Guitar stereotypes are always fun:

Posted on November 17, 2011 by AiXeLsyD13 Standard 17

So, where do my favorite toys fall on this amusing scale from Gearpipe?

GearPipe.com | Trustworthiness of Guitars Scale

I do have to say… I don’t get why the Prince guitar is for repugnant individuals. I guess if you’re not Prince, it is a goofy axe to sling. I am glad that the boring Washburn/Jackson/Ibanez shape is all the way on the left though. I just can’t get behind them. I’m not sure why the oh-so-common Les Paul and Stratocaster shapes convey any level of trustworthiness of the player. Perhaps I’m over-thinking. This is quite amusing nonetheless.

Seriously though, I can’t find any of these…

Dewey Decibel FlipOut

Galveston - B.B. Stone

Six Flags Batman Guitar

If you’re quick and lucky, you can win a copy of this poster from Guitar Noize.

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The path is clear

Posted on November 12, 2011 by AiXeLsyD13 Standard 7

GuitarSquid is awesome. Sometimes, I wonder if I have too many guitars (or if there is such a thing). Happily, all my answers quickly led to “Buy more guitars.”

GuitarSquid.com | Flow Chart: Do You Have Too Many Guitars?

It’s apparently as simple as this, my friends:

Got a wife? → Yes → How many pairs of shoes does she own? → 10+ → Buy more guitars.

I really do need an amp before another guitar though…

Impossible.

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We need a detective with Batman-like skills.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by AiXeLsyD13 Standard 22

Guitarz Blog

One of my favorite blogs, the Guitarz Blog, has been kind enough to help me in my quest to try & track down the origin of my Batman Guitar! They’ve posted an email from me making a plea for information related to just where exactly this thing came from.

Batman Guitar Montage

Emails to Six Flags have gone unanswered, and the cryptic info on the back of the guitar is not much of a help. Check out the details in the email plea for help that I sent to Gavin at the the Guitarz Blog. They have had many people write in with guitar identification questions since I’ve started reading, I’m amazed at the vast amount of knowledge out there. I hope someone out there is able to provide some insight… whether they recognize the headstock shape, work for Six Flags or their importer, or are just incredibly knowledgeable about cheap obscure Chinese guitars.

Here are some more photos:

Well, that’s about it. Check out the post and see if you can help me out, or just spread the word to all the guitar gear-heads and Six Flags employees that you know.

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Bar Gigs – Are you experienced?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by AiXeLsyD13 Standard 7

: Guitar Squid | Timeline of a Bar Gig

So, I found another amusing Guitar Squid article; Timeline of a Bar Gig. It made me laugh.

Lately, I’m digging all the stuff that I find at Guitar Squid, Guitar Fail, & The Guitarz Blog.

While amusing, their bar gig timeline runs completely different from one that I’d put together. I’d like to make my own, maybe a little less jaded. There’s several subsets of bar-gigs, and it depends wholly on the bar, the type of band, and the crowd.

Before I do that, I’d like to see yours.

It doesn’t matter if you’re in a band, just a person who goes to shows… or even the bar, promoter, or the sound guy. I’d like to see the timeline from all parties involved. If your drummer can read, is he tired of the drummer-bashing?

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Guitar World: The Top 10 Reasons to Quit Playing Guitar

Posted on October 12, 2011 by AiXeLsyD13 Standard 5

This made me laugh. I wanted to share with other guitar players and music fans:

Guitar World: The Top 10 Reasons to Quit Playing Guitar

Sigh. Ha ha.

Happily, long ago I realized that I have absolutely no guitar chops. I decided to just try to write solid songs & be entertaining. Punk rock is my friend.

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My Guitars…

Posted on October 9, 2011 by AiXeLsyD13 Gallery 11

So, recently I stumbled up on a site called Ax Vault, where you can catalog your guitar collection. I took some updated photos of all of my guitars for use there, and thought I’d share them here.

: Dewey Decibel FlipOut

: Galveston – B.B. Stone

: Six Flags Batman Guitar

: Epiphone Les Paul

: Fender Stratocaster (Japan)

: Gotham Bat Paul

: Fender G-IIE

: Ibanez 627-12

I’m always wanting more, always thinking of ways to modify these & clean them up. When I see new ones, I want them. Especially if they’re odd. It’s a sickness.

There are more photos if each if you’re interested in a gallery at Photobucket:

Gallery View | Slideshow View

You can check out the specs (as far as I know them) on the guitars on my collection page here:

Ax Vault | AiXeLsyD13’s Collection

I’ll be a while until I correctly catalog all the relevant information. I must admit that I cannot identify tone woods or fretboard woods simply by looking at them, and I’m not quite sure how to identify some of the pickups. There’s also a current glitch in adding photos… as in I can’t add any more or edit the ones there. I like the idea of the site though. It’s a great way to keep track of my guitars, serial numbers for the ones that have ’em, and to spark conversation between guitarists.

I’ve blogged before about my FlipOut and my B.B. Stone, I’ll have to blog about the others some day! Up next will most likely be that Batman Logo guitar, once I get it all ready to play out.

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Guitarz 2012 Calendar!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by AiXeLsyD13 Standard 5

Some people who read this blog may, like myself, have an appreciation for guitars. I like the weird, the odd, the strange, & the rare.

: Not Enough Batman

Guitarz is putting together a 2012 calendar of such guitars.

These guys put together a great blog, and I’m looking forward to their calendar. I might take an artful photo of one of my weird axes, but with only 12 months in the year mine won’t be a slam-dunk… and sadly aren’t the weirdest/rarest out there.

Take some photos of your weird/rare/beautiful guitars and send them in!

They probably won’t take this photo. So, get your axe in gear! (Get it?) Submit a photo of your rare/weird/cool guitar, or take a photo of a friend’s to submit.

Guitar Blog: The Paradox of Tone

Posted on July 18, 2011 by AiXeLsyD13 Standard 1

Image via Wikipedia

Killer article about tone & the myriad of choices available today:

Guitar Blog: The Paradox of Tone

I don’t know how I missed it, it’s a rather old post… but is a great read. I’ve gone through bouts of “I don’t care what it sounds like as long as it’s loud and dirty”… mostly to ignorance, and I’m still like that for the most part… but I do know bad tone when I hear it, at least as it stems from my guitars/amps (the rare effect), and any more I’d rather not put out bad tone… I’d like my bad playing to come through as well as possible. Ha ha.

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