Happy Vintage Guitar Friday, everyone!

Today I’d like to pay homage to Mike Ness of Social Distortion and the band's first new album in 15 years, "Born to Kill," released today.

I bought the new album and I was listening to it in the old car with the windows down. A lot of the "new" songs are familiar if you have been seeing the band's live shows for the past few years. Still, it's nice to have them in a downloadable format.

Personally, I like the "bees in a jar" sound of the guitars. They're loud and in the front of the mix. Mike sold me this '57 Gibson Les Paul Junior a few years ago, so I can forgive its absence on the record.