakes, and Forgeries

Counterfeits, Fakes, and Forgeries

There are plenty of rip-off guitars out there. Counterfeits, fakes, and forgeries abound! And it only seems that more of them keep popping up year after year. In 2009, Li Dan was arrested in Beijing China for counterfeiting Gibsons, Fenders, Gretch, Ibanez, and PRS and over a thousand guitars were seized. Even with this significant […]

10 Ways to Get Your Hands on a $3000 Axe - For Kids Only!!

10 Ways to Get Your Hands on a $3000 Axe – For Kids Only!!

A Field Guide For Every Kid in a Guitar Shop

Bite the Bullet - Daniel O interviews Ted McCann from Bullet Cable

Bite the Bullet – Daniel O interviews Ted McCann from Bullet Cable

One night in 2000, Ted saw a bullet casing in the gutter … and Bullet Cable was born!

10 Reasons why SS is better than tubes!

10 Reasons why SS is better than tubes!

Disclaimer : this post is meant to be fun (and semi-factual).  I know this is a life-long debate between tube & SS lovers, so please consider this post as entertainment (with a hint of fact)!  And, to be clear … as for my own opinion (on which amps I like best) … Truth is … I love em […]

Guitar Buyer's Guide by The Tone King

Guitar Buyer’s Guide by The Tone King

What’s in a label, at the top of your headstock? Something VERY important …

10 things you can buy, instead of an 'expensive guitar'

10 things you can buy, instead of an ‘expensive guitar’

A first @ TheToneKing.com. A (humorous) Top 10 List on things you can do to save Benji’s on that ‘expensive guitar’ you’ve been gassing over. (Which brands are we referring to?)