Electric Guitar Review

Price Drop! Fender’s ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe

20. November 2006

Just a quick note that online musical instrument retailer Woodwind & Brasswind has dropped their pricing on one of my favorite Teles––Fender’s ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe. The new price is just $689.49 at time of writing. The ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe was released in 2004, apparently marking the first time in over 30 years that the instrument had [...]

See The Amazing Splat-o-caster… Eighth Wonder Of The World!

17. November 2006

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It’s A Lava Lamp, It’s A Box Of Crayons, It’s… Well, it’s Friday again folks (thank gawd!) and I thought I’d get silly and point you towards this insane little bit of luthier workmanship from Fender’s Custom Shop––nicknamed the “Splato” Stratocaster, or Splat-o-caster for short. The guitar, which was dreamt up by one Jimmy Stout, of Palmdale, [...]

First Look: Line 6 TonePort UX2

17. November 2006

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The TonePort UX2 is Line 6’s mid-level USB interface for easily porting guitar, vocals, and other line-level audio signals into your computer. Besides the hardware pictured here, the TonePort comes bundled with Line 6’s GearBox––a software package for both PC & Mac that produces impressive digital amplifier, cabinet, and effects modeling. Among other things the UX2 [...]

Biggest Guitar Giveaway Ever In The History Of The World?

16. November 2006

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Ever since purchasing an EC-400 archtop earlier this year I’ve become a big fan of ESP’s guitars, so I thought I’d point out what looks to be the largest promotional guitar giveaway ever… or at least the largest in my memory. In a PR stunt that’s bound to get them some attention from the shredders out [...]

Eastwood’s Reproduction Of The ‘64 National Newport

16. November 2006

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Eastwood Guitars––the folks we can thank for bringing new life to many of the classic funky electric guitars of the early 20th Century––have announced an extremely limited edition of their new Airline Map guitar: a reproduction of the much loved and somewhat enigmatic ‘64 Valco National Newport. Eastwood has initially produced just 24 of the guitars, [...]

REVIEW: Effectrode’s Tube-Vibe

14. November 2006

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Liquid Tones, Vintage Good Looks, 100% Tube Signal Path The Tube-Vibe is Effectrode’s homage to the classic––some would say historic––Shiftee U-915 Uni-Vibe pedal, which was first introduced to the U.S. back in ‘69, and went on to gain legendary status at the hands of many great guitar players, perhaps most notably Jimi Hendrix, who was obviously [...]

Les Paul BFG Coming In At Less Than $1,000

13. November 2006

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Quick Note… A few weeks back when Gibson announced its new Les Paul BFG, they made reference to the fact that the guitar was meant to bring traditional Les Paul tone & performance to the teaming masses––without the traditional hefty Les Paul price tag. While Gibson didn’t publish an MSRP at the time (at least not that [...]

REVIEW: Aslin Dane’s Bohemian

13. November 2006

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Model Aslin Dane Bohemian Intro If Aslin Dane’s Bohemian looks familiar to you it’s probably because the guitar is essentially an unofficial re-release of the earlier Brian May Signature model (based on May’s legendary Red Special)––minus the artist’s actual endorsement. While the full story behind the relationship between Aslin Dane and Queen’s Brian [...]

Archive | November, 2006

Price Drop! Fender’s ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe

See The Amazing Splat-o-caster… Eighth Wonder Of The World!

First Look: Line 6 TonePort UX2

Biggest Guitar Giveaway Ever In The History Of The World?

Eastwood’s Reproduction Of The ‘64 National Newport

REVIEW: Effectrode’s Tube-Vibe

Les Paul BFG Coming In At Less Than $1,000

REVIEW: Aslin Dane’s Bohemian

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