Odds & Ends

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Thanks to Paul from Long Shrift for letting me know that my comments weren't, like, actually allowing people to comment.  That's been fixed, so y'all can gun on my Guitar Hero hatred (I'm talking to you, Boffo).

Woah...Rock-n-Roll

Just did a little editing over at Wikipedia on their Mason Bernard page.  Mason Bernard is a brand of electric guitar made in the early nineties.  I bought one used from a guy in 1991 or 1992.  Turns out they're pretty damn rare.  They also kick ass and I love mine.  If you wanna know what it looks like, just take a look at the crappy picture in that article.  That one's mine.  It's got EMG active pickups - an 85 model in the bridge and an SA model in the neck.  Practically invisible, down and to right of the volume knob, is The Booster Switch.  It's a tiny rocker switch that, when flipped to the on position, gives me an extra 20dB of gain.  In english, that's like pouring gasoline on the hot coals in your Weber grill.