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Jimmy Page Double Neck VOS & “Aged” Series Go On Sale This Month
Well, the dust has barely settled from the media blitzkrieg surrounding the release of Fender/Guitar Center’s $24,000 ‘Blackie’ Stratocaster replica, but it’s already time to start thinking about that second mortgage again… That’s because this week marks the beginning of a whole new collectable-guitar frenzy––the release of Gibson’s Limited Edition Jimmy Page Double Neck Guitar in [...]
Continue reading...Marshall Introduces Zakk Wylde Microstack
2. March 2007
Hehe… thank gawd it’s Friday : ) According to their website Marshall has seen fit to add a second edition to their recently re-born Microstack line of practice amplifiers––the new Zakk Wylde Microstack. The amp, which is based on Wylde’s infamous “Wall of Doom,” packs two channels (clean & overdrive) into a 15-watt head powering a pair [...]
Continue reading...REVIEW: Fender Classic ’60s Stratocaster
27. February 2007
Model Fender Classic ’60s Stratocaster Intro The Classic ’60s Strat is Fender’s low-cost, Mexican made answer to the seemingly endless fascination we guitarists have with the Stratocasters of yester-year. While far from being on a par with its costly American made counterpart––the American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster––the Classic ’60s Strat still manages to fill a particular [...]
Continue reading...Yikes… Schecter & Vivid Team Up On Porn Star Guitar Line
26. February 2007
In a move that’s sure to excite a million gangly teenage boys, Schecter Guitar Research and adult entertainment behemoth Vivid have apparently teamed up to produce Vivid Guitars––the first line of officially licensed instruments to carry graphics of Vivid’s most popular adult stars. The guitars, which are part of Schecter’s popular Tempest line, are notable for [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch To Slim Down Duo Jet For 2007
26. February 2007
Fans of the classic Duo Jet will be interested to know that Gretsch has re-worked the guitar for 2007, including new hardware and the use of “aged” parts to bring the instrument an even heaver vintage feel. The new Duo Jet, dubbed the G6128TDS Duo Jet DynaSonic, breaks away from its predecessors with a heavily chambered [...]
Continue reading...Schecter Unveils Updated Ultra For 2007
23. February 2007
According to an e-mail announcement Schecter’s uniquely contoured (and might I add just plain good looking) Ultra guitar has received a thorough overhaul for 2007. In its latest incarnation the Ultra will feature a pair of Seymour Duncan Designed HB-102 humbuckers, a coil-tapping tone control (for emulating single-coil pickups,) 3-way pickup switching, TonePros bridge unit, Grover [...]
Continue reading...Rare Find: Man Builds $1500 Guitar From $15 IKEA End Table
22. February 2007
Hehe.. talk about a limited edition. The enigmatic Zach, of Zachary Guitars, apparently built this gorgeous single-cutaway instrument using just one third of an IKEA end table as a top––yep, that’s $5 worth of prime, highly-figured furniture wood. The guitar sports a multi-piece knotty pine body, single-piece mahogany neck (24.75″ scale length,) rosewood fretboard, a pair [...]
Continue reading...It’s Official: Gibson Announces The Gibson Wiki
21. February 2007
“The Gibson Wiki is a collaborative site designed to amass the definitive body of knowledge on the products in the Gibson Family of Brands. This encyclopedia is written and edited by you. It is a living document that you can nurture and expand. We welcome your participation.” What more can I say? Check it out.
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5. March 2007
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