We hinted about it back in October, but now it’s official: Fender has announced its Andy Summers Tribute Telecaster, a replica of Summers’ heavily-modified ‘61 Tele, which he apparently bought in the ’70s for a staggering $200 ;) The guitar will be produced in a limited run of just 250 instruments, the first of which is [...]
Continue reading...6. February 2007
Well, my rather messy offline life kind of caught up with me this week, so things have been a bit quiet around here. Never fear, I've got a great new series of guitar reviews beginning next week (Strats, Strats, Strats!,) but in the mean time I wanted to drop a few noteworthy links.
Continue reading...2. February 2007
Too cool… it’s Friday again, and to end the week right I thought I’d share this with you––EGR reader Tim Shelton sent me an e-mail about a month ago to let me know that he’d been informed by ESP/Hot Topic that he was chosen as one of the 300 winners in their “Ultimate Guitar Giveaway,” [...]
Continue reading...31. January 2007
Well, Fender may be far from what you’d call a small-time player, but in spite of their stature (not to mention the general hoopla around NAMM,) I had to dig around quite a bit to discover this beauty––the ‘57 Amp. According to their website the ‘57 Amp––a 12-watt, all tube guitar amplifier based on Fender’s 5E3 [...]
Continue reading...31. January 2007
Hey, we’ve been having some fun showing off our guitars and gear over at the new Tube Freaks Guitar Forum, and I just wanted to invite you all to join in––you’re welcome to post photos of your guitars, amps and the like, or just cruise the threads or even start one of your own. Guitars [...]
Continue reading...30. January 2007
As expected, today Gibson announced the latest guitar in its new Guitar Of The Week series––the Les Paul Classic Antique. Like the other guitars in the line, this beauty will be produced in a limited run of just 400 instruments, making it a pre-determined collector’s item if there ever was one. According to Gibson’s website the [...]
Continue reading...30. January 2007
If you’re a boutique amplifier junky like myself you’ll definitely want to check out Vintage Guitar Magazine’s recent review of Budda’s 10th Anniversary Twinmaster––a made-to-order 18-watt class A/B combo with just a single 12“ speaker and tons of tone. For those who haven’t followed Budda’s gear, the 10th Anniversary Twinmaster is an homage to the company’s [...]
Continue reading...29. January 2007
Well, NAMM has come and gone, and I certainly didn’t have time to keep up on all the announcements, so this week I’m going to try to dig out some of the unsung jewels that got overshadowed by the big boys at this year’s conference. While they’re not exactly a small time player, somehow I missed [...]
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7. February 2007
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