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Gibson Accidentally Lets The Cat Out Of The Bag :: Guitar Of The Week #36?
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 [...]
Continue reading...Line 6 Goes Small With Pocket POD & TonePort GX
27. June 2007
Line 6, makers of what is easily some of the most affordable digital modeling gear available to guitarists today, have released two new products that appear to be aimed squarely at those looking for portable solutions to their signal processing needs. The Pocket POD is an extension of Line 6′s popular POD line of digital [...]
Continue reading...Amnesty International, Epiphone, And WB Giving Away John Lennon Casino
21. June 2007
In an effort to promote their Campaign To Save Darfur, including the release of the new Instant Karma CD (a musical collaboration that includes many contemporary artists plus the works of John Lennon,) Amnesty International has apparently teamed with Epiphone & WB Records to give away an Epi John Lennon Casino––one of the nicer guitars [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #22 :: Les Paul Supreme Gold
19. June 2007
Wow, I can’t believe we’re already 22 weeks into this thing… early this morning Gibson announced yet another installment in their limited-run Guitar Of The Week series, and it’s definitely a beauty––the new Les Paul Supreme Gold. The guitar appears to possess the same slightly over the top accoutrements as the other instruments in the [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #21 :: SG-3 Fireburst
12. June 2007
It’s Tuesday again, and Gibson has just announced the latest member of their limited run Guitar Of The Week series––this week’s instrument being a rather wicked looking customized version of the new SG-3 (first introduced at this year’s Winter NAMM.) Simply titled the SG-3 Fireburst, the guitar sports many of the same features as the [...]
Continue reading...New From DiPinto: Metro Series Baccus & Philadelphian
11. June 2007
While we’re on the subject of funky guitars… I’m not sure about the actual release date here, but DiPinto, maker of two of my all-time favorite funky guitars––the wonderful Belvedere Deluxe and insanely surfy Galaxie 4––has apparently added a less-funky new line of instruments to their roster: the Metro Series. Breaking away from the esoteric [...]
Continue reading...Epiphone Unveils New Limited Edition Wildkat Deluxe
7. June 2007
Well, I haven’t seen any kind of official word from Epiphone (I dug around and there isn’t even a product page on their website,) but from what I can gather a new Limited Edition Wildkat goes on sale today across a number of online guitars retailers. The specifics are still a bit shaky, but the [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #20 :: Les Paul Studio Satin Ebony
5. June 2007
Talk about a subtle beauty––Gibson’s Guitar Of The Week #20 has turned out to be a suped-up Les Paul Studio, all decked out in black chrome-plated hardware, and dressed to the nines in a fine Satin Ebony finish. Specs are still a bit murky this morning, as the guitar apparently boasts a pair of EMG [...]
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29. June 2007
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