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Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #13 :: Explorer Pro Heritage Cherry

18. April 2007

Well, its mid-week again, and that means it’s time for another Guitar Of The Week announcement from Gibson. The latest member of the clan looks to be aimed squarely at the head banger demographic––the new Explorer Pro in Heritage Cherry. Based on Gibson’s classic Explorer design, but with a smaller, lighter-weight mahogany body and heavy duty [...]

Speed Linking: Dallas Guitar Fest, DIY Guitar Effects

18. April 2007

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Just thought I’d throw a couple of great guitar links your way this morning… My good friend Mike over at Musicians BlogNet has the full skinny on this week’s Dallas International Guitar Festival––which is starting to look like a must-see for anyone in the Dallas area. Heck, Eric Johnson will be performing. What more can [...]

A Reader Reviews The Gibson Jimmy Page Double Neck VOS

17. April 2007

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EGR reader Manuel Iglacias managed to scrape together some $30,000 and travel from Mexico to Texas in the hopes of purchasing the “Holy Grail” of his guitar dreams––the #7 edition of Gibson’s new Jimmy Page “Aged” Double Neck. Unfortunately, things didn’t go quite as planned. Still, Manuel did manage to walk away with the less-expensive VOS (Vintage [...]

Sound Samples: 24 Top Amplifiers Compared

16. April 2007

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Wow––I’ve gotta’ send out a huge thank you to reader Franck Gestin (in France even!) who was kind enough to clue me in on this great resource. Online German guitar retailer ProGuitar has built an exhaustive section on their website dedicated to comparing some of the top guitar amplifiers, including high-quality recordings made with both Strats [...]

First Look: Electro Harmonix Hum Debugger

16. April 2007

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Well, if you frequent the popular guitar forums you’ve probably noticed there’s been a lot of conflicting opinion on whether Electro-Harmonix’s new Hum DeBugger effects pedal truly lives up to the company’s hype of “Dead silence in your signal chain.” Not being one to shy away from opinion, I figured it was time to put one [...]

The CAGED Chord System & A New Guitar Blog

13. April 2007

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Well, I've been following the newish ig blog for the last couple of weeks, and I have to say this guy is publishing some of the best all-around "guitar lifestyle" material that I've seen in the blogoshpereâ€“â€“well worth adding to your feed reader.

Gretsch Debuts White Falcon Long Scale Bass

13. April 2007

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There’s no doubt it’s been a good week for all the retro-lovin’ bass players out there. First Eastwood announced their new Airline Map Bass, and then this morning Gretsch let us in on their latest 4-string creation––the White Falcon Long Scale Bass. Since the White Falcon has long been one of Gretsch’s most popular instruments, I [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #12 :: Firebird V Zebra Wood

12. April 2007

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Well folks, it looks like we have us a matched set… Gibson has finally announced the newest member of its Guitar Of The Week series, and like last week’s pick, this baby’s dressed in flashy Zebra Wood. Officially titled the Firebird V Zebra Wood, the guitar is expected to sport all of the traditional Firebird features, [...]

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Sound Samples: 24 Top Amplifiers Compared

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Gretsch Debuts White Falcon Long Scale Bass

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