The twelfth fret

I had this capo thrown in when I got my Larrivee L-03 at the 12th fret in Toronto. I had always used the ones with the adjustable straps before with great results. I had seen quick change ones before but I thought that they where not the best way to go. Mind you, they were the ones from 1980’s.

As we approached the cash register to buy my new found love, don’t worry honey I’m not gonna leave ya, the sales guy named Tim, who happens to be a great guitar player in his own right, said “Would you like something thrown in for free?” I looked above him on the wall (where they keep the FOR SERIOUS FINGERS ONLY part of the store)and said “Hey honey, how about that guitar above him for you?” The guitar that caught her eye was a mint 1957 Fender Stat, for around $10,000.00 can. She said “that would be nice”, and that just gave Tim a good laugh. He then asked if I wanted the UNBELIEVABLE GUITAR tech. (who happens to work on BRUCE COCKBURN’S guitars), to give it a once over before I bought it? I said, “sure, why not, if he’s good enough for B.C., then he’s good enough for me!”

After bringing my new baby upstairs, Tim came down and we went out for a smoke outside. To this day when I go into the 12th Fret, Tim remembers my wife’s name and asks how she is feeling. She has been off work for some time now do to stomach problems. This is the type of small town service that you get in this place.

While having a smoke, I asked him about the new capo’s that are out now and what are they like? Tim then replied “Say no more, I will give the same one that I use and you will not be disappointed”. Sure enough, when he brought back my baby from seeing god, he put it on the guitar and I started playing on it,it worked like a dream.

It’s so easy to place and remove on the guitar without looking like an idiot. I don’t have to really tune the strings that much after putting it on either. I still have a couple of the old ones that I have used in the past in my case to be used by players who have forgot theirs when we jam and when they use my Kyser capo they normally go out and get one. They are a little bit pricier then others but in this case, you get what you pay for.

Any other thoughts about what is the best capo out there?

Keep on jammin’

I am in love with my new acoustic guitar! This baby plays like a dream and sounds great. The neck is a bit wider then most put I chose it that way.

Larrivee L-03

Truth be told, I got this puppy for a final gig with some greats guys that I played in a band with. A couple of yrs. ago another dear friend of mine called, ago out of the blue, and asked me if I wanted to get the old band back together for one last gig. This was the band that i played in, in high school. These guys were the best bunch of musicians that I had EVER PLAYED WITH period!

I was at my parents house in Brantford while renovating my aunts house when I got the call. I was in total shock when Tony, the best keyboard player I’ve heard, called and asked me about it. While talking to him I drifted in my mind about the greatest high that I ever got from playing live with. Ohhhh …. what times they were.

He and his wife Laurie had an idea to get all of the bands that Tony played with together for one night at a bar in Milton Ontario called “The Hard Ball”

It was a 80’s style theme night. He called everyone up and they all pretty much confirmed they’d be there. They had the main stage rented and had made tons of food for everyone and a cash bar. The original drummer, Steve Negus, of Saga even showed up. Too bad the rest didn’t.

Anyways, we talked on the phone and decided that we would play a song an appropriate song called “On the Road” by Max Webster. So needing a acoustic guitar while knowing that some heavy weight guitar players would show up, I decided to buy one at the legendary “The 12th Fret“.

I had been to it at their last location around 20 yrs. previous and now that their newer location was down the st., I told my wife what i was going to do. To my relief she was VERY SUPPORTIVE of the idea. We had wanted to get an acoustic that I was worthy of with the working budget of around $5,000.00 can. So I went in and played guitars for around 8 days straight, 5-6 hrs. a day.

The staff was unreal to me. I told them right from the start what I was looking for and said “don’t be afraid to ask anything about anything that you want to know”. They told me to come in early and stay till whenever, they even gave me a great sound both to play in. If you ever are looking for an axe, this is honestly the only place to go. They sell very high end gear so there is no pressure by any stretch of the imagination.

I played many, many, many guitars that week. The staff didn’t even bother me once, they looked at me once in a while through the glass and nodded their head, that’s it, NO SALES PITCHES. The one that I chose was not that expensive and in my opinion, the best sounding one plugged in or not! i won’t bore you with any of the particulars unless you ask so here is the link and check it out for yourself.

Anyone else have one of these babies?

Keep on Jammin’

My choice is the Kyser Capo, Quick Change

Me and my Larrivee L-03

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