So, anybody got the inside scoop on this? I apparently missed the memo. Off the top of my head I remember two other official Ritchie Blackmore Stratocasters coming out of Fender in the last decade or so… there was a 1997 MIJ Limited Edition version with set-neck construction, and a lower-cost MIJ production version with a [...]
Continue reading...26. January 2009
Ooh, there is a really positive review of the PRS Starla coming out of Premier Guitar, so those of you who’ve been asking for one here (sorry, just haven’t had time!) might want to check it out. Matching what we discovered from the poll we took on this very model a few months back, the folks [...]
Continue reading...24. January 2009
Okay, I don’t usually post on the weekends, but I came across this great resource over at Vintage Guitar Magazine’s website and I just wanted to share it with you all. When searching for after-market pickups most of us will never get a chance to try out multiple different units in the same guitar, with the [...]
Continue reading...23. January 2009
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time you probably know I’m a huge Electro Harmonix fan, and I can’t resist getting a chance to take a closer look at their stuff. Actually, it’s been fun watching them over the past year or two, because they’ve really been pumping out some great [...]
Continue reading...23. January 2009
Yum. That’s one nice looking LP. And hey, Gibson’s giving it away for free––my favorite price point. But seriously, I’m a sucker for these contests, and they’ve made this one exceedingly easy to get in on: you just text the words “LPburst” to Gibson’s hotline. I’d give you their number here, but for legal reasons it just [...]
Continue reading...22. January 2009
Well, it’s that time again folks… time for the boys and girls with the big bucks to throw down some serious scratch on yet another pre-destined collector’s item––Gibson’s new limited run Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood. All right, while I’m fairly sure I myself will never purchase one of these Artist Replica-type instruments, I can [...]
Continue reading...21. January 2009
Okay, so I’ve been playing a lot of acoustic guitar recently (mostly fingerstyle blues and general Americana,) and I’ve developed a serious crush on this new re-issue from Gibson — the 1937 L-00 Legend. Talk about a looker… check out that striped tortoise shell pickguard! Sure, I’d love an original L-00, but unfortunately I don’t have [...]
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27. January 2009
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