Archive | December, 2006

Fender Debuts New Custom Shop Website

14. December 2006

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Cool… I noticed this morning that Fender has launched a new website for its famous Custom Shop––including a sleek new design, a guitar gallery, and of course full descriptions and specs for their complete line of Custom Shop instruments. Also included are a Fender Custom Shop Store (strictly merchandise,) a list of soon-to-be-retired guitars (really nice [...]

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Guitar Player Reviews Marshall’s Handwired Super 100JH

13. December 2006

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Well, it looks like those lucky bastards over at Guitar Player Magazine have finally published their review of Marshall’s handwired Super 100JH, and by all accounts she’s a beauty. In case you missed my earlier coverage (back in June ‘06,) the Super 100JH is Marshall’s homage/remake of the 100-watt stack that Jimi Hendrix used to carve [...]

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Rare Find: Eastwood Town & Country Video Review

11. December 2006

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This morning I was lucky enough to stumble onto Guitar One Magazine’s new video review of the Airline Town & Country DLX––one of Eastwood’s recent remakes of the classic Valco, Supro & National guitars, albeit with higher quality hardware and a chambered mahogany body, among other upgrades. While original Res-O-Glas Valco’s continue to fetch upwards of [...]

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J Man & J Cat: Parker Unleashes Two Fat Jazz Boxes

11. December 2006

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Parker Guitars, makers of the unique Parker Fly, have announced two new hollowbody jazz guitars which are expected to debut at next month’s NAMM 2007 Conference in Anaheim. If I’m not mistaken, the guitars––known as the PJ12 J Man & the PJ14 J Cat––are Parker’s first foray into hollowbody electrics (though they do have two acoustic-electrics [...]

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Campbell American Announces Limited Edition Nelsonic Transitone

7. December 2006

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Well, it looks like the good folks at Campbell American are at it again––this time with a strictly limited edition run of their new Nelsonic Transitone: a hand-made, double humbucker beauty, with funky retro styling, top-shelf hardware, and enough attitude to go around. The Transitone was born out of a collaboration between Campbell American and Bill [...]

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Price Drop! Epiphone Les Paul Jr. Just $99

7. December 2006

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Well, Christmas is coming up fast, and I know a number of my readers have budding guitar players in the family, so I thought I’d point out that Musician’s Friend is selling a limited number of Epiphone Les Paul Jr ‘s for just $99. Now don’t get me wrong, this is obviously not a pro level [...]

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New From Chicago Blues Box: The Buddy Guy Signature Amplifier

4. December 2006

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Well, I haven’t seen any official word from the manufacturer yet, but according to Guitar Player Magazine, Chicago Blues Box’s new Buddy Guy Signature Series Amplifier is now available for purchase. The amp, which is based on Blues Legend Buddy Guy’s much-loved 1959 Fender Bassman, is being sold not so much an exact replica, but as [...]

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Gibson’s New Website & Forum For The HD 6X Digital Les Paul

4. December 2006

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If the comments on one of my recent posts are any indication, there seems to be a whole lot of confusion over what exactly Gibson’s new HD 6X Digital Les Paul has to offer, and how exactly the guitar can be integrated into a digital workflow (yikes… I just used the words “workflow” & “guitar” [...]

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