Archive | Guitars
Win An Epiphone Blues Custom, Firebird, & ’69 Camaro Clone
Well, there must be something in the air right now, ‘cuz both of the big dogs in guitar building are currently running guitar/car giveaways, and while some lucky bastard’s actually going to win one of these packages, the less than subtle oneupsmanship between Fender & Gibson seems a little silly to me this late in [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #11 :: Thunderbird IV Zebra Wood Bass
3. April 2007
Nice… Gibson just announced the newest member in its Guitar Of The Week series, and its a beauty––the Thunderbird IV Zebra Wood Bass. The guitar is of course a re-working of Gibson’s popular ’63 Thunderbird IV, though unlike the original, which featured mahogany wings (the center stripe of the body is actually part of the [...]
Continue reading...Sneak Peek: Campbell American’s Caledonian
3. April 2007
Well, my friend Dean over at Campbell American was kind enough to send me a little bit of eye candy the other morning, and I thought I’d share it with you all. This is a photo of one of Campbell American’s newest models, the Caledonian, and while this particular guitar is absolutely loaded with goodies [...]
Continue reading...New From The Custom Shop: Fender Introduces Stratocaster Pro
2. April 2007
And the endless parade of slightly tweaked guitars continues… Fender recently announced one of the latest instruments to come out of its venerable Custom Shop, the new Stratocaster Pro––a guitar apparently aimed at the pro-level market, and sporting a number of features that according to Fender can be found “on the instruments of famous Fender [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Brian Setzer Tribute ’59: Full Specs & Photos
2. April 2007
Just another quick note for those of you who asked for more info on Gretsch’s newly announced Brian Setzer Tribute ’59––either this morning, or at some point over the weekend, Gretsch put up a full product page for the guitar, including some nice close-up photos, a list of dealers who will be carrying the instrument, [...]
Continue reading...How Did I Miss This? Gibson Shows Off SG Select
30. March 2007
Wow… while reading through the coverage of this year’s Musikmesse show (Europe’s big music trade event), I came across mention of one of Gibson’s new 2007 models that I’d somehow completely missed until now–the SG Select. This guitar is being billed as “Gibson’s most exquisite SG,” and to that end it completely breaks away from [...]
Continue reading...Guitar World Reviews The Hand-Wired Marshall 1974X
29. March 2007
Just a quick note: I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s been drooling over Marshall’s new 100% hand-wired 1974X combo since it was first announced last year, and in fact I’ve been keeping an eye out for one to test drive in my area, but so far I haven’t had any luck (damned cow [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #10 :: SG Standard With 3 Single Coil Pickups
27. March 2007
I have to admit that Gibson caught me totally off guard with this one… the guitar maker has just released specs on this week’s installation of their Guitar Of The Week series, and it’s a unique instrument to be sure––introducing the SG Standard with 3 Single Coil Pickups! While most of the guitar’s specs will [...]
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4. April 2007
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