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Epiphone Debuts New Limited Edition ‘59 Les Paul “Burst”
In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Epiphone has announced yet another beautiful reissue of the classic 1959 Les Paul Standard “burst” — this time in a strictly limited run of 1,959 instruments. The guitar looks to be highly accurate to its nearly royal lineage, boasting a whole host of appointments you’d expect from a ‘59 LP, [...]
Continue reading...Audio Samples: Hear Epiphone’s New Emperor Swingster In Action
30. October 2009
Emperor Swingster Demo from Epiphone Company on Vimeo. Nice… as I noted a few weeks back, Epiphone has updated its long-standing Emperor line of jazz archtops with the new Emperor Swingster, and this morning the company published a short audio demo of the instrument, including a diagram of all the settings used, and sound samples of [...]
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29. October 2009
Hey everybody, I just wanted to write you all a quick note that you can now follow Electric Guitar Review via Twitter.
Continue reading...Creepy Halloween Effects Using Nothing But Electro-Harmonix Pedals
28. October 2009
Hah!… with Halloween right around the corner I just had to share this video with you all. It’s Chicago musician Bill Ruppert showing you how to make a bunch of old-school monster movie sound effects using nothing but an electric guitar and a bunch of Electro-Harmonix foot pedals. My particular favorites are the creepy “Voices from [...]
Continue reading...REVIEW: Seymour Duncan’s Twin Tube Classic Overdrive
26. October 2009
It’s the holy grail of the armchair guitar-god isn’t it? –– an overdrive pedal capable of producing searing, creamy, tube-driven distortion reminiscent of the great classic amp heads, but at a reasonable price-point and with a small footprint. Add in a dose of seriously sturdy construction, dual overdrive channels, military-grade vacuum tubes, and true-bypass circuitry, and [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Introduces Gorgeous Country Club Hollowbody
21. October 2009
I’m sorry to say I missed any kind of “official” announcement from Gretsch, but the company has apparently released two new models of their gorgeous Country Club Hollowbody –– one in two-tone smoke gray/metallic violet finish (shown here,) and the other in bamboo yellow/copper mist. Both the G6196TSP-2G and G6196TSP-BY Country Club are decked out in [...]
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2. November 2009
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