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Speed Linking: 5 Years Ago Today

29. November 2006

Wow, it is truly amazing how time flies by… today marks the five-year Anniversary of the passing of one of the world’s most influential guitar players of all time––George Harrison. Of course, he was far more than a great guitarist, being an incredible lyricist & singer as well, not to mention a true humanitarian. The guys [...]

Hear Marshall’s New Effects Pedals In Action

28. November 2006

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If you’re in the market to spruce up your guitar tone you might want to note that over on Marshall’s website they’ve posted mp3 samples of their three new guitar effects pedals, the Regenerator, the Reflector, and the Echohead. The pedals seem notable for the sheer number of sounds that they can produce––for instance, the Marshall [...]

Eastwood Guitars Launches Four New Models

27. November 2006

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Yes! Eastwood Guitars––re-creators of some of the world’s funkiest vintage instruments, and easily one of my favorite new guitar manufacturers––has launched four new guitars this week, including three six-strings (the P90 Lefty, 2007 Corona SG, and the Indigo-finished Hummingbird,) and one bass (the Classic 4.) The Eastwood Hummingbird is a re-issue of the extremely rare ‘67 [...]

Gretsch Goes On Tour With Brian Setzer Orchestra

22. November 2006

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Get In The Holiday Spirit… Win Yourself A Gretsch! When the Brian Setzer Orchestra kicks off its 5th Annual Christmas Tour today, with a show at House Of Blues in Chicago, Illinois, Gretsch will apparently be on-hand with a traveling display consisting of the entire line of Brian Setzer model guitars for concertgoers to see and [...]

Marshall’s Vintage Modern Series To Ship In January ‘07

21. November 2006

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If you’ve been lusting after Marshall’s recent wave of handwired and highly expensive re-issue amplifiers, like the exceedingly cool JTM45/100 & Super 100JH, you’ll be happy to know that the company has announced an entirely new line of amplifiers based on these two re-issues, and unlike their handwired predecessors they’ll apparently be priced for the [...]

New From Gibson: Limited Edition Roy Orbison ES-335

20. November 2006

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Not sure how I missed the official announcement on this one, but Gibson has apparently added another guitar to their drool-inducing ‘Inspired By’ line, and it’s a beauty––the Limited Edition Roy Orbison ES-335. The guitar is based on an early ’80s model ES-335 that Orbison played in his famous 1987 televised concert “Roy Orbison & Friends: [...]

Price Drop! Fender’s ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe

20. November 2006

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Just a quick note that online musical instrument retailer Woodwind & Brasswind has dropped their pricing on one of my favorite Teles––Fender’s ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe. The new price is just $689.49 at time of writing. The ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe was released in 2004, apparently marking the first time in over 30 years that the instrument had [...]

See The Amazing Splat-o-caster… Eighth Wonder Of The World!

17. November 2006

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It’s A Lava Lamp, It’s A Box Of Crayons, It’s… Well, it’s Friday again folks (thank gawd!) and I thought I’d get silly and point you towards this insane little bit of luthier workmanship from Fender’s Custom Shop––nicknamed the “Splato” Stratocaster, or Splat-o-caster for short. The guitar, which was dreamt up by one Jimmy Stout, of Palmdale, [...]

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Speed Linking: 5 Years Ago Today

Hear Marshall’s New Effects Pedals In Action

Eastwood Guitars Launches Four New Models

Gretsch Goes On Tour With Brian Setzer Orchestra

Marshall’s Vintage Modern Series To Ship In January ‘07

New From Gibson: Limited Edition Roy Orbison ES-335

Price Drop! Fender’s ‘72 Telecaster Deluxe

See The Amazing Splat-o-caster… Eighth Wonder Of The World!

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