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A Tantalizing Look At The Electro Harmonix Hum Debugger
As a long time fan of Electro-Harmonix (not to mention the fact that I live in a 100-year-old house with really funky wiring,) I was more than a little intrigued last year when the company announced their new hum eliminator––the aptly titled Hum Debugger. I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled ever since for a good demo [...]
Continue reading...Converting A Cheap Amp Into A Class-A Tone Machine
9. March 2007
Lookin’ for a fun weekend project? How about spending some quality-time with your soldering iron while converting a cheap Epiphone Valve Junior amplifier into a faux-Fender Tweed Champ? I was looking for some interesting DIY mods for tube amps this morning when I came across Premier Guitar Magazine’s article titled: Rags To Riches––Turning an inexpensive amp [...]
Continue reading...Fender To Produce Limited Release Rosewood Telecaster
9. March 2007
Fender has announced a limited production run of their new Custom Shop Rosewood Telecaster––a re-creation of one of Fender’s now extremely rare vintage 1960s guitars built entirely of hand-selected rosewood… yep, that’s a rosewood body, neck, and fingerboard. The original instrument is perhaps most famous for showing up in the hands of George Harrison during the [...]
Continue reading...Mini-Site: Jimmy Page Signature Double Neck
8. March 2007
Just a quick note for those of you following this story––Gibson now has a complete mini-site for the new Jimmy Page Signature Double Neck Guitar (which, by the way, went on sale yesterday.) The site includes photos, full specs, the history of the Gibson Double Neck, an interview with Jimmy Page, Biography, and more… definitely worth [...]
Continue reading...Replacement Strat Pickups Compared: Check Out These MP3 Samples!
7. March 2007
If you’ve found yourself in the market for a set of replacement pickups for your Stratocaster––or heck, maybe you’re just in the early research phase of doing some hack & slash guitar mods––you really need to check out the Strat Pickup Sound Clips page over at Acme Guitar Works. These guys are in the business of [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #7 :: Les Paul Money Bass
7. March 2007
Well, Tuesday has just about passed us by (heck, it’s nearly 10pm as I write this,) and Gibson has jut now gotten around to updating their website with this week’s Guitar Of The Week––the Les Paul Money Bass in Manhattan Midnight Finish. Like earlier offerings in the new series, this version of the Money Bass appears [...]
Continue reading...Fender Unveils Limited Release ‘57 Heavy Relic Stratocaster
6. March 2007
For some, the very idea of paying a premium for an electric guitar that’s already been pre worn-in just makes the skin crawl, but its hard to argue with success… the strategy has obviously worked for Fender because they keep kicking out new versions of their Custom Shop Relics like they’re going out of style. The [...]
Continue reading...Eastwood Offers Sneak Peek At New Airline Tuxedo
6. March 2007
Too cool… back at the beginning of January Eastwood Guitars promised to unveil a few new prototypes at the Winter NAMM Music Industry Conference, but since I wasn’t there (and I’m guessing you weren’t either,) I missed out. Anyways, they’ve recently posted some early photos of one of their newest creations, (or should I say re-creations,) [...]
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13. March 2007
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