Washburn G-10V

These old Washburns from the 80's are some of the most functionally useful guitars out there for the money. It seems that everyone out there who has one of these got it for under $200 bucks. That's a steal for a quality US or JAP made vintage dive bombiming metal machine. Note the locking nut & the three on/ off switches for the pick ups! The hockey stick headstock would be enough to reel me in. Check out the value ratings on Harmony Central to learn more about why these are so loved. I've got my eye on a Washburn A-10 right now that is just oozing the MTV vibe. Frosty Atkinson is the proud new owner of this red relic, & you can join his fan club here. Someday I'll post a picture of his '65 Gibson Firebird. Here's his band's website: lot80s.com. Catch Frosty's next big show at Pickle Park on Friday October 28. This is a great concert venue with a wonderful nightclub atmosphere. Make sure you check out the giant 32 foot Gibson guitar hanging over the bar while you're there.

All day String Change

Freak of the Week
This guitar can make anyone a rock star. You'll need a strong back to show it off though. Leave the polishing & string changing to the road crew.
Catch Raven & Vixxen doing their cool impersonations of all the hip chick acts from the famed MTV era at these upcoming shows:
Prime Time, Burnsville Friday Sept. 23
Main Street, Hopkins Saturdat Sept. 24
Jimmy's Octoberfest, Vadnais Heights Friday, October 7
Neisen's, Savage Saturday, October 8
Find the full schedule under the TOUR link at Risrox.com. Find out more about me HERE.

Ibanez Rock Crusher - Coral Pink & Neon Green

Here's one example from the collection of fine stage performance axes owned by Stevie Ray from Rogers, MN. I think at last count he had seven of these hot rod IBZ's lined up like rifles on the battlefield. This one's a RG-550 RF & a unique customized beauty that holds it tune extremely well during the perilous & fast paced twin cities 80's rock concerts. God bless Floyd Rose. I've done hundreds of shows with this guy over the years, & he can really rock when he wants to. Thanks for the good times, buddy. Hope to rock you again soon. }:-D-

Check-Mate

Here's one of my axe's that I try to use regularly on the mid-west tour shows. It's got a Cheap Trick meets KISS sort of look to it, & it features gold plated hardware. Everyone says that it looks & sounds like a million bucks. This rare bass guitar has turned out to be a great investment, & it truly has the makings of a real nice working show piece. Want to see & hear this fine Ibanez in action around the twin cities? Click HERE & follow the TOUR link at the top.

Avoiding Tom

Classic footage of my favorite local chick band "Avoiding Tom", featuring Kimmy Knowels, Pammy Scarbrough, Stef Eulinberg, & Jen Asmus-Castro. Recorded at Bogart's Place in Apple Valley, 1997. These girls really rocked the twin cities right. Oodles of talent, & so entertaining. I hope they all still get a chance to occasionally rock. I really miss these girls. They put on a great show.