Thanks & goodbye: CJ Snare

Sad passing of Firehouse's frontman, CJ Snare, just days ago. He is one of those unique singers whom you could easily identify once he starts singing.

 

There were too much grunge on the radio back in the 90s & Firehouse was one of the rock bands who withstood the test of that decade. I'm not fond of the ballads but Don't Treat Me Bad was one of my favourite songs from the band.

Pic: X

Delonge Star

This had been gear news fodder for a while & it's finally unleashed to guitar-dom. The Tom Delonge Starcaster maintains the single pickup feature but did away with the original Fender Starcaster headstock. In its place, we have the big Strat-type, 70s design which in my opinion is a cool replacement. Colours are kept in the pastel family as opposed to the loud, solid options of the solid body counterparts.

Interestingly, it's made in Indonesia. Does Fender have an Indonesian factory? So this is hinting at the instrument's pedigree. 

Pics: MR / Fender

A blast

Variation of a theme - Fender Japan has a sandblast finish Strat in its Hybrid II series. More accurately, sandblasting is a process, not a finish type per se. What you see here is a natural finished ash body, given the sandblast treatment. A Tele & Jazz bass are the other members in this sandblasted affair.

Pic: Fender Japan

Price watch (78)

Folks, this is another blatant fake still available in the after-market despite an authenticity red flag submission to the platform owner.

Just look at this rubbish headstock - Prestige?? But labelled as a GRG, selling for less than $250? Gosh...

This is the authentic GRG170DX as documented at the official Ibanez website. We should not be tolerating this nonsense. If you visit this buy-sell platform, do us all a favour & submit a fake product report.

Pic: Ibanez

Yngwie @ CT

Folks, if you have bought the ticket for this one, do note the change in performance venue. I'm of the opinion that an enjoyable Malmsteen show should be done outdoors considering how loud he likes his live sets to be.

Pic: SISTIC 

Oxy goodness

Solar Guitars has this AB1.6FR model covered in metal. Yes, the body's top coat here is of the metal element. Objective - to manifest an oxidized, worn-in look as time goes by, compounded by how much bio fluid you transfer onto it. Not cheap though: USD 2,199.

Pic: Solar