Review: SAINT Guitar Company ~ “Faded Blue Jean” Benchmark Guitar
Saint Guitar Company Benchmark Summary: Introducing a pure tone machine, with sultry, sexy lines to boot! Pros: Dense walnut body and maple top give this guitar a natural brightness without sounding...
View ArticleFirst Impressions: Saint Guitars Messenger Baritone and Aracom Amps RoxBox 18...
Saint Guitars Messenger Baritone Just wanted to share some initial sound bites that I created with a couple of new pieces of gear. The first is a Saint Guitars Messenger Baritone. Before now, I had...
View ArticleTo Boutique, Or Not to Boutique
Imagine, if you will, that guitar to the left, in a glossy, goldtop finish. That will be the guitar that Adam Hernandez of Saint Guitars will be building for me. It was by no means an easy decision to...
View ArticleGear Review: Saint Guitars Goldtop Benchmark
Saint Guitars Goldtop Benchmark Summary: I never ceased to be amazed at the guitars Adam Hernandez builds. Here is yet another incredible tone machine but with classic looks and even better sounds....
View ArticleI LOVE THIS GUITAR!!!
You ever pick up a guitar and just can’t seem to put it down? For the past few years, that has been “Pearl” my Blizzard Pearl Strat. I just love the way she sings, and she sings oh so sweetly. But ever...
View ArticleSaint Guitar Releases Inventory to the Public for the First Time!
Saint Guitar Company just released its first set of inventory guitars to the public today on its site (http://www.stguitars.com)! OMG! These guitars are gorgeous! As I test guitars for Adam, I’ve had...
View ArticleGear That Has Changed My Life
I recently started a friendship with Vinni Smith at V-Picks – what a cool dude! Not only does he make great picks, but that man can make an axe sing! Anyway, I was e-mailing him this evening about how...
View ArticleGuitar Demo: Vinni Smith Demos a Saint Guitar
It’s a huge step for that little shop in Fresno, CA called Saint Guitar Company. I’ve really gotten involved with Saint Guitars over the past several months, and I think Adam Hernandez on the verge of...
View ArticleI am a…
Gear-aholic. Tone Freak. Gear Maniac. At least that is what I have been called. I like to think of myself as a “Tone Crusader.” I comb the ethers in search of implements to try to catch the unicorn...
View ArticleThe Making of a Guitar: My Saint Guitars Goldtop Messenger
It’s hard to imagine that I’m actually having a guitar custom made for me from Saint Guitar Company, but it’s happening. This post will be a “sticky” post so you can follow the progress of the guitar...
View ArticleThe Making of a Guitar: Goldie Gets Her Neck
Wow! Goldie’s, my Saint Guitars Goldtop Messenger is really starting to take shape. In this next set of photos, Adam has cut and shaped the general profile for the Goldtop’s neck, and the neck is ready...
View ArticleGear Review: Carvin SH575 Synth Access Guitar
Carvin SH575 Synth Access Carved Top Guitar Summary: One of the better synth guitars I’ve played to date. Great response time into the synth. Very well built and gorgeous looks. The one I played was a...
View ArticleSite Announcement: Saint Guitars Has a New Site and Domain!
The guys at Saint Guitar have been busy, and just this week did a “soft” release of their brand new web site, and the introduction of their new domain name (saintguitarco.com). “stguitars.com” still...
View ArticleProgress Report: My Saint Guitars Goldtop Messenger
Well, Goldie is in her final stages, the clear coat is cured, and Adam is ready to install the pickups. This is amazing! Here are the latest pics: I just love the open pore finish of the walnut back!!!...
View ArticleGear Find: Sweetwood Guitar Company
Ever since I started this blog back in 2007, I’m always tickled by how I sometimes just stumble upon gear manufacturers. With Tone Freak Effects, I happened to do a search on “tone freaks” to see if...
View ArticleGoldie Just Inspires Me!
I spoke about Tone with a capital “T” the other day and how your Tone is the combination of your gear plus what’s in your heart. One thing that I didn’t discuss is that when your heart and your gear...
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