Sometimes you just want to pick up a guitar and play for some good friends. I believe that it is this intention that creates an energy that just drives you.
Johnny Rockit and The Dive Bar Derelicts. Knocking on heavens door,Played at Gene's Placethis afternoon to a great crowd. Our friend Melissa Reeves stopped in to see us and much to my surprise and honor she came up to do a song with us. Took a minute as I
Johnny Rockit and The Dive Bar Derelicts. Lazarus live at the Bisbee Royale Theater.
Johnny Rockit and The Dive Bar Derelicts. Working Class Hero live at the Bisbee Royale Theater.
Johnny Rockit and The Dive Bar Derelicts. Mad World live at the Bisbee Royale Theater.
A bad health episode put me in hospital for 4 days this past weekend. Wanted to immediately get back to business. Not quite up to snuff but it was a step in the right direction.
Johnny Rockit Open Mic @ The Hitching Post Saloon
Last night at TheHitching Postfor The Lit Tuesday open mic. Thought we would just have a little fun!
An impromptu jam with fellow Dive Bar Derelicts. Miguel, Robby, Glenn and Johnny Rockit!
As we keep The Derelicts somewhat fluid we have had mny guest players sit it with us. We are always honored to have our friend T.S. Henry Webb on stage with us. He is always fun and adds such a wonderfull dynamic to the performance.
This was sooo much fun, no practice no stress what a party. Many thanks to Katie Mastrangelo, Alex Mastrangelo for busting tail putting things together. To our newest Derelicts who came together on the fly to do this wonderfull Derelict lineup: T.S. Henty
So one of the great things about The Hitching Post is Lit Tuesday. An open mic every Tuesday where locals and tourists alike can hone their skills. We have been utilizing this format to help my wingman Roger Thoreson to overcome some serious medical issue
Fresh out of the operating room I figure it was time to fight my way back to playing. Not a lot of wind in me but here's Mad World. Open mic at The Hitching Post. I don't usually put stuff up when I am not up to snuff however maybe it will help other folk
Ok so here is a slightly better clip of this. Played with some good friends. Enjoy!
Here is a clip from tonight at The Hitching Post what an amazing 3 hrs. Thanks to Roger Thoreson, Mike Kelvin, Ehren Stonner and Edmund Jordan for all your help. Thanks to Stephanie Peavey, Steve Peavey, Michael Hyde, Rick Haddow, Janet and and Mike for c
So a few weeks back I posted a short clip someone playing a QA pickup that I had wound for them. Yesterday we heard the Mule Mountain Trio ( Evan Hubbard, Timothy Dick and Steve Peavey) would be at St. Elmo Bar I thought I would focus the IPhone on my fri
Ok so The Bisbee Songwriter's Night was of to a great start, wonderfully talented lady playing ukelele sorry I didn't get her name. Anyway a something came up that warranted Carolyn's attention so a few of us decided to play a few tunes and keep things go
Here's one that will always be a favorite. Recorded at The Hitching Post.
Evil done at the Hitching Post this was absolutely a fun gig! Thanks to my fellow Derelicts Michael Whetzel, Jason Moran, Phillip DePiazza, John Prats Rob Longley, and Mike Kelvin.
Johnny Rockitand the Derelicts "Evil" at theHitching Post. What a great time! Stage looked great,everyone had a rocking good Christmas Eve!
Here's a new tune we will do for the benefit gig for my buddy Dave Meraz. This one is for my fellow veterans, hope you like it. This is the first time I did it just to get a grip where to take it. Great to have somewhere to try out your music. House PA an
Here's a set from Johnny Rockit And The Dive Bar Derelicts at the Hitching Post Saloon.
Here's a video of me doing an acoustic version of Evil at The Hitching Post.
Evil with the BC Rich Proto just a jam night and tons of fun.
Here's a vid of the last jam session. No one had heard this tune before so it was not perfect but it was fun right. Thanks to my friends Robert Earl Longley , Roger Thoreson John Arby Hort and the others on bass, drums, piano and violin. We'll do it again
The QA Guitars Telecast. Mahogany body with a fantastic curly maple top, QA Telemaster bridge pickup, QA Stratoblaster neck pickup, mahogany/maple /mahogany neck with wedge fret board, Jescar medium frets, Wilkinson tuners and a playability that can't be
The QA Guitars Teleblaster # 2 pays homage to one of the most iconic guitars. This hand made in the USA guitar is a thick ash body with a maple neck with rosewood fretboard and a fantastic wenge fret board, bocote top, Wilkinson tuners, top loading bridge
Maple 34" scale neck thru with paduck stringers and solid Peruvian walnut wings, wenge fret board with medium jumbo frets, bone nut, Hipshot Kickass High Mass bridge, Bartolini vintage J L/S pickups bourns pots, Switchcraft output jack, Mallory cap, alumi
QA Guitars Icon Birdseye. This is a neck thru model with maple neck, rosewood fret board, bone nut, mahogany wings with Birdseye maple tops. Hipshot bridge, PNAF Replica pickups with Thro Bak MXV covers, Bourns pots, Swithchcraft switch Jescar medium fret
Here's the QA guitars Icon "Flamer'.Mahogany neckthru with rosewood fret board, Mahogany wings with beautiful flamed maple tops, Hipshot bridge, Wilkinson Tuners, QA pickups. F-Dyne caps, Switchcraft output jack and 3 way switch. The guitar has a 16 inch
Here's Icon 5 with ebony fretboard. The guitar has a mahogany neck with ebony board and Jescar medium frets, bone nut, 16" radius and a 70s neck profile, QA Stinger pickups, Gavit braided wire, Switchcraft switch and output jack, Wilkinson tuners, Hipshot
QA Icon neck thru guitar. Mahogany neck and wings with flamed maple stringers, flamed maple stringers and walnut fret board, Hipshot bridge, PNAF pickups, Gavitt braided wire, F-Dyne caps, Switchcraft switch and output jack, Wilkinson tuners, bone nut, 16
QA Guitars Icon neck thru with mahogany neck and wings with figured Claro walnut tops on the wings, and a highly figured cocobolo fret board with 16" radius. Hipshot bridge, PNAF pickups, bourns pots with f-dyne caps, Gavitt braided wire, Switchcraft jack
QA Guitars Icon one piece mahogany guitar with figured bocote fret board with 18" radius. Hipshot bridge, PNAF pickups, bourns pots with f-dyne caps, Gavitt braided wire, Switchcraft jack and switch, aluminum knobs. This guitar is one solid piece of mahog
QA Guitars Quanta Prototype. This is our concept guitar, alder body, limba neck, ebony board, Hosco medium frets, bone nut, Wilkinson tuners, top load bridge, QA Quanta humbucker 13.5k, and weighing in at 5.4 lbs.. The Quanta comes set up with 9-42 guage
The QA Guitars Teleblaster pays homage to one of the most iconic guitars. This hand made in the USA guitar is a thickmahogany body with a beautiful flamed birdseye chunky Warmouth neck with rosewood fretboard 25.5 INCH SCALE, and a fantastic spalted ink l
Ok so here is the QA Guitars Iyr Java Burst. The Iyr Java Burst has a figured wenge neck with bone nut and highly figured bocote fret board and Wilkinson tuners, mahogany body with burl maple top, medium nickel frets and a 12" radius with a slightly thinn
Tuners have been changed but wow! Nice 1963 Strat!
Ok so here is the QA Guitars Icon prototype. Same body style as the Iyr model however the Icon models are neck thru. The proto is a figured maple neck with bone nut and highly figured bocote fret board and QA tuners, mahogany wings with koa tops, medium n
QA Guitars Iyr Koa Top. Mahogany body, quarter sawn Peruvian walnut neck with Purple Heart board, 12" radius, bone nut, Wilkinson tuners, PNAF pickups, Gavitt wire Switch craft switch and jack, Orange Drop caps, medium nickel frets, Hipshot bridge.
Here's the bootee Iyr model #2. Mahogany body, bootee top, ambrosia maple neck with walnut board, PNAF pickups , F-Dyne caps, bourns pots, Gavitt wire, Swithchcraft switch and jack, 12" radius, medium nickel frets, hipshot bridge, Wilkinson tuners.
QA Guitars Iyr model with mahogany body, curly koa top, PNAF pickups, hipshot bridge, Tesi knobs, Orange Drop caps, Gavitt braided wire, Switchcraft switch and output jack, mahogany neck with rosewood board and 12" radius, Wilkinson tuners, bone nut, medi
Here's the Bubinga Iyr model. Mahogany body, bubinga top, flamed maple neck with jatoba board, 12 inch radius, bubinga knobs, hipshot bridge, PNAF pickups, Wilkinson tuners, witchcraft switch and output jack, bone nut, CTS pots f-dyne caps, Gavitt braided
Here's a beauty! The Koa Iyr, this guitar is made from a solid block of curly koa, koa neck, bocote fret board, QA pickups, Hipshot bridge, CTS pots, Switchcraft switch and output jack , F-Dyne poly caps, Gavitt braided wire, Hosco medium frets. The guita
Here's one I finished up today. This was a project that I had wanted to do for a while. Paying homage to some of the late 70s guitars I played. This has a mahogany/maple/ mahogany body with matching neck, Leo Quan bridge, Stinger pickups, Switch Craft swi
Here's the Bocote Iyr model. Mahogany body with highly figured bocote top and fret board, quarter-sawn Peruvian walnut neck, PNAF pickups. Hipshot bridge,CTS pots, SwitchCraft switch and output jack, Gavitt braided wire, Wilkinson tuners.
Ronny North Music Video- "Permission To Land" Album- "Then & Now" Eonian Records Produced by Skyline Unlimited
My video Tomorrow is Burning from my 2010 CD Light.... NBN Records
We payed a visit to Norman's rare guitars, and Norm Himself shared his secret to success with us! Special Thanks to Norman's Rare Guitars for letting us film and ask questions.
The 1972 Fender Strat we talked about the other day is now in our shop and is for sale!
T Rex Replile 2 delay. Warmest delay we have seen. www.guitarbazaar.net
T Rex Replica delay pedal. One of the best and warmest delay pedals on the market. www.guitarbazaar.net
A blues players dream come true. These Cream Tone pedals are amazing, fantastic gritty blues tone with a solo boost. www.guitarbazaar.net
Very rare 1968 Crown (Shin-ei) Super Fuzz. All original except the battery clip which needed replacement. A few minor scuffs and a small indentation on the upper right side. Pots are clean and work very well, tone switch has some "looseness but functions
OK here's the pedal you know you want! This is a 1981 Ibanez TS- 808 Tubescreamer. The pedal is the holy grail of tubescreamers It is in near mint condition wit a very few small scuffs as pictured. The original owner said he did not use it much. Get your
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