Archive | Guitars
Paul Reed Smith Debuts 25th Anniversary Swamp Ash Special Narrowfield
Paul Reed Smith appears to be continuing its move into a “new era” with a host of new guitars recently released. One of the latest to really catch my eye was the new 25th Anniversary Swamp Ash Special Narrowfield –– a gorgeously designed guitar sporting traditional PRS good looks, and armed with a trio of [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Pays Homage To Eddie Cochran With Custom Shop Tribute G6120
20. January 2010
It never fails that as soon as I think it’s safe to peruse Gretsch’s website again they announce yet another gorgeous instrument designed to steal my hard earned money from me.. Argggh! Case in point: the company this week announced an incredibly limited run (just 50 instruments) of G6120 hollowbodies, in tribute to early guitar [...]
Continue reading...Fender Announces Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Thinline & Custom
19. January 2010
Well, the Winter 2010 NAMM show has come and gone, and we’ve got plenty of instrument announcements to take a look at. Fender has added to its Squier brand of instruments with the debut of two more vintage-inspired ‘Classic Vibe’ guitars –– the Classic Vibe Telecaster Thinline and Classic Vibe Telecaster Custom –– based on [...]
Continue reading...Fender Reveals New ‘American Special’ Line Of Guitars
12. January 2010
Well, it’s NAMM time again folks, and that means new guitars and gear coming out of the woodwork. For its part, Fender this week announced the release of a whole new line of guitars, dubbed the American Specials. Comprised of the American Special Telecaster, American Special Stratocaster, and American Special Stratocaster HSS, this latest edition [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Unveils Jimmy Page ‘Number Two’ Les Paul Replica
5. January 2010
Lordy, they’re trying to kill me… Gibson this week finally pulled the veil on their latest super-high-end Custom Shop re-creation (read: cha-ching!) –– a painstaking replica of Jimmy Page’s iconic “Number Two” Les Paul. Based on Page’s original ’59 Les Paul ‘Burst –– which was massively modified by the guitarist in order to explore its [...]
Continue reading...Check It Out: Fender Interviews Nels Cline Of Wilco
4. January 2010
I just stumbled onto Fender’s interview with guitar virtuoso Nels Cline and wanted to point it out to you. I was lucky enough to catch WILCO just a few months back at the Berkeley Amphitheater, and as to be expected, Cline pretty much owned the stage when it came to coaxing great sound out of [...]
Continue reading...‘Vintage Guitar’ Reviews The Marshall 1974X And 2061X Handwired
17. December 2009
Ooh, there’s a nice in-depth review of the 1974X and 2061X amplifiers –– each a part of Marshall’s high-end handwired series –– over at Vintage Guitar Magazine’s website. I’ve spent a small amount of time with the 1974X (basically a handwired version of the popular Bluesbreaker model,) and I absolutely loved it, but so far [...]
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21. January 2010
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