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Big News: Gibson Announces Les Paul BFG
Latest Edition To The Les Paul Family You just never know where your path is going to take you… this morning I was researching a post on another Gibson classic––the SG Special Faded––when I stumbled onto the welcome announcement of this beautiful behemoth: Gibson’s new Les Paul BFG. According to their official mini site, the [...]
Continue reading...Yes! Electro-Harmonix Nano Pedals Now In Stores
24. October 2006
In a world of rather soul-less digital technology, the pure analog tone and just plain funkiness of classic pedals like the Big Muff, Small Clone, and Q-Tron are simply priceless. Heck, many of the greatest guitar tones in 'Rock' have been created with a little help from Electro-Harmonix.
Continue reading...You Heard It Here: Andy Summers Telecaster In The Works
23. October 2006
Well, there’s yet to be an official announcement from Fender, but according to an interview with ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland (currently posted over on Fender’s website,) an Andy Summers model Telecaster is apparently in development. It’s of course far too early to say what the specs will be, but the instrument will reportedly be based [...]
Continue reading...$24,000 For A ‘Blackie’ Replica, Cigarette Burns Included
20. October 2006
Unless you were hiding in a hole yesterday you probably caught mention of Fender’s latest press release announcing the upcoming debut (slated for November) of their new Limited Edition Custom Shop recreation of Eric Clapton’s iconic black Stratocaster –– affectionately known as Blackie. The ‘Blackie’ replica, which is part of Fender’s Tribute Series of guitars, [...]
Continue reading...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 [...]
Continue reading...Prototype For Fender’s Highway One Strat Is Now Up For Grabs
10. October 2006
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 [...]
Continue reading...Schecter Announces Limited Edition Leatherface Avenger
10. October 2006
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 [...]
Continue reading...Devilishly Divine: Schecter’s C-1 SheDevil In Stores Now
2. October 2006
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 [...]
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30. October 2006
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