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EGR’s Great “Tele Relic” Experiment: Our Guinea Pig Arrives
So, our guinea pig guitar in the so-called “Great Tele Relic Experiment of 2008” has finally arrived, and this afternoon I managed to get in some decent BEFORE pictures… in the interest of fully documenting this project I am posting them here for all to see. I’m happy to say that this guitar plays beautifully, and [...]
Continue reading...Introducing The Les Paul Push-Tone: Gibson’s Guitar Of The Month For May
1. May 2008
In case you haven’t seen it, Gibson’s kicking off May with the introduction of the new Les Paul Push-tone––a uniquely versatile instrument in that you can literally push the pickups out of the back of the guitar, unclip the wires, and swap in a completely different set of pickups, apparently in minutes. While this isn’t all [...]
Continue reading...Vintage Guitar Reviews The Zemaitis S22 Metal Top
29. April 2008
If you’re an old Zemaitis fiend like myself you’ll definitely want to check out Vintage Guitar Magazine’s review of the S22 Metal Top. For nearly two years straight I’ve been trying to get my hands on one of the new Zemaitis models, but as with many boutique instruments, they are incredibly difficult to track down outside [...]
Continue reading...Chop Shop: And So Begins EGR’s Great “Tele Relic” Experiment Of 2008
24. April 2008
Exhibit A The photo to the left is the gorgeous Custom Vintage Humbucker Telecaster Heavy Relic in Vintage Blonde, which has been taunting me from Music Zoo’s website for nearly a year. I say “taunting” because there’s no way in hell I would personally pay Fender over $3,000 just to pre-age a guitar for me… [...]
Continue reading...A Quick Look At Fender’s Master Built ‘61 John Cruz Stratocaster
24. April 2008
If you’ve ever wondered why I’m constantly drooling over the Master Built ‘61 John Cruz Stratocaster, wonder no more––classic look and feel, versatile electronics, amazing tone. Now if I just had $5,000 lying around…
Continue reading...Speed Linking: Reverend’s Limited Edition Volcano H90, EH Micro POG Demo…
22. April 2008
Not a whole lot in the “guitar news” department this morning, though a few worthy links managed to find their way into my browser… • Limited Edition Volcano – Reverend Guitars has busted out with a new Limited Edition of their low-cost, award winning Volcano––the aptly titled Volcano H90. They’ve apparently swapped out the neck humbucker for [...]
Continue reading...REVIEW: Fender Limited Edition “Thin Skin” ‘62 Stratocaster
16. April 2008
Model Fender Limited Edition “Thin Skin” ‘62 Stratocaster Re-Issue Intro As long-time readers of this blog may remember, in early 2007 I began a “Quest For The Perfect Strat,” with the sole intention of digging up the best combination of playability, affordability, looks, and tone that Fender had to offer in the way of [...]
Continue reading...It’s Finally Official: Fender Reveals Elvis Costello Signature Jazzmaster
11. April 2008
Well, after all but flat-out denying it for many months, Fender this week has finally revealed on its website the highly anticipated Signature Series Elvis Costello Jazzmaster… and just when I thought it was safe to put away my wallet. According to Fender, while Costello’s original Jazzmaster has seen numerous modifications over its 30-plus years in [...]
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2. May 2008
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