Jarrod MacKay
  • Blog
  • About
  • Stories
  • Music

Jarrod MacKay

  • Blog/
  • About/
  • Stories/
  • Music/
Bricks.jpeg

Jarrod MacKay

The King of No Medium

Blog

This is a place where Jarrod MacKay posts things.

Jarrod MacKay

  • Blog/
  • About/
  • Stories/
  • Music/
April 17, 2018

You Can Learn Things From Crimson Guitars

April 17, 2018/ Jarrod MacKay
You Can Learn Things From Crimson Guitars

I probably have no right for my previous fret job to have turned out as well as it did for a first timer or to have the confidence to build my own guitar but...

Read More
April 17, 2018/ Jarrod MacKay/ Comment
I Try Things
Making, guitar, Crimson
March 19, 2018

A Maker of Various Things

March 19, 2018/ Jarrod MacKay
A Maker of Various Things

Over the last year or so, I've begun to think of myself more as a maker than a writer or musician.  I am those things, of course, but they don't encapsulate everything I'm interested in.  What I'm interested in is everything...

Read More
March 19, 2018/ Jarrod MacKay/ Comment
I Try Things
Making, guitar, luthier, maker, multipotentialite
October 03, 2017

Who Deserves Respect

October 03, 2017/ Jarrod MacKay
Who Deserves Respect

I recently watched a video of guitar maker Paul Reed Smith telling the story of how he got Carlos Santana to play his guitars.  This isn’t a story about guitars or Carlos Santana.  Rather, this is a rumination on respect...

Read More
October 03, 2017/ Jarrod MacKay/ Comment
Opinion
respect, guitar, paul reed smith, carlos santana, george carlin
September 09, 2017

I Try Things - Episode 3: Swapping a Preamp Tube in a Guitar Amp

September 09, 2017/ Jarrod MacKay
I Try Things - Episode 3: Swapping a Preamp Tube in a Guitar Amp

I've never loved the gain channel on my Fender Hot Rod Deville 2x12. I read a tip online about swapping a preamp tube to lower the gain. This is an explanation of how to do it and a sample of the results...

Read More
September 09, 2017/ Jarrod MacKay/ Comment
I Try Things
guitar, preamp tube, 12ax7, swap
  • Blog/
  • About/
  • Stories/
  • Music/

Jarrod MacKay

 
Saw this guy on a morning walk. Wingspan was at least 3”. #moth #mothra #mothsofinstagram #afilter
Saw this guy on a morning walk. Wingspan was at least 3”. #moth #mothra #mothsofinstagram #afilter
Not claustrophobic.
Not claustrophobic.
#teacup #teacuppuppies #terratoys #squishy
#hike #hiking #raindrops #plants #surfacetension
#hike #hiking #raindrops #plants #surfacetension
An almost candid photo. Even though I’m not holding the sleeve, I’m listening to and singing “Dirty Work” by Steely Dan.  #steelydan #dirtywork #bluejeancommittee #vinylrecords #recordcollecting #pinkmoon #yes
An almost candid photo. Even though I’m not holding the sleeve, I’m listening to and singing “Dirty Work” by Steely Dan. #steelydan #dirtywork #bluejeancommittee #vinylrecords #recordcollecting #pinkmoon #yes
 

Currently Reading:

The bounty hunters - elmore leonard

 

The King of No Medium