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My History In Music:
- Thread starter Inspector #20
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The 1987 Squire Stratocaster, bought for me by bandmates in 1988
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I started modding it almost right away...this guitar was my constant companion - both in the studio and on the stage - for 28 years.
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The Squire appeared on several thousand commercial recordings over the years. It appears here on this 4 track cassette demo from 1996
Listen to Can't Get You Off My Mind - Lenny Kravitz Cover - Demo From 1996 by Von Herndon on #SoundCloud
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Listen to Can't Get You Off My Mind - Lenny Kravitz Cover - Demo From 1996 by Von Herndon on #SoundCloud
Can't Get You Off My Mind - Lenny Kravitz Cover - Demo From 1996
A home studio project from 1996, originally recorded on 4 track cassette. Acoustic guitar used was a Hohner 400N. Electric guitar used was a 1987 Fender Squire through a JTM 30 Marshall.
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In 2005, i was given a beautiful Schecter Hellraiser C1. I used this guitar until 2015. Ot appeared on a number of commercial recordings and it was my main guitar during my time living in Miami Florida.
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In many old photos of me, you'll see me playing a yellow Stratocaster copy.
That guitar was a Mako Traditionals TB-1 that i borrowed from a musical friend from time to time.
That guitar was a Mako Traditionals TB-1 that i borrowed from a musical friend from time to time.
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B.Hefner & Co. was a guitar body/neck/parts source located in Whittier, California. They did a lot of custom work and subcontract work too. You could buy bodies and necks from them outight, or they would custom-machine anything you could dream up.
I had them do a lot of custom work for me.
I had them do a lot of custom work for me.
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B.Hefner cut out and shaped a number of my personal guitar concepts and projects.
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B.Hefner also helped me create my own custom DoubleNeck
The DoubleNeck debuted at Mojave Wasteland Weekend 2018 as the main guitar of my speechless, hooded, post-apocalyptic metal character 'Sledge.'
The DoubleNeck debuted at Mojave Wasteland Weekend 2018 as the main guitar of my speechless, hooded, post-apocalyptic metal character 'Sledge.'
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Everything inside the DoubleNeck was top-shelf...
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The old 1988 Squire Stratocaster continued to be used for many, many years. Its final appearance was on September 18, 2019 for an outdoor event in Crestline, California with Fire-Control Band.
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I started with a custom-created DiMarzio Neanderthal 16.5k AlNico9 44AWG Neanderthal Bridge Pickup and a couple of screw-pole stacked single coils...
My friends at PickguardPlanet.com made me a custom black/yellow/black pickguard.
A Musikraft replacement neck was used and fitted with a Fender decal.
The finished guitar looked decent.
My friends at PickguardPlanet.com made me a custom black/yellow/black pickguard.
A Musikraft replacement neck was used and fitted with a Fender decal.
The finished guitar looked decent.
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The YelloStrat went to work right away...
I also used it to record my cover of the Jimmy Hendrix Classic, "All Along The Watchtower."
We used this guitar as the prop in the video too.
I also used it to record my cover of the Jimmy Hendrix Classic, "All Along The Watchtower."
We used this guitar as the prop in the video too.
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I found that i could make the stock, fender tremolo just as reliable as a Floyd Rose, by careful profiling of the nut and modifying the string break angle across the nut.
I thought making a video about my methods of keeping the stock, Fender tremolo in tine, might help others, so i created a short video on how it was done:
Next thing i knew, a recruiter for Fender reached out to my through my YouTube channel and offered me a job...
I thought making a video about my methods of keeping the stock, Fender tremolo in tine, might help others, so i created a short video on how it was done:
Next thing i knew, a recruiter for Fender reached out to my through my YouTube channel and offered me a job...
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And Inspector #20 was born...
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During my time at Fender, i still found time to support local bands, like this February 2022 half-time performance at Fontana Speedway's NASCAR event.
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And teaching at the local music academy...
