Archive | April, 2007

A Master Craftsman At Work: John Page Builds Numero Uno

23. April 2007

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After a hiatus of many, many years, John Page, best known for his years of work heading Fender’s illustrious Custom Shop, has gotten back to his roots… building guitars. Page has apparently set-up shop once again, and via his column over at Modern Guitars Magazine he’s promised to walk us all through the process of building [...]

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Learn The Riff From Freddie King’s Hide Away

23. April 2007

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While we’re on the subject of the blues I just wanted to point you towards this quick little lesson I found this morning over at the Fender Player’s Club website. It’s the opening lick to Hide Away, Freddie King’s classic blues instrumental. If you don’t know who Freddie King is, well––he was the original Texas Cannonball, [...]

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Now That’s How You Sing The Blues…

22. April 2007

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Listening to the incomparable Howlin’ Wolf belt out Shake It For Me really drives home what’s missing from so much of what we consider blues today––while the art of blues guitar has arguably seen some incredible new heights in the decades since this recording was made, the utter lack of passion heard in modern blues [...]

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Fender To Produce Just 100 John Cruz Builder Select ‘61 Strat Relics

19. April 2007

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After slipping into my best Ninja outfit and stealthily sneaking my way through the dark recesses of Fender’s website, I came across this breathtaking beauty––Fender’s Builder Select 1961 Stratocaster Relic, Masterbuilt by John Cruz. As far as I can gather, this thoroughly worn-in Strat, which is apparently slated for release this month, will be produced in [...]

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Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #13 :: Explorer Pro Heritage Cherry

18. April 2007

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Well, its mid-week again, and that means it’s time for another Guitar Of The Week announcement from Gibson. The latest member of the clan looks to be aimed squarely at the head banger demographic––the new Explorer Pro in Heritage Cherry. Based on Gibson’s classic Explorer design, but with a smaller, lighter-weight mahogany body and heavy duty [...]

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Speed Linking: Dallas Guitar Fest, DIY Guitar Effects

18. April 2007

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Just thought I’d throw a couple of great guitar links your way this morning… My good friend Mike over at Musicians BlogNet has the full skinny on this week’s Dallas International Guitar Festival––which is starting to look like a must-see for anyone in the Dallas area. Heck, Eric Johnson will be performing. What more can [...]

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A Reader Reviews The Gibson Jimmy Page Double Neck VOS

17. April 2007

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EGR reader Manuel Iglacias managed to scrape together some $30,000 and travel from Mexico to Texas in the hopes of purchasing the “Holy Grail” of his guitar dreams––the #7 edition of Gibson’s new Jimmy Page “Aged” Double Neck. Unfortunately, things didn’t go quite as planned. Still, Manuel did manage to walk away with the less-expensive VOS (Vintage [...]

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Sound Samples: 24 Top Amplifiers Compared

16. April 2007

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Wow––I’ve gotta’ send out a huge thank you to reader Franck Gestin (in France even!) who was kind enough to clue me in on this great resource. Online German guitar retailer ProGuitar has built an exhaustive section on their website dedicated to comparing some of the top guitar amplifiers, including high-quality recordings made with both Strats [...]

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