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Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #27 :: Les Paul Classic Antique
Sure enough, spoiler or no, Gibson yesterday unveiled this week’s addition to their Guitar Of The Week program (hey, we’re more than half way through,) and since I set out to catalog all 52 instruments, well, here it is––the Les Paul Classic Antique in Faded Cherry. Simply put, this is one of the finest looking LPs [...]
Continue reading...EGR Mobile Edition: Get Your Guitar Fix On The Go!
24. July 2007
Well, it’s official… today marks the launching of Electric Guitar Review’s new Mobile Edition––a massively streamlined version of EGR formatted specifically for your Blackberry, cell phone or other mobile device. Just point your mobile browser to our standard web address, and through a bit of behind-the-scenes voodoo you’ll find all the late-breaking guitar news, reviews and [...]
Continue reading...Fender Unveils J. Mascis Signature Jazzmaster
24. July 2007
Well, all I can say is that it’s truly been a banner year for Fender when it comes to obscure, but very well-deserved, signature model guitars––and you certainly won’t hear me complaining. Hot on the heels of their new Joe Strummer Telecaster comes word that yet another of my all-time favorite guitar players is being honored [...]
Continue reading...Spoiler Alert! Next Ten Gibson Guitar Of The Week Models
22. July 2007
This great find comes courtesy of one of our Tube Freaks Guitar Forum members, Gibzenerfender, who managed to show off his staggering Ninja skills by digging up a page from an online music retailer (screen shot here) revealing full specs and photos of the next ten Guitar Of The Week instruments from Gibson. Of course, I [...]
Continue reading...Eco-Friendly Hemp Guitar Cabinet Hits The Market
20. July 2007
Hard Truckers, the ambitious folks who managed to design, build, and maintain the Grateful Dead’s infamous 26,400-watt Wall of Sound (both on and off tour,) have introduced a new eco-friendly speaker cabinet made of pressed hemp, covered in renewable bamboo, and boasting two 12″ Tone Tubby Hempcone Speakers. Aimed at professional guitar players and weekend warriors [...]
Continue reading...Welcome To The EGR Chop Shop: Let’s Build Us A Boost Pedal
20. July 2007
Inspired by my recent successful foray into Strat mods, not to mention IG’s great “Gator Muff” Pedal Build Project, I’ve decided to tack a new department onto Electric Guitar Review––the EGR Chop Shop. Heck, I figure if I’m gonna’ get my hands dirty poking around inside various guitars, amps, stompboxes and the like I may as [...]
Continue reading...Clapton & Mayer To Perform On Good Morning America Tomorrow
19. July 2007
Details are a bit sketchy at this point, but according to an e-mail going out from Fender, John Mayer and Eric Clapton are expected to perform on ABC’s Good Morning America between 8:00-9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning (Friday, July 20.) I’m not sure if this is purely a promotional tie-in, but Mayer was apparently Fender’s first customer [...]
Continue reading...Speed Linking: Lovepedal COT 50, Washburn Shoots A Guitar With A Shotgun, Reverend’s New Warhawk II
18. July 2007
Usually, when a slow news day comes around I just jump on it as an opportunity to get working on my next review… unfortunately, I managed to blow a tube or two in my favorite amp this week, so the review I’m working on is on hold for a day or two while I wait [...]
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25. July 2007
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