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Gibson Officially Announces Slash ‘Appetite For Destruction’ Les Paul
Well, they’ve been talking about it off and on for months, and a few photos have even gone around the web, but Gibson yesterday officially announced the release of their new Slash ‘Appetite For Destruction’ Les Paul, and based on the photos it’s a real beauty (take a look at that wood grain, yum…) To honor [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Unveils 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD
16. February 2010
Well, I was thoroughly entrenched at San Francisco International Airport, anxiously awaiting lift-off for New Orleans (and Mardi Gras, baby!) when Gibson announced their latest Custom Shop extravaganza –– the new 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD. That was nearly a week ago, but today I finally got a few minutes to do some research on it. Like other [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard
1. February 2010
Well, it looks like Gibson is releasing yet another Custom Shop reproduction of a much-coveted classic Les Paul –– this time in three different versions to capture three distinct personalities of the transitional 1960 Les Paul Standard. Dubbed the 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard, the guitars will feature period-accurate accoutrements including the now classic tonewood [...]
Continue reading...Fender Busts Out With Acoustic/Electric Hybrid: The Acoustasonic Tele
22. January 2010
Wow… I definitely didn’t see this one coming, and I have to say I love the design. Check out that rosewood Telecaster bridge! Very cool looking guitar. And Fender has apparently built a truly usable Electric/Acoustic hybrid guitar if word from the NAMM demonstrations are any indication. According to Fender, the new Acoustasonic Tele packs both [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Pays Homage To Eddie Cochran With Custom Shop Tribute G6120
20. January 2010
It never fails that as soon as I think it’s safe to peruse Gretsch’s website again they announce yet another gorgeous instrument designed to steal my hard earned money from me.. Argggh! Case in point: the company this week announced an incredibly limited run (just 50 instruments) of G6120 hollowbodies, in tribute to early guitar legend [...]
Continue reading...Fender Reveals New ‘American Special’ Line Of Guitars
12. January 2010
Well, it’s NAMM time again folks, and that means new guitars and gear coming out of the woodwork. For its part, Fender this week announced the release of a whole new line of guitars, dubbed the American Specials. Comprised of the American Special Telecaster, American Special Stratocaster, and American Special Stratocaster HSS, this latest edition to [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Unveils Jimmy Page ‘Number Two’ Les Paul Replica
5. January 2010
Lordy, they’re trying to kill me… Gibson this week finally pulled the veil on their latest super-high-end Custom Shop re-creation (read: cha-ching!) –– a painstaking replica of Jimmy Page’s iconic “Number Two” Les Paul. Based on Page’s original ‘59 Les Paul ‘Burst –– which was massively modified by the guitarist in order to explore its full [...]
Continue reading...‘Vintage Guitar’ Reviews The Marshall 1974X And 2061X Handwired
17. December 2009
Ooh, there’s a nice in-depth review of the 1974X and 2061X amplifiers –– each a part of Marshall’s high-end handwired series –– over at Vintage Guitar Magazine’s website. I’ve spent a small amount of time with the 1974X (basically a handwired version of the popular Bluesbreaker model,) and I absolutely loved it, but so far I [...]
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12. March 2010
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