Archive | Guitars
Campbell American Unveils Latest Creation: The UK-1
Well, I’m not at all sure when they made the official announcement, but cruising Campbell American’s site this morning I came upon what looks to be the latest edition to their family of fine hand made guitars––the UK-1. If you’ve never heard of Campbell American, they’re a boutique guitar maker out of New England’s Blackstone [...]
Continue reading...The ’65 Fender Super Reverb: Real Or Reissue?
16. May 2007
If you’ve ever wandered through the racks of sparkling new “vintage” re-issue amps at your local guitar retailer, wondering exactly what you’ll get when you throw down your hard-earned cash on a piece of Fender faux-history, you might want to give this article over at Guitar Player a good read. In true face-off fashion, the [...]
Continue reading...Fender’s Famous Rosewood Telecaster
16. May 2007
The following is a guest-post by Mike Withrow. There’s a great story about George Harrison’s Solid Rosewood Telecaster that he played on Let It Be and the Beatles’ rooftop concert. It was flown and hand delivered to the Beatles’ Abbey Road studios in London from Fender Guitar headquarters in the U.S. as a special gift. [...]
Continue reading...Electric Guitar’s Unintended Consequences
14. May 2007
The following is a guest-post by Ignacio of ig blog––if you like his stuff, consider subscribing! —— I recently interviewed guitar chronicler Tom Wheeler about his upcoming book on Fender amps, and he mentioned he was intrigued by the way guitar players have ended up using amps “in ways their designers could never have imagined.” [...]
Continue reading...See The BOSS/Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb Pedal In Action
11. May 2007
OK, we had a bit of fun at BOSS & Fender’s expense when they first announced their two new “classic tube-amps in a box” back in January, but to the duo’s credit, while it will certainly never take the place of a vintage Bassman amplifier, the ’59 Bassman pedal turned out to be a decent [...]
Continue reading...Video Review Of First Act’s Lola CE140 SFA Edition
10. May 2007
Guitar One Magazine has posted a quick video review of First Act’s SFA Edition Lola CE140––a comparatively low-cost single-cutaway model guitar that sports a pair of bikini-clad Alnico V humbuckers, North American Maple neck, rosewood fretboard with pearloid inlays, die-cast tuners, and standard 3-way pickup switching. While First Act was previously known for their super [...]
Continue reading...Fender To Produce American Vintage ’57 Commemorative Stratocaster
9. May 2007
Well, I have yet to see any kind of “official” word from Fender, but according to a rather unfinished looking product page on their website the company has a new guitar in the works–the American Vintage 1957 Commemorative Stratocaster. I think it’s safe to assume the guitar is meant to celebrate the 50-year Anniversary of [...]
Continue reading...10 Guitar Maintenance Steps You Should Always Follow, But Probably Don’t
8. May 2007
The following is a guest-post by Matt of Guitar Stuff––if you like his stuff, consider subscribing! Am I the only guitar player who is a little anal-retentive about my guitars? I’m always hesitant to let people pick them up. I take a mental note of belt buckles and zippers on anyone who comes near them. [...]
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17. May 2007
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