Archive | Guitars
REVIEW: Seymour Duncan’s Twin Tube Classic Overdrive
It’s the holy grail of the armchair guitar-god isn’t it? –– an overdrive pedal capable of producing searing, creamy, tube-driven distortion reminiscent of the great classic amp heads, but at a reasonable price-point and with a small footprint. Add in a dose of seriously sturdy construction, dual overdrive channels, military-grade vacuum tubes, and true-bypass circuitry, [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Introduces Gorgeous Country Club Hollowbody
21. October 2009
I’m sorry to say I missed any kind of “official” announcement from Gretsch, but the company has apparently released two new models of their gorgeous Country Club Hollowbody –– one in two-tone smoke gray/metallic violet finish (shown here,) and the other in bamboo yellow/copper mist. Both the G6196TSP-2G and G6196TSP-BY Country Club are decked out [...]
Continue reading...Vintage Guitar Puts Fender’s G.E. Smith Tele Through Its Paces
20. October 2009
When Fender first announced its G.E. Smith Signature Telecaster back in early 2007 I immediately attempted to get my hands on one for review, but alas, these beauties just aren’t that easy to come by. I’ve been particularly intrigued by the instrument’s body-mounted bridge pickup, which should help mitigate traditional Tele feedback issues in high-gain [...]
Continue reading...Epiphone Announces Suped-Up Emperor “Swingster” Hollowbody
19. October 2009
Epiphone this week announced the resurgence of their classic Emperor Hollowbody in a new suped-up package officially dubbed the Emperor Swingster. The guitar (shown here in Wine Red) is expected to feature a newly updated set of pickups designed specifically for the Swingster (Epiphone SwingBuckers?) along with a push/pull tone knob for tapping standard and [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Dark Fire Follow-Up: The Dusk Tiger
17. October 2009
I hope they aren’t betting the farm on this thing ;)
Continue reading...Just Three Days Left To Get In On Gibson’s MLB Les Paul Studio Giveaway
16. October 2009
Hey all you Major League Baseball fans, I just wanted to give you a quick reminder that you’ve got only three days left if you want to get in on a chance to win this MLB branded Les Paul Studio from Gibson. Now, I dug around a bit, and unfortunately there’s really not much info [...]
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26. October 2009
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