I Borrowed Grandpa´s Vantage X-99 Guitar


I borrowed grandpa´s rare guitar of the Vantage label. It´s a Vantage X-99 guitar. Matsumoku in Japan produced the guitar in the 70´s or 80´s but I am not sure. The X-99 was one of the Vantage top models. I can remind that I played on grandpa’s X-99 guitar many times when I was a teenager. He had also a 1974 Fender Stratocaster and it was always hard to decide which one I would like to play for some hours. But I can tell you that the Vantage X-99 is in no way inferior to a Fender Strat. I tested … Continue reading I Borrowed Grandpa´s Vantage X-99 Guitar

Nature starts to reclaim this old Freight Depot


The nature starts to reclaim this old train freight depot in my hometown. Behind the depot there are still active and maintained railway lines for passenger traffic and freight. But the part on the photo seems to be abandoned. In the moment I write this blog post, I got an idea. Some of you did read on my blog that I play guitar. It was always somewhat hard to find a room where you can play instruments with people or alone and that very loud. But in the moment I write this blog post and did watch at my photo … Continue reading Nature starts to reclaim this old Freight Depot