Electric Guitar Review

Epiphone Introduces So Cal 50H Head & 412SL Cabinet

17. October 2006

Last week Epiphone announced it’s latest foray into the tube-amp market, with what looks to be another solid performer––the new So Cal 50H Amplifier. According to Epiphone the amp features a 100% tube signal-path, paired with a solid state rectifier and tube powered reverb. At the same time they introduced their new So Cal 412SL cabinet [...]

Prototype For Fender’s Highway One Strat Is Now Up For Grabs

10. October 2006

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Most of the big guitars makers end up giving away a fair number of great instruments as part of their promotional campaigns (if you follow this blog you might have noticed that Gibson & Epiphone are particularly proficient at this) but the latest contest from Fender seriously ups the ante. While IMHO any free guitar is [...]

Schecter Announces Limited Edition Leatherface Avenger

10. October 2006

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Well, just in time for Halloween, and the release last Friday of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel––“TCM: The Beginning,” Schecter Guitar Research sent out an e-mail yesterday with a sneak peek of their latest shredder, the Leatherface Avenger. There isn’t much in the way of specs available at this point (the instrument doesn’t have an [...]

Devilishly Divine: Schecter’s C-1 SheDevil In Stores Now

2. October 2006

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Schecter’s new and highly anticipated C-1 SheDevil is apparently now in stores and available for your ogling (don’t even think about fondling.) The instrument, which is just the latest installment in Schecter’s popular C-1 line, is expected to sell for somewhere in the mid-$700s. While the SheDevil actually sports a number of stand-out features––including a pair [...]

Semi-Hollow Hardtail: Fender Unveils Strat-O-Sonic

29. September 2006

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In the big scheme of things Fender’s venerable Stratocaster line has really changed very little over the years––sure, they’ve tweaked the neck profile, experimented with different body contours, and have certainly messed with the hardware quite a bit (perhaps most notably the incredibly cool S-1 Switching System,) but overall the guitar is pretty much the [...]

Price Drop! ESP’s LTD James Hetfield Signature Truckster

27. September 2006

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Well, if you’ve been chomping at the bit to get into one of ESP’s seriously shreddin’ James Hetfield Signature guitars, now may be your big chance. It looks like music123.com has moved the LTD James Hetfield Truckster into their Outlet area, and are now selling the instrument at a Closeout price of just $899. I wrote [...]

U2 & Green Day To Perform On Monday Night Football, Sept 25th

22. September 2006

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Well, if you wanna’ see Epiphone’s limited edition Music Rising Les Paul in action, and catch two of today’s hottest acts in the process, you might want to tune in to ESPN’s Monday Night Football this coming Monday. That’s because U2 and Green Day will be performing together live from the Louisiana Superdome – to [...]

Cheap, Funky & In Your Face: Paul Westerberg Gets A Signature Guitar

20. September 2006

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Hehe… I love it! Paul Westerberg, frontman of legendary drunken punk prodigies The Replacements–and one of my favorite singer/songwriters of all times–now has his very own Paul Westerberg Signature guitar from First Act. And trust me, no one’s going to be calling Westerberg a sell-out any time soon – the guitar goes for just $159. [...]

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Epiphone Introduces So Cal 50H Head & 412SL Cabinet

Prototype For Fender’s Highway One Strat Is Now Up For Grabs

Schecter Announces Limited Edition Leatherface Avenger

Devilishly Divine: Schecter’s C-1 SheDevil In Stores Now

Semi-Hollow Hardtail: Fender Unveils Strat-O-Sonic

Price Drop! ESP’s LTD James Hetfield Signature Truckster

U2 & Green Day To Perform On Monday Night Football, Sept 25th

Cheap, Funky & In Your Face: Paul Westerberg Gets A Signature Guitar

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