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Guitars, Guitars, Guitars! Eastwood Unveils Three New Models For 2007

16. January 2007

Well, NAMM 2007 is just two days away, and as usual there’s a ton of great guitar news going around the net. The big boys have announced a few minor tweaks to their guitar lines, but as usual I’m finding myself more intrigued by the boutique guitar makers. Eastwood Guitars, easily 2006’s poster child for affordable [...]

Fender Busts Out With Two New Stratocasters

11. January 2007

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As I wrote a few days back, Fender has apparently released a whole new model line for 2007––the Vintage Hot Rod Series––including the previously mentioned Vintage Hot Rod ‘52 Tele, and the two new Strats shown here: the Vintage Hot Rod ‘62 Stratocaster & the Vintage Hot Rod ‘57 Stratocaster. As far as I can tell [...]

Eastwood Guitars Reviewed By ToneQuest Report

9. January 2007

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If you’re a fan of Eastwood’s funky guitar remakes & reissues you’ll definitely want to check out last year’s February 2006 ToneQuest Report––they ran a great interview with Eastwood founder Mike Robinson (with tons of great info for the retro guitar freak,) not to mention an in-depth review of four of Eastwood’s guitars: the Stormbird, [...]

Gibson Keeping Quiet On Kiefer Sutherland Guitar (Kind Of)

9. January 2007

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So far there doesn’t seem to be any official “announcement” from Gibson, but if you cruise over to their Custom Shop website you’ll see that the latest splash screen (screenshot here,) indicates a Kiefer Sutherland guitar will be added to the Gibson Inspired By Series this month––more than likely to be debuted at NAMM. So far [...]

Fender Introduces The Vintage Hot Rod ‘52 Telecaster

8. January 2007

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Well, I have yet to see any kind of official press release, but Fender have apparently released three new guitars for 2007, including the one pictured here––Fender’e new Vintage Hot Rod ‘52 Telecaster. There isn’t a lot of information available, but the guitar appears to be a seriously upgraded remake of the ‘52 Tele, with some [...]

Schecter Announces New C-1 Exotic Star

8. January 2007

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Wow… over the weekend Schecter announced its latest addition to the popular C-model line of guitars––the new C-1 Exotic Star––and if the photos are any indication it looks like it’s going to be a strangely beautiful instrument. The Exotic Star will apparently feature a highly-quilted maple top over an arched mahogany body, and will be available [...]

Mesa Boogie Lonestar Special Reviewed At Guitar Player

5. January 2007

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A couple months back Guitar Player Magazine ran an in-depth review of Mesa Boogie’s new all-tube combo, the Lonestar Special, which left me absolutely drooling to get my hands on one of these retro-tan beauties. I’m happy to see they’ve now published it online as well (photos included, though they don’t look nearly as nice [...]

New Class-A From Peavey: The Windsor Studio Amp

4. January 2007

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Sure enough, another major amplifier manufacturer has busted out with a low-powered Class-A guitar amp that “gives guitarists the classic guitar tones of rock’s golden era” along with a few modern extras for those of us who have gotten spoiled by multiple channels, direct “mic-simulated” output and the like. The new 15-watt Windsor Studio is the [...]

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Fender Busts Out With Two New Stratocasters

Eastwood Guitars Reviewed By ToneQuest Report

Gibson Keeping Quiet On Kiefer Sutherland Guitar (Kind Of)

Fender Introduces The Vintage Hot Rod ‘52 Telecaster

Schecter Announces New C-1 Exotic Star

Mesa Boogie Lonestar Special Reviewed At Guitar Player

New Class-A From Peavey: The Windsor Studio Amp

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