Archive | January, 2007

REVIEW: ESP’s LTD EC-400AT Archtop

22. January 2007

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Intro The LTD EC-400AT Archtop is Japanese guitar maker ESP’s low-cost answer to the much more expensive Gibson Les Paul or even LP Studio. While it comes in two different finishes (Gold and Black,) the metallic Gold model is clearly aimed at guitar players like myself who long for the classically stylish good [...]

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‘59 Fender Bassman In A Box… Am I The Only One Scared, Here?!

19. January 2007

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OK, really, I’m the farthest thing from a Luddite folks––I’m a computer professional and blogger for gawd’s sake––but this move towards ‘digital everything’ is really starting to get on my analog-lovin’ nerves. Yesterday I discovered Fender’s new digital modeling Stratocaster, and this morning I got an e-mail from BOSS pointing me towards another new Fender/Roland collaboration: [...]

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Photo Spread: I’ve Got Serious NAMM Envy

19. January 2007

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OK, just a quick note to all of my gearhead friends out there: if you aren’t fortunate enough to be at NAMM this week (don’t feel too bad––neither am I!) you can always live vicariously through the lucky folks over at Modern Guitars Magazine who’ve posted a great spread of guitar photos right from the [...]

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Holy Crud! Fender Introduces Digital Stratocaster!

18. January 2007

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Acoustic tones from a Stratocaster. Alternate tunings at the turn of a knob. The growl of a humbucker or ‘twang’ of a Tele right at your fingertips…These are a few of the promises of Fender’s new VG Stratocaster––apparently the twisted love-child of a partnership between music behemoths Fender & Roland. According to their new VG Stratocaster [...]

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Gibson Announces Sexy New SG Model: The SG-3

17. January 2007

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You’ve gotta’ love NAMM week––there are so many new guitars & amplifiers being released that it’s hard to keep up with them all, let alone write about them. So for the sake of my sanity I’ll try to stick to the ones that actually intrigue me. One of the more interesting new models to come from [...]

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Guitars, Guitars, Guitars! Eastwood Unveils Three New Models For 2007

16. January 2007

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Well, NAMM 2007 is just two days away, and as usual there’s a ton of great guitar news going around the net. The big boys have announced a few minor tweaks to their guitar lines, but as usual I’m finding myself more intrigued by the boutique guitar makers. Eastwood Guitars, easily 2006’s poster child for affordable [...]

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Fender Busts Out With Two New Stratocasters

11. January 2007

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As I wrote a few days back, Fender has apparently released a whole new model line for 2007––the Vintage Hot Rod Series––including the previously mentioned Vintage Hot Rod ‘52 Tele, and the two new Strats shown here: the Vintage Hot Rod ‘62 Stratocaster & the Vintage Hot Rod ‘57 Stratocaster. As far as I can tell [...]

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Eastwood Guitars Reviewed By ToneQuest Report

9. January 2007

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If you’re a fan of Eastwood’s funky guitar remakes & reissues you’ll definitely want to check out last year’s February 2006 ToneQuest Report––they ran a great interview with Eastwood founder Mike Robinson (with tons of great info for the retro guitar freak,) not to mention an in-depth review of four of Eastwood’s guitars: the Stormbird, [...]

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