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Building The BYOC TriBooster: Part Two – Populating the Circuit Board

13. August 2007

OK, so we’ve got all of our parts, pieces and tools laid out, and we’re ready to actually start building the BYOC Tri Booster. Populating the circuit board is easily the most time-consuming part of this whole project, so while I think you’ll enjoy the process––don’t expect it to be quick work. This section of [...]

Guitar Player Reviews Gretsch’s G400JV Jimmie Vaughan Synchromatic

13. August 2007

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When Gretsch first released the Jimmie Vaughan Synchromatic back at Summer NAMM 2006 I was immediately smitten––the thing was absolutely dripping with early Jazz mojo, and while looks may not be everything, in this case they went a long way towards telling me I really needed to get my hands on one of these for [...]

Building The BYOC TriBooster: Step One – Get Your Stuff Together

10. August 2007

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OK, so we’ve got our TriBooster Kit from the good folks at Build Your Own Clone, and I’m happy to say they threw in a few extras as well (who doesn’t like extras?) Yeah, it’s cheapy promo stuff, but still fun: two guitar picks with the BYOC “Cloned” Sheep logo printed on them, and a [...]

REVIEW: The Phaseomatic Deluxe – Effectrode’s All-Tube Phase Shifter

8. August 2007

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Model Effectrode Phaseomatic Deluxe Intro The Phaseomatic Deluxe is boutique effects company Effectrode’s handsome new photo-optical vacuum tube phase shifter. Like something straight out of an old Sci-Fi film, this imposingly sturdy little stomp-box features the kind of retro-50′s styling that would look right at home perched on top of your grandfather’s old television console, [...]

Swappable Tube Preamps: Randall MTS Series Hits The Stores

8. August 2007

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Tube Freaks Take Note: Randall yesterday announced that its innovative new swappable tube pre-amp system––officially dubbed the MTS Series Modular Tube Guitar Preamp System––is now available for your consumption. I don’t know about you, but as a dyed-in-the-wool tube fanatic the idea of effortlessly hopping back and forth between entirely different tube pre-amps whenever the [...]

Reverend Volcano Takes Guitar World Magazine’s Gold Award

8. August 2007

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While we’re on the subject of Flying Vs, Reverend’s low-cost (read: South Korean built) Volcano has apparently taken the Gold Award For Overall Value in Guitar World Magazine’s upcoming October ’07 edition. And if you’re surprised to see an instrument built on the Korean Peninsula taking honors for quality & value then you definitely haven’t [...]

Gretsch Resurrects Classic ’59 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose

7. August 2007

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Hell yes… Gretsch today released full specs on its new G6119-1959 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose––a remake of the stunning red hollowbody that guitar legend Atkins can be seen playing on the cover of his 1961 LP “Chet Atkins’ Workshop.” Incredibly, the instrument is just one of more that twenty guitars to bear Atkins’ name in [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #29 :: Reverse Flying V

7. August 2007

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Sure enough, Gibson today announced what is easily the most unique instrument to come out of their year-long Guitar Of The Week program to-date––the aptly titled Reverse Flying V. While the guitar’s flamboyant design is most definitely an acquired taste (you wouldn’t necessarily catch me playing one on stage,) there’s little doubt in my mind [...]

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