Well, it looks like the good folks at Campbell American are at it again––this time with a strictly limited edition run of their new Nelsonic Transitone: a hand-made, double humbucker beauty, with funky retro styling, top-shelf hardware, and enough attitude to go around. The Transitone was born out of a collaboration between Campbell American and [...]
Continue reading...4. December 2006
Well, I haven’t seen any official word from the manufacturer yet, but according to Guitar Player Magazine, Chicago Blues Box’s new Buddy Guy Signature Series Amplifier is now available for purchase. The amp, which is based on Blues Legend Buddy Guy’s much-loved 1959 Fender Bassman, is being sold not so much an exact replica, but [...]
Continue reading...1. December 2006
What a nice Holiday surprise… ever since writing about the Epiphone Les Paul Custom Silverburst back in June I’ve received numerous e-mails asking if I knew where to get a hold of one of these uniquely beautiful instruments. Unfortunately, for a good portion of this year they’ve been completely sold out, but now it looks [...]
Continue reading...27. November 2006
Yes! Eastwood Guitars––re-creators of some of the world’s funkiest vintage instruments, and easily one of my favorite new guitar manufacturers––has launched four new guitars this week, including three six-strings (the P90 Lefty, 2007 Corona SG, and the Indigo-finished Hummingbird,) and one bass (the Classic 4.) The Eastwood Hummingbird is a re-issue of the extremely rare [...]
Continue reading...22. November 2006
Get In The Holiday Spirit… Win Yourself A Gretsch! When the Brian Setzer Orchestra kicks off its 5th Annual Christmas Tour today, with a show at House Of Blues in Chicago, Illinois, Gretsch will apparently be on-hand with a traveling display consisting of the entire line of Brian Setzer model guitars for concertgoers to see [...]
Continue reading...21. November 2006
Well, it looks like Gretsch has added yet another gorgeous instrument to their venerable Tennessee Rose line of arch-top hollowbody guitars––the latest being the Limited Edition Power “Tenny.” The new “Tenny” comes in just a single finish, what Gretsch calls vintage “Flagstaff Sunset,” and the guitar boasts a 16“ x 2.75” laminated maple hollowbody with [...]
Continue reading...21. November 2006
If you’ve been lusting after Marshall’s recent wave of handwired and highly expensive re-issue amplifiers, like the exceedingly cool JTM45/100 & Super 100JH, you’ll be happy to know that the company has announced an entirely new line of amplifiers based on these two re-issues, and unlike their handwired predecessors they’ll apparently be priced for the [...]
Continue reading...20. November 2006
Not sure how I missed the official announcement on this one, but Gibson has apparently added another guitar to their drool-inducing ‘Inspired By’ line, and it’s a beauty––the Limited Edition Roy Orbison ES-335. The guitar is based on an early ’80s model ES-335 that Orbison played in his famous 1987 televised concert “Roy Orbison & [...]
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7. December 2006
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