Richard MacLemale | The Budget Guitarist

Black Friday 2016 – A Guitarist’s Guide

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Nov 24, 2016 | Featured, Gear | 0 |

Happy Thanksgiving, BG readers! Today is a day of getting together with extended family, sitting...

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Nov 22, 2016 | Featured, Reviews | 0 |

I have the Blackstar ID:CORE 10, a little $99 tabletop amp that I keep upstairs in my bedroom....

When I was younger and stupider, I used to think that music stores bilked customers by upselling...

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Sep 25, 2016 | Gear | 0 |

I have a soft spot for Electra. My first “good” guitar was an Electra – it was...

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Sep 18, 2016 | Featured, Reviews | 0 |

Yesterday I went to the best Guitar Center in the area (Tampa Guitar Center) and performed a...

Over the course of my life, I’ve recorded in everything from commercial recording studios to...

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Aug 27, 2016 | Featured, Reviews | 0 |

You are tempted to buy this thing every time Guitar Center puts it on sale for $99. Me too....

Posted by Richard MacLemale | Aug 18, 2016 | Featured, Gear | 0 |

When it comes to finding a PAF pickup for a Les Paul, about all you can do is put your head down...