Phil X. Theofilos Xenidis.BEAST. YouTube legend.Triumph, Bon Jovi, Hired Gun The dude seemed to be a well-kept secret for a couple of decades. Kicking around the California camps the Canadian born rocker did stints with Triumph and Randy Coven (Aldo Nova) before settling in to session work. Then came YouTube and Fretted Americana – a guitar shop in Calabasas, CA. During off the … [Read more...]
Boutique Amps – Oh Yes!
There are tried and true traditional amps: Marshall, Fender, Mesa Boogie, Peavey, Vox, Orange – etc. And we carry lots of those. We love them! You love them! But – there are smaller manufacturers out there that make very special amps for various applications. Usually, they are a cut above in construction, tone, reliability, etc. – because they are often made one at a time to … [Read more...]
Eleven and One
What does that mean? We are ELEVEN years as a store. And, we are ONE year at our newest location. How in the world has that much time FLOWN by? In the words of the not so immortal Vizzini: “INCONCEIVABLE!” Our One Year Anniversary (New Store) event was a hoot. Lots of regulars and a ton of new faces. Lots of discounts taken. Lots of Gus’ pretzels eaten. Lots of sign-ups for … [Read more...]
Pickups – Vary Your Tones!
No, not Chevys, Fords and Dodges. Guitar pickups. Magnets, wire and plastic that make glorious tones by supercharging the single the string vibrations make. Hand, String, Pickup, Electric – GLORY. Those squares and tubular coils on all those instruments are varied and different for various reasons. They offer you differences in clarity, girth, sparkle, fatness, thinness – and … [Read more...]
Your First Guitar !
It’s hard to describe the power of a first guitar. (Or any first instrument for that matter.) It is for many, a watershed moment. Joy, anticipation, admiration. So many emotions accompany a musical instrument. And the first one carries just a little more weight. When do you get a first guitar? That’s easy – NOW. If you are reading this – you are thinking about it. Whether for … [Read more...]
