🎸 Straturday Night: Workbench Mods, Wild Pedals & Writing Music Live! 🎸🔥 12/20/25

On this episode of Straturday Night, we kicked things off by diving deep into the music business, sharing real-world experiences from playing in bands, touring, and working inside the recording studio. From there, we took it straight to the workbenches. Ron got hands-on with his Charvel, installing a Lollar Pickup in the neck position—after already dropping one into the bridge on a previous show. Meanwhile, I gave one of my Stratocasters a subtle but classy upgrade, swapping the white single-coil pickup covers for parchment. And yeah… I’m officially hooked on the parchment look. Once the mods were done, it was time to plug in and play. I demoed a handful of pedals, starting with the ZVEX Instant Lo-Fi Junky, delivering those beautifully warbly, lo-fi textures—almost chorus-like, but with its own quirky vibe. Next up was my favorite fuzz of all time, the ZVEX Fuzz Factory, bringing the chaos, sustain, and raw attitude. I also spent some time getting weird—in the best way—with my BOSS PC-2 Percussion Synthesizer, and wow, this pedal is a trip. It’s a seriously interesting early ’80s unit that delivers a wide range of highly adjustable, synth-like percussion sounds that instantly bring to mind classic Atari video games and old-school arcade vibes. Super retro, super quirky, and unlike just about anything else on a pedalboard today. It added a totally unexpected, nostalgic twist to the jams and showed just how far ahead of its time this pedal really was. 🎮🎸🔥 From there, I fired up the Lekato Looper & Drum Pedal, and that’s where things really took off. Layer by layer, I built a groove and ended up writing a brand-new piece of music live on the show, jamming it out and letting it evolve right up to the final moments. Gear, tone, stories, and a fresh riff born in real time—Straturday Night at its best. 🎸🔥 Join us LIVE tonight for the ultimate interactive guitar project. It’s gonna be a blast—so smash that thumbs up and hit subscribe for more killer guitar content right here on Johnny Beane TV! 🔥 On this episode of Straturday Night Live — the ultimate interactive guitar show — we head straight to the workbenches! 🔧🎸 #StraturdayNightLive #JohnnyBeaneTV #GuitarBuild #CustomGuitar #LiveGuitarShow #GuitarCommunity #GuitarMods #GuitarLivestream #ElectricGuitar #StarvingMusician #GuitarProject #GuitarPlayers #RockGuitar #GuitarParts #BuildAGuitarLive