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Gibson Introduces Limited Edition John Lennon Les Paul

11. July 2007

Gibson today announced yet another handsome addition to its small but illustrious Inspired By series of Custom Shop guitars—the new Limited Edition John Lennon Les Paul. The guitar, which will be produced in a very limited run of just 300 instruments, is a replica of the rather substantially modified early model Les Paul Junior that Lennon [...]

Holy Crud! Joe Strummer Telecaster Replica To Be Unveiled At NAMM

11. July 2007

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“This is a public service announcement… with guitar!“ ––The Clash, Know Your Rights Legendary punk band The Clash’s Joe Strummer was one of my earliest guitar heros, so when he passed away in 2002 of an apparent congenital heart defect, like a lot of thirty-somethings who grew up on punk rock I found myself mortified, saddened, and [...]

Electro-Harmonix Unveils Old-School Germanium OD Pedal

10. July 2007

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OK, maybe it’s because a mid-’70s Big Muff was the very first effects pedal I ever owned, but I’ve been an Electro-Harmonix fan as long as I can remember, and I’m always a bit excited when they announce a new gizmo for the guitar. Unfortunately, the company doesn’t tend to be really good at PR, but [...]

Fender Giving Away John Mayer’s Master-Built Continuum Stratocaster

9. July 2007

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You know me––I’m a sucker for a guitar giveaway, and this one is better than most. According to a page that went up one their website this afternoon, Fender will be giving away the actual Custom Shop Master-Built Strat that John Mayer is using extensively on this Summer’s Continuum Tour. Currently there aren’t any specs available, but [...]

b5media Launches A Slew Of New Music Blogs… Go Ahead, Take Your Pick!

9. July 2007

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OK, not strictly guitar related, but b5media’s Darren Rowse has been a good friend to my wife and I over the last few years, and I’m more than happy to send them all a bit of link love. According to Arjun, of b5’s The Good Musician, the network has recently launched a new Music Channel, boasting [...]

Line 6 Dave Mustaine Signature Amp: Coming To A Store Near You?

8. July 2007

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Well, I don’t usually post on the weekends, but I came across some intriguing info this morning that I thought might interest a few of you–– Line 6 has apparently finished a year-long collaboration with Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine to produce the Dave Mustaine Signature Amplifier, which can be heard in full force on the band’s new [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #24 :: Firebird Studio

3. July 2007

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I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a huge fan of Gibson’s Firebird (based purely on aesthetics mind you,) but I rather like this one for its Frankenstein-ish good looks. The Firebird Studio is Gibson’s Guitar Of The Week #24, and it looks like a beauty, but unfortunately, as has happened on a [...]

Gibson Accidentally Lets The Cat Out Of The Bag :: Guitar Of The Week #36?

29. June 2007

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Well, it’s still more than thirteen weeks away, but EGR reader Sten Nygren wrote this morning to let me know that an apparent glitch at Gibson.com has exposed what is potentially Guitar Of The Week #36––the Explorer New Century in Satin Ebony (here’s a screen shot for when they inevitably take the page down.) More than [...]

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Gibson Introduces Limited Edition John Lennon Les Paul

Holy Crud! Joe Strummer Telecaster Replica To Be Unveiled At NAMM

Electro-Harmonix Unveils Old-School Germanium OD Pedal

Fender Giving Away John Mayer’s Master-Built Continuum Stratocaster

b5media Launches A Slew Of New Music Blogs… Go Ahead, Take Your Pick!

Line 6 Dave Mustaine Signature Amp: Coming To A Store Near You?

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #24 :: Firebird Studio

Gibson Accidentally Lets The Cat Out Of The Bag :: Guitar Of The Week #36?

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