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Gibson Introduces Limited Edition John Lennon Les Paul
Gibson today announced yet another handsome addition to its small but illustrious Inspired By series of Custom Shop guitars–the new Limited Edition John Lennon Les Paul. The guitar, which will be produced in a very limited run of just 300 instruments, is a replica of the rather substantially modified early model Les Paul Junior that Lennon [...]
Continue reading...Random Acts Of Blandness: Eight Random Things About Cary
11. July 2007
I was sitting around this morning feeling annoyed by the general lack of good guitar news, when I was pleasantly surprised to find that I’d been tagged by IG as part of the Eight Random Things About Me meme that is going around. So in following the rules of this little game of “online tag,” it [...]
Continue reading...Holy Crud! Joe Strummer Telecaster Replica To Be Unveiled At NAMM
11. July 2007
“This is a public service announcement… with guitar!“ ––The Clash, Know Your Rights Legendary punk band The Clash’s Joe Strummer was one of my earliest guitar heros, so when he passed away in 2002 of an apparent congenital heart defect, like a lot of thirty-somethings who grew up on punk rock I found myself mortified, saddened, and [...]
Continue reading...Reader Poll: What’s Your Absolute Dream Guitar Rig?
10. July 2007
Some folks dream of wailing away in front of a menacing wall of Marshall stacks, a few dozen road-weary stompboxes blinking at their feet… others long for the simplicity of a low-powered Class A, dressed in tweed and barely the size of a small suitcase, with nothing more than a dependable boost pedal thrown in [...]
Continue reading...Electro-Harmonix Unveils Old-School Germanium OD Pedal
10. July 2007
OK, maybe it’s because a mid-’70s Big Muff was the very first effects pedal I ever owned, but I’ve been an Electro-Harmonix fan as long as I can remember, and I’m always a bit excited when they announce a new gizmo for the guitar. Unfortunately, the company doesn’t tend to be really good at PR, but [...]
Continue reading...Fender Giving Away John Mayer’s Master-Built Continuum Stratocaster
9. July 2007
You know me––I’m a sucker for a guitar giveaway, and this one is better than most. According to a page that went up one their website this afternoon, Fender will be giving away the actual Custom Shop Master-Built Strat that John Mayer is using extensively on this Summer’s Continuum Tour. Currently there aren’t any specs available, but [...]
Continue reading...b5media Launches A Slew Of New Music Blogs… Go Ahead, Take Your Pick!
9. July 2007
OK, not strictly guitar related, but b5media’s Darren Rowse has been a good friend to my wife and I over the last few years, and I’m more than happy to send them all a bit of link love. According to Arjun, of b5’s The Good Musician, the network has recently launched a new Music Channel, boasting [...]
Continue reading...Speed Linking: GWAR Hearts ESP, IG Says Lick Your Guitar, Marshall Discovers MySpace
9. July 2007
Hehe… a few things that made me smile this morning–– I guess with Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel doing promo work for First Act/Volkswagen, it was only a matter of time before some brave guitar manufacturer tapped into the mighty, mighty power of GWAR to help peddle their wares… don’t say I didn’t warn you!. Also, IG’s getting [...]
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11. July 2007
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