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Fender Giving Away John Mayer’s Master-Built Continuum Stratocaster
You know me––I’m a sucker for a guitar giveaway, and this one is better than most. According to a page that went up one their website this afternoon, Fender will be giving away the actual Custom Shop Master-Built Strat that John Mayer is using extensively on this Summer’s Continuum Tour. Currently there aren’t any specs available, but [...]
Continue reading...b5media Launches A Slew Of New Music Blogs… Go Ahead, Take Your Pick!
9. July 2007
OK, not strictly guitar related, but b5media’s Darren Rowse has been a good friend to my wife and I over the last few years, and I’m more than happy to send them all a bit of link love. According to Arjun, of b5’s The Good Musician, the network has recently launched a new Music Channel, boasting [...]
Continue reading...Line 6 Dave Mustaine Signature Amp: Coming To A Store Near You?
8. July 2007
Well, I don’t usually post on the weekends, but I came across some intriguing info this morning that I thought might interest a few of you–– Line 6 has apparently finished a year-long collaboration with Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine to produce the Dave Mustaine Signature Amplifier, which can be heard in full force on the band’s new [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #24 :: Firebird Studio
3. July 2007
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a huge fan of Gibson’s Firebird (based purely on aesthetics mind you,) but I rather like this one for its Frankenstein-ish good looks. The Firebird Studio is Gibson’s Guitar Of The Week #24, and it looks like a beauty, but unfortunately, as has happened on a [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Accidentally Lets The Cat Out Of The Bag :: Guitar Of The Week #36?
29. June 2007
Well, it’s still more than thirteen weeks away, but EGR reader Sten Nygren wrote this morning to let me know that an apparent glitch at Gibson.com has exposed what is potentially Guitar Of The Week #36––the Explorer New Century in Satin Ebony (here’s a screen shot for when they inevitably take the page down.) More than [...]
Continue reading...Line 6 Goes Small With Pocket POD & TonePort GX
27. June 2007
Line 6, makers of what is easily some of the most affordable digital modeling gear available to guitarists today, have released two new products that appear to be aimed squarely at those looking for portable solutions to their signal processing needs. The Pocket POD is an extension of Line 6’s popular POD line of digital modeling [...]
Continue reading...Amnesty International, Epiphone, And WB Giving Away John Lennon Casino
21. June 2007
In an effort to promote their Campaign To Save Darfur, including the release of the new Instant Karma CD (a musical collaboration that includes many contemporary artists plus the works of John Lennon,) Amnesty International has apparently teamed with Epiphone & WB Records to give away an Epi John Lennon Casino––one of the nicer guitars [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #22 :: Les Paul Supreme Gold
19. June 2007
Wow, I can’t believe we’re already 22 weeks into this thing… early this morning Gibson announced yet another installment in their limited-run Guitar Of The Week series, and it’s definitely a beauty––the new Les Paul Supreme Gold. The guitar appears to possess the same slightly over the top accoutrements as the other instruments in the Les [...]
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9. July 2007
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