Archive | January, 2007

Gibson Keeping Quiet On Kiefer Sutherland Guitar (Kind Of)

9. January 2007

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So far there doesn’t seem to be any official “announcement” from Gibson, but if you cruise over to their Custom Shop website you’ll see that the latest splash screen (screenshot here,) indicates a Kiefer Sutherland guitar will be added to the Gibson Inspired By Series this month––more than likely to be debuted at NAMM. So far [...]

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Fender Introduces The Vintage Hot Rod ‘52 Telecaster

8. January 2007

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Well, I have yet to see any kind of official press release, but Fender have apparently released three new guitars for 2007, including the one pictured here––Fender’e new Vintage Hot Rod ‘52 Telecaster. There isn’t a lot of information available, but the guitar appears to be a seriously upgraded remake of the ‘52 Tele, with some [...]

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Schecter Announces New C-1 Exotic Star

8. January 2007

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Wow… over the weekend Schecter announced its latest addition to the popular C-model line of guitars––the new C-1 Exotic Star––and if the photos are any indication it looks like it’s going to be a strangely beautiful instrument. The Exotic Star will apparently feature a highly-quilted maple top over an arched mahogany body, and will be available [...]

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Mesa Boogie Lonestar Special Reviewed At Guitar Player

5. January 2007

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A couple months back Guitar Player Magazine ran an in-depth review of Mesa Boogie’s new all-tube combo, the Lonestar Special, which left me absolutely drooling to get my hands on one of these retro-tan beauties. I’m happy to see they’ve now published it online as well (photos included, though they don’t look nearly as nice [...]

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New Class-A From Peavey: The Windsor Studio Amp

4. January 2007

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Sure enough, another major amplifier manufacturer has busted out with a low-powered Class-A guitar amp that “gives guitarists the classic guitar tones of rock’s golden era” along with a few modern extras for those of us who have gotten spoiled by multiple channels, direct “mic-simulated” output and the like. The new 15-watt Windsor Studio is the [...]

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NAMM ‘07 Preview: Eight New Guitars From PRS

2. January 2007

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Wow… PRS is expected to debut a whopping eight new guitar models at this month’s Winter NAMM ‘07 Conference in Anaheim, including three new three double cutaway instruments, and five single cutaways (the PRS SE One is shown here.) I’m actually really glad to seem them branching out from their traditional style (even if it’s just [...]

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Crate V1512 & V5212 Reviewed At Vintage Guitar Magazine

1. January 2007

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Is it just me, or does it seem like every major amplifier manufacturer is pumping out their own Class A tube amp these days? While I absolutely welcome the current re-emergence of tone over technology, it’s getting hard to keep up with all of these new “old-school” guitar amp models. Of course, I fell headfirst in [...]

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