I'm Alex, a Melbourne-based player who's been collecting, modifying, and obsessing over guitars for longer than is probably healthy.

 

This site started as a personal reference — somewhere to document what I've done to each instrument, what I've learned from owning them, and what I actually think of them. The honest version, not the one you'd write if you were trying to sell it.

 

I play mostly blues and rock, with some country and jazz thrown in depending on the mood. My guitar heroes are all over the map — Page and Beck, Benson and Krantz, Gatton and Lee. Tone-wise I'm a treble-phobe: I spend most of my time trying to tame the high end. I love Strats and Teles for their clarity but find the bridge positions eye-wateringly ice-picky. Don't judge me.

 

My guitar tastes run toward the interesting over the obvious. I have a particular soft spot for Japanese guitars — Fender Japan, FGN, Fernandes, Greco — instruments that punch well above their price and often have more character than their American counterparts. I'm also drawn to anything with a story, a quirk, or a mod I can't resist trying.

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The opinions here are mine. They're based on what I believe to be true, and I may well be wrong — feel free to contact me, correct me, or argue with me. That's half the fun.