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Speed Linking: 30 Years Ago Today… Elvis Left The Building, Pocket POD Review,
The King Is Dead, Long Live The King – Hard to believe it’s been so long, but today marks the 30-year Anniversary of the rather unseemly early death of Elvis Presley. To commemorate his momentous passing, Gibson’s got a pretty good video interview with the true guitar genius behind Presley’s pretty face––six-string legend Scotty Moore. Pocket [...]
Continue reading...Vintage Guitar Magazine & ToneQuest Report Review The VVT Lindy Fralin Amp
15. August 2007
If you so much as blinked you could have missed it, but back in 2005 VVT Amplifiers began working with legendary pickup maker Lindy Fralin to develop a tube amp to satisfy Fralin’s own needs––namely fat tube tone, massive clean headroom, and on-board spring reverb––all packed into a truly portable chassis. The result of this top-notch [...]
Continue reading...Electro-Harmonix Beefs Up XO Line With Q-Tron+ & Octave Multiplexer
14. August 2007
Wow, these guys just can’t stop… apparently not content with their recent release of six brand new pedals, Electro-Harmonix has added yet two more effects to their new XO Line––updated versions of both the Q-Tron and Octave Multiplexer. Q-Tron+ The Q-Tron+ appears to be a suped-up version of E-H’s classic Q-Tron envelope filter––now loaded into the [...]
Continue reading...Building The BYOC TriBooster: Part Two – Populating the Circuit Board
13. August 2007
OK, so we’ve got all of our parts, pieces and tools laid out, and we’re ready to actually start building the BYOC Tri Booster. Populating the circuit board is easily the most time-consuming part of this whole project, so while I think you’ll enjoy the process––don’t expect it to be quick work. This section of the [...]
Continue reading...Guitar Player Reviews Gretsch’s G400JV Jimmie Vaughan Synchromatic
13. August 2007
When Gretsch first released the Jimmie Vaughan Synchromatic back at Summer NAMM 2006 I was immediately smitten––the thing was absolutely dripping with early Jazz mojo, and while looks may not be everything, in this case they went a long way towards telling me I really needed to get my hands on one of these for [...]
Continue reading...Building The BYOC TriBooster: Step One – Get Your Stuff Together
10. August 2007
OK, so we’ve got our TriBooster Kit from the good folks at Build Your Own Clone, and I’m happy to say they threw in a few extras as well (who doesn’t like extras?) Yeah, it’s cheapy promo stuff, but still fun: two guitar picks with the BYOC “Cloned” Sheep logo printed on them, and a [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Giving Away ‘Series Inspired’ Mongolian Chop Squad Les Paul
10. August 2007
OK, I guess I’m letting my geekdom show today… Gibson is giving away a Les Paul inspired by the Japanese Anime Series “Beck – Mongolian Chop Squad,” and whether you’re an anime fan or not, you’ll just have to trust me when I say that you definitely want to check it out, ‘cuz the guitar [...]
Continue reading...REVIEW: The Phaseomatic Deluxe – Effectrode’s All-Tube Phase Shifter
8. August 2007
Model Effectrode Phaseomatic Deluxe Intro The Phaseomatic Deluxe is boutique effects company Effectrode’s handsome new photo-optical vacuum tube phase shifter. Like something straight out of an old Sci-Fi film, this imposingly sturdy little stomp-box features the kind of retro-50’s styling that would look right at home perched on top of your grandfather’s old television console, [...]
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16. August 2007
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