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Line 6 To Give Away A Spider III Prototype Every Month

1. November 2006

According to their website, Line 6 will be giving away a prototype of their new Spider III digital modeling amplifier every month for an unspecified amount of time. As if the allure of free equipment weren’t enough, the amps that are up for grabs here are apparently the actual pieces used by various big name [...]

Shred Heads: Gruesome Guitar Picks

31. October 2006

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Got Skeleton’s In Your Closet? Maybe it’s time you put some in your guitar case as well! Shred Head guitar picks from Hot Picks USA… what more can I say? It’s Halloween!

Coffin’s Blood Drive Distortion Pedal Goes Live Tomorrow

31. October 2006

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Happy Halloween… Boo! And while we’re on the subject of Ghosts & Ghoulies, you might want to take note that the highly-anticipated Blood Drive Distortion pedal (from the good folks at Coffin Cases––who else?!) is expected to be available in stores starting tomorrow, September 1st, 2006. The coffin-shaped Blood Drive pedal is said to sport [...]

Big News: Gibson Announces Les Paul BFG

30. October 2006

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Latest Edition To The Les Paul Family You just never know where your path is going to take you… this morning I was researching a post on another Gibson classic––the SG Special Faded––when I stumbled onto the welcome announcement of this beautiful behemoth: Gibson’s new Les Paul BFG. According to their official mini site, the [...]

First Look: Effectrode Tube-Vibe Vibrato Pedal

26. October 2006

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Well, here’s a sneak peek at Effectrode’s thoroughly retro, 100% tube signal path, funky purple metal-fleck wonder, the Tube-Vibe –– Effectrode’s homage to the classic ’60s Shiftee Uni-Vibe pedal. Fully configurable––with Depth, Volume & Blend knobs, not to mention internal dip switches and a trim pot––my first impressions are that the Tube-Vibe may just be [...]

New Features: MP3 Audio Samples & ‘First Looks’

25. October 2006

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Electric Guitar Review’s first Birthday is coming up (November 2nd,) and it’s got me thinking about ways to expand and enhance this blog. One idea I’ve been kicking around for a while––and yeah, it’s pretty much a no-brainer––is recording digital sound samples as part of my hands-on reviews. So I’m pleased to let you know [...]

Yes! Electro-Harmonix Nano Pedals Now In Stores

24. October 2006

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In a world of rather soul-less digital technology, the pure analog tone and just plain funkiness of classic pedals like the Big Muff, Small Clone, and Q-Tron are simply priceless. Heck, many of the greatest guitar tones in 'Rock' have been created with a little help from Electro-Harmonix.

You Heard It Here: Andy Summers Telecaster In The Works

23. October 2006

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Well, there’s yet to be an official announcement from Fender, but according to an interview with ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland (currently posted over on Fender’s website,) an Andy Summers model Telecaster is apparently in development. It’s of course far too early to say what the specs will be, but the instrument will reportedly be based [...]

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