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Fender To Produce Limited Release Rosewood Telecaster

9. March 2007

Fender has announced a limited production run of their new Custom Shop Rosewood Telecaster––a re-creation of one of Fender’s now extremely rare vintage 1960s guitars built entirely of hand-selected rosewood… yep, that’s a rosewood body, neck, and fingerboard. The original instrument is perhaps most famous for showing up in the hands of George Harrison during [...]

Mini-Site: Jimmy Page Signature Double Neck

8. March 2007

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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 [...]

Replacement Strat Pickups Compared: Check Out These MP3 Samples!

7. March 2007

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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 [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #7 :: Les Paul Money Bass

7. March 2007

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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 [...]

Jimmy Page Double Neck VOS & “Aged” Series Go On Sale This Month

5. March 2007

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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 [...]

Marshall Introduces Zakk Wylde Microstack

2. March 2007

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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 [...]

REVIEW: Fender Classic ’60s Stratocaster

27. February 2007

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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 [...]

Yikes… Schecter & Vivid Team Up On Porn Star Guitar Line

26. February 2007

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In a move that’s sure to excite a million gangly teenage boys, Schecter Guitar Research and adult entertainment behemoth Vivid have apparently teamed up to produce Vivid Guitars––the first line of officially licensed instruments to carry graphics of Vivid’s most popular adult stars. The guitars, which are part of Schecter’s popular Tempest line, are notable [...]

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