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Poll Results: “What’s Your Absolute Dream Guitar?”

1. June 2007

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Hehe… I had every intention of summing up last week’s Reader Poll (What’s Your Absolute Dream Guitar?) nice and neatly, but the response was so large, and the list has grown so unwieldy, that I’ll have to let you peruse it yourself. As a quick rundown, though, there were a few of the usual suspects (‘59 [...]

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Check It Out: Slick New Gibson ES-Series Microsite

31. May 2007

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Fans of Gibson’s legendary ES-335, not to mention all the other great “Electric Spanish” model hollowbodies, will definitely want to check out Gibson’s slick new microsite. There’s a ton of great info here, including an entire collection of video footage shot behind the scenes at Gibson’s Memphis Custom Shop, a look at the history of the [...]

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Free Demo: AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix Is A Helluva’ Lot Of Fun

30. May 2007

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IK Multimedia’s highly anticipated AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix modeling software finally made it to stores last month, but the big news for me––yep, I’m a bit of a cheapskate––was the release of their free demo, which contains the full working product, and is good for ten days. I don’t know about you, but I like to take [...]

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Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #19 :: Les Paul Classic Antique Zebra Wood

30. May 2007

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Gibson this morning launched the latest addition to their year-long Guitar Of The Week series––this week’s model being the new Les Paul Classic Antique in Zebra Wood. At first glance the name may seem like a bit of a misnomer––the guitar doesn’t really look anything like the other LP Classic Antiques that it’s based on––but aside [...]

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Fuller’s Vintage Guitar Gets LTD “Deluxified” Gretsch Models

29. May 2007

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Wow… check out these bad boys. According to Gretsch’s website, Fuller’s Vintage Guitar (in Houston Texas,) is now the proud home, not to mention sole distributor, of these three retro-classic beauties––Custom Limited Edition versions of the G6120W-55 Nashville Western, G6136-55 White Falcon, and the G6120-55 Nashville. The three new models are apparently decked out in full-on “Deluxified” [...]

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Reader Poll: What’s Your Absolute Dream Guitar?

25. May 2007

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Here’s a chance to share your dreams with the world––OK, well, if not the world then at least with my illustrious, good looking, and incredibly talented readers. What’s your absolute dream guitar? Yeah, I know, you’re a guitarist, and by default you lust over new equipment that you don’t even need, but if you had to [...]

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Speed Linking: Build A Big Muff With IG, Alexi Laiho Signature Guitar

25. May 2007

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Thank gawd it’s Friday! I’ve been burnt-out and jet-lagged all week, and I could really use a chance to catch up on my sleep… anyway, I wanted to throw out some quick links this morning before I get too deep into writing my next full-on review. In case you missed it, Ig is running a series [...]

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Electro-Harmonix Busts Out With Two New Pedals… Specs Would Be Nice

24. May 2007

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Well, with no fanfare whatsoever Electro-Harmonix has added two new guitar effects pedals to their line-up––what appears to be a nano-sized reissue of the classic ’70s Soul Preacher Compressor/Sustainer, and something called the #1 Echo. Unfortunately, in usual Electro-Harmonix fashion, specs are pretty much nonexistent, so it’s not even apparent whether the new Soul Preacher is [...]

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