On a cool Saturday morning (October 4th) I took a very short flight (only 45 minutes in the air) from San Francisco to Burbank to check out the 4th annual LA Amp Show. I had read about the show in the past and decided to have a look for myself. After a short cab ride from Burbank (that turned out to be a rip off as the Cab driver took me on the freeway and that added $20 to the fare – be warned!) I was at the hotel and ready to feast my eyes and ears on some new…

I wanted to take a moment to welcome you to Guitar Fixation, a web site devoted to all things guitar. The idea behind this site was to bring you, the guitar enthusiast, a source for the latest guitar news, gear reviews, tours of the manufactures you know and love (and introduce you to some new ones!)

What sets a Santa Cruz Guitar apart from the rest?
Santa Cruz is one of the few companies that can really control the way a guitar sounds. That may sound odd, but the nature of wood is such that unless the pieces of wood are treated individually and independently, you can’t get consistent sound out of the guitar, nor can you control the way the guitar sounds. We are more related to classical violin building as far as intent than we would be to the modern steel string guitar. That is really in the realm of factories until…

Ten years ago I bought a Sears Silvertone Twin Twelve head for $100. It was under-powered and didn't have the original cabinet, but the tone was perfect for me. I fell in love with it, and eventually had a friend go through the thing and hot-rod it out to be more useful. The tone got better, and I began to brag to everyone about how good it sounded. Then I got paranoid. What if it gets stolen? What if there is a fire in my building? I decided to buy another head and have it ramped up so I could…