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Leaked! Gibson Guitar Of The Week #48: RD Standard Reissue Silverburst
Well, it looks like yet another online guitar retailer has inadvertently released specs and photos of a not-yet-announced guitar from Gibson’s Guitar Of The Week program, this one being GOTW #48––the RD Standard Reissue Silverburst. Yep, what you’re looking at is a reissue of the ill-fated RD Standard, circa the late ’70s, finished off in [...]
Continue reading...It’s Official… Gibson Unveils The Dave Grohl ‘Inspired By’ DG-335
27. September 2007
Well, you heard it here a few weeks ago, but today it became official: Gibson’s Custom Shop has announced the release of the new Dave Grohl DG-335––part of Gibson’s small but illustrious Inspired By series of signature guitars. As called out by more than a few of our readers, the guitar is based on the [...]
Continue reading...Line 6 Debuts TonePort UX8 – Eight Channel USB Audio Interface
26. September 2007
Nice… for the last two years I’ve been using Line 6 TonePort products to record sound samples here at EGR, and I have to say I’ve been more than satisfied with the results––not to mention the sheer affordability. Now, hot on the heel of last week’s POD X3 announcement, Line 6 has unveiled yet another [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #36 :: Explorer New Century In Satin Ebony
25. September 2007
Well, I’m happy to say that the prediction we made back in June was correct… Gibson today announced its Guitar Of The Week #36, and as expected it’s the rather industrial looking Explorer New Century in Satin Ebony. As mentioned in our previous post, the big news here is that the “New Century” line of [...]
Continue reading...SG Meets Flying V: Gibson Producing Zakk Wylde ZV
21. September 2007
What’s got black & white stripes, the wings of a Flying V, and the devilish horns of an SG? You guessed it––the soon to be announced Gibson Zakk Wylde ZV… otherwise known as the Zakk-V. No, we don’t have anything in the way of official specs yet, but based on the photo (which is just [...]
Continue reading...Line 6 Unveils POD X3 & POD X3 Live Guitar Effects
20. September 2007
Well, it was leaked late last month, and the whole thing got kind of overshadowed by the news that Line 6 had developed a new line of hybrid tube/digital-modeling amps with Bogner, but today the company officially unveiled their latest line of POD products––the POD X3 and POD X3 Live. While the two products have [...]
Continue reading...Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Collaborating With Randall On Signature Line Of Amps
19. September 2007
According to my top secret source, Randall Amplifiers and Metallica’s Kirk Hammett have been working on a Kirk Hammett Signatures Series of guitar amplifiers––including heads, combos and MTS pre-amp modules––to be announced officially tomorrow. It’s apparently too early for photos, or even further details, but according to my man-in-the-know the Kirk Hammett series will help [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #35 :: ’61 SG In Satin Antique Walnut
18. September 2007
Gibson today unveiled the newest member of its Limited Edition Guitar Of The Week line, and while the instrument isn’t overtly customized––by all appearances only the finish is truly “custom”––to my eyes it’s one of the better looking guitars to come out of the program so far this year. Dressed in a classy Satin Antique [...]
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1. October 2007
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