Archive | August, 2006

Epiphone Giving Away A DOT Studio!

15. August 2006

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If you’re one of the many folks who found themselves getting a bit excited over the introduction of Epiphone’s new DOT Studio, you might be interested to know they are now giving one of these lovely guitars away as a promo. You pretty much just have to sign-up to be entered in the contest, which ends [...]

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Sparkle & Slide: G&L Introduces Will Ray Signature Model

15. August 2006

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OK, I’ll admit that the metal-flaked finish on G&L’s Will Ray Signature model may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but hey – guitar playing is all about having fun, right? Luckily, it also comes in a clear orange finish, so if you’re otherwise enamored by all the bells & whistles on this guitar you [...]

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Monster Of Metal: ESP Unveils James Hetfield Signature Truckster

14. August 2006

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A couple of months back we covered ESP’s surprisingly affordable James Hetfield Signature guitar, the LTD Truckster, but I thought today we’d take a look at that instrument’s more refined (and hence more expensive) sibling – the ESP James Hetfield Signature Truckster. I’m guessing just about any serious Metallica fan (and plenty of non-fans too,) would [...]

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Zemaitis By Greco: The Gorgeous GZ-3300WF

11. August 2006

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Last year I was introduced to the unique beauty and hand-made quality of Zemaitis guitars when I accidentally stumbled across the gorgeous Zemaitis Metal Front – a hand engraved, metal topped monster that looks roughly like a Les Paul, but with a whole lot more personality. While Zemaitis is known for their incredible hand-crafted masterpieces (these [...]

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Epiphone Unveils New DOT Studio

10. August 2006

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Along with yesterday’s announcement by Epiphone of their new Blues Custom 30 tube amp comes word of another new piece of highly affordable equipment – the DOT Studio Hollowbody… yep, an ES-335 for the rest of us! Like its famous predecessor, the classic Gibson ES-335, the DOT Studio is half way between a solid-body and [...]

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King Of Twang: Gibson Introduces Duane Eddy Signature Hollowbody

9. August 2006

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Duane Eddy, the rock world’s original king of “twang,” is said to have sold over 100 million records in his time – not too shabby for an instrumentalist, eh? In a lot of ways he was the first true Guitar God, and as such he probably deserves a signature model guitar more than anybody who [...]

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Epiphone Introduces Blues Custom 30 Tube Amp

8. August 2006

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Well, I was pretty sure I was done blogging for the evening when I got word that Epiphone had released a new, and presumably very affordable tube amp — the Blues Custom 30. Built by none other than parent company Gibson, the Blues Custom 30 is said to produce that warm tube tone that old-school analog [...]

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Price Drop! ESP’s Eclipse II In Vintage Black

8. August 2006

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Well, if you’ve ever considered purchasing one of ESP’s incredibly cool Eclipse IIs in Vintage Black, now might be the time to act. It looks like music123 has done away with their official “Price Drop” category, but as far as I can tell the Eclipse II is now on sale – currently going for just [...]

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