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New Class-A From Peavey: The Windsor Studio Amp
Sure enough, another major amplifier manufacturer has busted out with a low-powered Class-A guitar amp that “gives guitarists the classic guitar tones of rock’s golden era” along with a few modern extras for those of us who have gotten spoiled by multiple channels, direct “mic-simulated” output and the like. The new 15-watt Windsor Studio is [...]
Continue reading...NAMM ’07 Preview: Eight New Guitars From PRS
2. January 2007
Wow… PRS is expected to debut a whopping eight new guitar models at this month’s Winter NAMM ’07 Conference in Anaheim, including three new three double cutaway instruments, and five single cutaways (the PRS SE One is shown here.) I’m actually really glad to seem them branching out from their traditional style (even if it’s [...]
Continue reading...Epiphone & Shout! Factory Giving Away A Sheraton II
27. December 2006
Well, if you’ve ever wished you could get into one of Epiphone’s popular Sheraton II model archtops on the cheap, now might be your chance… it doesn’t get much cheaper than free :) Of course, the chances of winning are probably slim to nothing, but hey, it doesn’t cost anything to enter, so what do [...]
Continue reading...Daisy Rock’s Latest Four-String: The Rock Candy Custom Bass
21. December 2006
Well, as promised earlier this week there are a number of new 2007 model guitars coming from Daisy Rock, the world’s premier “girl guitar” manufacturer, including the four-string pictured here––the Rock Candy Custom Bass. Like the other female-oriented guitars in the Rock Candy line, the Rock Candy Custom Bass features the trademark pink-star logo (not [...]
Continue reading...Rock Candy Pink Label: Daisy Rock Moves Up To American Made
15. December 2006
According to Modern Guitars Magazine Daisy Rock is expected to debut its first American made, hand-crafted “girl” guitar at the upcoming ’07 Winter NAMM show––the Rock Candy Pink Label. While Daisy Rock has done quite well with their import model guitars (and the instruments get great user reviews across the board,) the Rock Candy “Pink [...]
Continue reading...I Guess It’s A Daisy Rock Kind Of Day…
15. December 2006
Wow, Daisy Rock has announced a whole slew of nice upgrades to their popular line of girl guitars, including four brand new guitar models, a new bass, and a bunch of new finishes for their established instruments. There’s no way I’m going to try to fit all of these announcements into one post, so I’ll [...]
Continue reading...Fender Debuts New Custom Shop Website
14. December 2006
Cool… I noticed this morning that Fender has launched a new website for its famous Custom Shop––including a sleek new design, a guitar gallery, and of course full descriptions and specs for their complete line of Custom Shop instruments. Also included are a Fender Custom Shop Store (strictly merchandise,) a list of soon-to-be-retired guitars (really [...]
Continue reading...J Man & J Cat: Parker Unleashes Two Fat Jazz Boxes
11. December 2006
Parker Guitars, makers of the unique Parker Fly, have announced two new hollowbody jazz guitars which are expected to debut at next month’s NAMM 2007 Conference in Anaheim. If I’m not mistaken, the guitars––known as the PJ12 J Man & the PJ14 J Cat––are Parker’s first foray into hollowbody electrics (though they do have two [...]
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4. January 2007
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