The maze bug bit me lately. Thought I’d share here. These are scans from my phone, so not the highest quality maybe? At any rate.. post ’em if you solve ’em!
Halloween Mazes 2022
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New pickups for the Annihilator!
This is a copy of the Annihilator guitar developed by Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein and his brother Jerry Only of the legendary horror punk band, the Misfits.
I ordered it from AliExpress. It seems to be a copy of the Oktober version. I think Jerry & Doyle originally worked with Rand to build the guitars… then Oktober made a run but Doyle has publicly and often decried their quality. Word on the street is that Dean will be making a production model. Doyle’s have been made from wood, graphite, and metal… with bolt-on sides since he can be a bit rough on them.
I had my go-to guitar guru (the inimitable Aaron Hutzel of Empire Music) recently do a setup and drop-in some Dragonfire Crusaders humbuckers. It sounds glorious through my Orange Micro Terror & a Laney 2×12 cab.
Here is a video of me playing it:
Here’s a short version of the video with annoying filters and stickers on TikTok:
I love it. I know its not “real.” I know it’s ridiculous. It’s fun. I’m too punk rock and too old to care what anyone thinks of the look, legitimacy, or irony of it all. Ha ha.
You can read about my first impressions here: My Guitars | The Annihilator Guitar
You can get one here if you have mad patience and expectations that match the sub-$200 price point: $189.0 US | Factory custom unusual shape Bat body Electric Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard, Bat inlay, Black Hardware, offer customized
Check out Empire Music if you want to see some really nice high-end Fender, Gibson, Martin, Taylor, & more guitars. Check out some of Aaron’s work on his Instagram, he gets to see some beautiful axes! If you’re in or around Pittsburgh, I highly recommend him for all your guitar repair, revision, and setup needs.
Check out a bunch of my weird guitars here on the blog and here on my playlist:
I may eventually set up a website just to catalog/showcase my collection. I have it, I just need to populate it. Would anyone be interested in that, or just me?
Posting #AllMyAxes. 🎸 (Part 2)
Did you see part one? I felt like posting all my guitars online simply for something else to look at, and I thought others might enjoy.
I still plan to blog about some of the more interesting ones. Hopefully you guys enjoy the content. Thanks for the likes on social media. I don’t think anyone else started to use the #AllMyAxes hashtag. Oh well. Ha ha.
Show me some of yours in the comments, tag me on social media, or use your own hashtag!
Posting #AllMyAxes. 🎸 (Part 1)
Since the world is a bit strange right now, I decided I wanted to see more guitars on social media. Maybe it’ll start a trend, maybe not.Â
I like classic guitars, I like modern guitars, I like classy guitars, I like ugly guitars. I like guitars. I like playing them. I like looking at them online. I like looking at them on my wall. I like looking at them in the store. I like hearing them. I like arguing about them on the internet. I also like other assorted stringed instruments.
Maybe this will make the world a little brighter. Maybe people will like these guitars. Maybe people will argue about these guitars. Maybe absolutely no one will notice. Who knows?
Below the collage, here are the ones I have posted so far via Instagram with the #AllMyAxes hashtag, minus today’s. The rest will be in the next post. This is the bulk of my guitar collection. The rest of the stuff in the house are my ukuleles and mandolin, the wife’s ukuleles, and the kids’ guitars and ukuleles.
There is a little bit written about each guitar if you click through to Instagram or follow me on Facebook. I hope to blog more in-depth about each of them, or more than I have in the past anyway… reaching out to some manufacturers and designers, especially for the most interesting ones.
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Epiphone Les Paul
Dewey Decibel FlipOut (Lit CIgarette)
Indy Custom FlyCaster by Indiana Custom Guitars
Waterstone Voltaire by Mod Guitars
Glen Burton GB2009-RWB
Galveston B.B. Stone
New York Pro Stargazer (by Galaxy Guitars USA)
B.C. Rich Dagger
Fender Stratocaster (MIJ)
No-name LP copy w/ chalkboard paint
No-name acrylic Strat-style with LED’s
Cort SG-style Doubleneck
Esteban Midnight Legacy
Bohemian Moonshine
Six Flags Batman Logo Guitar
SX Country 6-String Banjo (from Rondo Music)
Fender Gemini IIE (G-IIE)
Xaviere RTS 550D Rich Tonewood Series (from Guitar Fetish)
OK. Now post yours on your social media! Tag me (@AiXeLsD13 on most everything). Post them in the comments here. Use #AllMyAxes or your own hashtag!
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Want a bonus video of my daughter and me playing a short snippet-sized cover of the Ernie and the Berts classic “Everybody Poops?” Of course you do!
Wanna do a Halloween #maze or two?
Well. They’re not all Halloween themed. But they’re all mazes. I messed around with some of them in PicsArt and Instagram.
Try a few. Get the solutions on your social media of choice. Tag me in it. I’m always @AiXeLsyD13 unless someone is being a butthole and takes it first for some reason even though it’s my handle across all platforms.
Share them too. This may be a fun Halloween activity for the kids or for the whole family.
World (and Lunar) Domination 