Vol. 24, No. 2
December 2022
Players, Gear & Sound — The Inside
Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono of The Mother Hips talk about thirty years of writing and playing together, and the guitars and pedalboards behind them. Jason Lollar walks through Fender single coil pickups of the 1950s through the '70s, along with his four Strat sets. Jay Jay French continues his Twisted Sister Tales from the Road, Scott Ulrichs tells of buying a counterfeit Fuzz Face, and a custom Collings dreadnought gets its story.
PLAYERS, GEAR & SOUND
The Inside
The Mother Hips
By Scott Ulrichs. ToneQuest sits down with Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono of The Mother Hips — California's best-kept rock secret — for a deep dive into their vintage Gibson 335s, Fender Strats, pedalboards, and thirty years of writing, touring, and recording together.
JAY JAY TALES FROM
The Twisted Sister Road Part Two
By Jay Jay French. Jay Jay French recounts the harrowing return trip from the Sahara Club in Adams, Massachusetts — a winter odyssey of empty gas tanks, a drunk driver, broken wipers, and a snowbank rescue on the way to Hunter Mountain.
SINGLE COIL GOODNESS
The Pickup Lines
By Riverhorse. ToneQuest sits down with pickup wizard Jason Lollar to explore the evolution of Fender single-coil Strat pickups from the 1950s through the '70s — materials, wire, magnets, and sound — plus a deep dive into his four signature Strat sets: Tweeds, Blondes, Sixty-Fours, and Specials.
A CAUTIONARY TALE
Falsifuzz
By Scott Ulrichs. Scott Ulrichs recounts the cautionary tale of buying a counterfeit Dunlop Eric Johnson EJF1 Fuzz Face on Reverb — and the month-long odyssey of navigating seller denial, Reverb's resolution process, and Dunlop's surprisingly helpful support team to get his money back.
The Birth of a Custom Collings
By Riverhorse. A friend's custom-ordered Collings Traditional dreadnought — built to celebrate fifteen years cancer-free — proves a revelation, and the Collings craftsman behind it tells the full story of selecting the perfect German spruce top and Madagascar rosewood back.
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