Pickups aren’t microphones

Pickups aren’t microphones

Pickups aren't microphones You here a lot of talk about tone woods and resonance. But wait, the pickup is not a microphone. It is not picking up air vibrations. There is a vibrating metal line (the string) that is interrupting a magnetic field. How could the wood...
Tone Woods

Tone Woods

Tone Woods 85-90% of the sound of an electric guitar comes from the pickups. The other 10-15% is a combination of things including the body wood, neck wood, fret board, bridge and nut, overall weight of the guitar and other things. The list goes on. But if your guitar...
P-90s

P-90s

P-90s When I got my first loot of Melancon guitars in one of them was a P-90 Pro Artist. I was intrigued by the mahogany neck and body matched up with the P-90s. Vintage Gibson type materials on a Fender scale. I got this one out and took it home for a couple of days....
5-String Signature Bass

5-String Signature Bass

Avalon Flattop $2,150.00 The quality of a Robin Avalon in the more affordable flattop configuration. These are real rockers. This one is unique in that it has the Bigsby tremolo. Serial: 991023 Buy on Ebay Description Description The quality of a Robin Avalon in the...
5-String Signature Bass

Monaco Burst Finish

Avalon Flattop $2,150.00 The quality of a Robin Avalon in the more affordable flattop configuration. These are real rockers. This one is unique in that it has the Bigsby tremolo. Serial: 991023 Buy on Ebay Description Description The quality of a Robin Avalon in the...