Just a quick note for those of you following this story––Gibson now has a complete mini-site for the new Jimmy Page Signature Double Neck Guitar (which, by the way, went on sale yesterday.) The site includes photos, full specs, the history of the Gibson Double Neck, an interview with Jimmy Page, Biography, and more… definitely [...]
Continue reading...7. March 2007
If you’ve found yourself in the market for a set of replacement pickups for your Stratocaster––or heck, maybe you’re just in the early research phase of doing some hack & slash guitar mods––you really need to check out the Strat Pickup Sound Clips page over at Acme Guitar Works. These guys are in the business of [...]
Continue reading...7. March 2007
Well, Tuesday has just about passed us by (heck, it’s nearly 10pm as I write this,) and Gibson has jut now gotten around to updating their website with this week’s Guitar Of The Week––the Les Paul Money Bass in Manhattan Midnight Finish. Like earlier offerings in the new series, this version of the Money Bass appears [...]
Continue reading...6. March 2007
For some, the very idea of paying a premium for an electric guitar that’s already been pre worn-in just makes the skin crawl, but its hard to argue with success… the strategy has obviously worked for Fender because they keep kicking out new versions of their Custom Shop Relics like they’re going out of style. The [...]
Continue reading...6. March 2007
Too cool… back at the beginning of January Eastwood Guitars promised to unveil a few new prototypes at the Winter NAMM Music Industry Conference, but since I wasn’t there (and I’m guessing you weren’t either,) I missed out. Anyways, they’ve recently posted some early photos of one of their newest creations, (or should I say re-creations,) [...]
Continue reading...5. March 2007
Well, the dust has barely settled from the media blitzkrieg surrounding the release of Fender/Guitar Center’s $24,000 ‘Blackie’ Stratocaster replica, but it’s already time to start thinking about that second mortgage again… That’s because this week marks the beginning of a whole new collectable-guitar frenzy––the release of Gibson’s Limited Edition Jimmy Page Double Neck Guitar in [...]
Continue reading...2. March 2007
Hehe… thank gawd it’s Friday : ) According to their website Marshall has seen fit to add a second edition to their recently re-born Microstack line of practice amplifiers––the new Zakk Wylde Microstack. The amp, which is based on Wylde’s infamous “Wall of Doom,” packs two channels (clean & overdrive) into a 15-watt head powering a pair [...]
Continue reading...27. February 2007
Model Fender Classic ’60s Stratocaster Intro The Classic ’60s Strat is Fender’s low-cost, Mexican made answer to the seemingly endless fascination we guitarists have with the Stratocasters of yester-year. While far from being on a par with its costly American made counterpart––the American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster––the Classic ’60s Strat still manages to fill a particular [...]
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8. March 2007
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