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Gibson’s Alex Lifeson ‘Inspired By’ ES-355 Due In Stores Monday

27. February 2008

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Well, Gibson has yet to put up an official product page for their soon to be released Alex Lifeson Inspired By ES-355, but I’ve noticed at least a few online retailers this morning expecting the instrument to be available for purchase this coming Monday, March 3rd. Billed by Gibson as a “painstaking recreation” of the vintage [...]

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REVIEW: Peavey Windsor Studio Class A Tube Amp

25. February 2008

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Well, I have to send out a huge Thank You to EGR reader Jarrod Perkins, who was kind enough to submit the following review of Peavey’s new Windsor Studio Class A 15-watt tube amp. Peavey’s entire Windsor line continues to garner great reviews, and I’m happy to see that Jarrod’s experience was no exception––with boutique Class [...]

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Guitar Player Reviews Gibson’s HD.6X-Pro Digital Les Paul

21. February 2008

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I have to tell ya’, I toyed early on with the idea of doing a hands-on review of Gibson’s HD.6X, but the time and equipment required to really put the thing through its paces––and give it the honest assessment it deserves––seemed daunting at best. So, I’m happy to see that the fine folks over at Guitar [...]

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Eastwood Busts Out With ‘67 Messenger Tribute Guitar

20. February 2008

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Never heard of a ‘67 Messenger? Don’t start kicking yourself just yet… I’m a self proclaimed funky-old-guitar junky and I had to do some background research on this one myself. Eastwood this week announced the Limited Initial Run of their new 1967 Messenger Tribute guitar––an instrument based on the aluminum-magnesium necked Messenger first built by tiny [...]

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Gibson Announces Three New Limited Edition Slash Signature LPs

19. February 2008

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Apparently not to be outdone by Fender’s recent foray into massively over-hyped limited edition guitars, Gibson today announced the upcoming release of not one, but three new Slash Signature Les Paul models––each in a strictly limited edition, and hey… one for every price range. According to Gibson–– “On Tuesday April 1st 2008 three very limited and unique [...]

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And The Award For Ugliest Stompbox of 2008 Goes To…

15. February 2008

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The Ibanez Steve Vai Jemini Distortion Pedal… two channels of overdrive and distortion, each with individual Drive, Tone & Level controls, and all packed into a zinc die-cast chassis decked out to perfectly complement Vai’s famously color-challenged JEM guitar. Ibanez is calling this one Vai’s “first Signature Distortion pedal…” Can that be correct? I’m not a [...]

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Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Month #1 :: SG Diablo

14. February 2008

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Wow… this thing sure is gaudy ;) Apparently not ready to repeat last year’s rather “love it or hate it” Guitar Of The Week program (we gear hounds sure can be picky, can’t we?) for 2008 Gibson has slowed custom guitar production a bit and will instead be offering the Guitar Of The Month. First up, the [...]

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Ouch! ESP Unveils More Than 50 New Guitars & Basses

16. January 2008

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Well you’ve got to hand it to ‘em––ESP’s R&D department certainly wasn’t resting on their laurels this past year. The company has announced that for 2008 over 50 new and improved guitars and basses will be added to their line-up. And these are just the six strings…

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