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Speed Linking: GWAR Hearts ESP, IG Says Lick Your Guitar, Marshall Discovers MySpace
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, [...]
Continue reading...Line 6 Dave Mustaine Signature Amp: Coming To A Store Near You?
8. July 2007
Well, I don’t usually post on the weekends, but I came across some intriguing info this morning that I thought might interest a few of you–– Line 6 has apparently finished a year-long collaboration with Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine to produce the Dave Mustaine Signature Amplifier, which can be heard in full force on the band’s [...]
Continue reading...GP’s Video Roundup: 19 Guitar Effects Pedals Tested
5. July 2007
If you’re a reader of Guitar Player Magazine (Hunny, I swear, I only read it for the articles,) you may have caught their recent effects pedal “Pow-Wow” (July, 2007 issue.) It turned out to be a fine roundup of a whole slew of new effects, but the big news for me is that they’ve just [...]
Continue reading...Your Chance To Win A Gibson SG-3 With Three Singlecoils
5. July 2007
Well, I hope everyone here in the States had a great day of BBQ & fireworks yesterday, and for those of you around the world who don’t celebrate America’s Independence Day, well… I hope you had a lovely Wednesday just the same. To ease ya’all back into the short work week I just thought I’d [...]
Continue reading...Vintage Guitar Magazine Reviews Eastwood’s Airline H44 DLX
3. July 2007
If my memory serves me correctly, Eastwood first introduced their Airline H44 back in January of this year (at Winter NAMM 2007,) as an inexpensive, updated & upgraded remake of the classic Harmony H44 Stratotone––a funky little slide guitar from the ’50s, with a neck the size of a small tree trunk, and some seriously [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #24 :: Firebird Studio
3. July 2007
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a huge fan of Gibson’s Firebird (based purely on aesthetics mind you,) but I rather like this one for its Frankenstein-ish good looks. The Firebird Studio is Gibson’s Guitar Of The Week #24, and it looks like a beauty, but unfortunately, as has happened on [...]
Continue reading...REVIEW: Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster
29. June 2007
Model Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster Intro The long awaited Eric Johnson Stratocaster was introduced in January of 2005, and has received accolades across the board ever since. Walk into your local music store, take one off the rack, and you’ll quickly see why. Simply put, the guitar is beautifully built, with all the vintage vibe [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Accidentally Lets The Cat Out Of The Bag :: Guitar Of The Week #36?
29. June 2007
Well, it’s still more than thirteen weeks away, but EGR reader Sten Nygren wrote this morning to let me know that an apparent glitch at Gibson.com has exposed what is potentially Guitar Of The Week #36––the Explorer New Century in Satin Ebony (here’s a screen shot for when they inevitably take the page down.) More [...]
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9. July 2007
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