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Semi-Hollow Hardtail: Fender Unveils Strat-O-Sonic
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 [...]
Continue reading...U2 & Green Day To Perform On Monday Night Football, Sept 25th
22. September 2006
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 [...]
Continue reading...Cheap, Funky & In Your Face: Paul Westerberg Gets A Signature Guitar
20. September 2006
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. [...]
Continue reading...Gibson & Hot Rod Giving Away A Hot Rod ’58 Les Paul
12. September 2006
Old Cars & Hot Guitars Oooh, even more good giveaways… the Gibson Custom Shop and Hot Rod Magazine have apparently teamed up to give away a heavily customized, one-of-a-kind LP – what they’re calling the Hot Rod ’58 Les Paul. According to the official contest website the instrument sports a host of seriously stylin’ features, [...]
Continue reading...Win Your Very Own Zakk Wylde… Oh Yeah, And A Les Paul, Too!
12. September 2006
Here’s Your Chance To Get In On The Insanity Epiphone’s latest guitar giveaway promo includes not just the difficult-to-look-at but seriously shreddin’ Zakk Wylde Buzzsaw Custom Les Paul, but also a life-sized cut out of the man himself…. wielding two of his signature guitars no less! The Epiphone Zakk Wylde Buzzsaw features a bound maple [...]
Continue reading...Fender Introduces John 5 Signature Telecaster: Bigsby Included
7. September 2006
Well, I’m going to be away from the computer for the next couple of days (I’ll be posting again on Monday,) but before I disappear I thought I’d leave you with this lovely little monster from Fender – the John 5 Signature Telecaster… John 5 is probably best known for his work with gender-bending musical [...]
Continue reading...New From Gibson: The Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Junior
5. September 2006
Well, the big news in signature guitars last week was Gibson’s announcement of their new Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Les Paul Junior – an apparently accurate reproduction of the Green Day front-man’s original 1956 LP Junior affectionately known as “Floyd.” (Hehe, you can’t make this stuff up!) Speaking as a guy who grew up neck-deep [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Introduces Malcolm Young Signature Double Cutaway
31. August 2006
It’s funny… I was just a kid when AC/DC were truly at their heyday during the late ’70s, but that didn’t stop their particularly provocative, infectious brand of rock ‘n roll from being one of the major players in the soundtrack of my childhood – heck, you just couldn’t get away from “Highway To Hell” [...]
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29. September 2006
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