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Tube In A Box: VOX Debuts Cooltron Duel Overdrive Distortion Pedal

12. June 2006

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If you’re the kind of guitarist that is always looking for that ultimate “tube” overdrive tone, but you’re not into throwing down a cool $1,000-plus on a multi-channel tube amp (or perhaps like me you actually prefer the kind of customization and control you can get from a distortion pedal,) you should check out VOX’s [...]

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Limited Edition: Sailor Jerry Tattoo-Art Guitar Strap

5. June 2006

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Ok, not exactly for the faint of heart (or lite of pocketbook!,) but Sailor Jerry Merchandise – the people who’ve kept the work of maverick tattoo-artist Sailor Jerry alive and kicking – have collaborated with Adriane of Lucky Girl Hand Bags to produce these super cool limited-edition, tattoo print guitar straps. These truly unique leather guitar [...]

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Yamaha Announces SA503 Troy Van Leeuwen Signature

2. June 2006

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Guitarist Troy van Leeuwen – best know for his work with A Perfect Circle, and currently doing time with fellow audio-maniacs Queens of the Stone Age – has an intriguing new signature model guitar available: the Yamaha SA503 TVL. The SA503 TVL, which was obviously inspired by Gibson’s classic ES-335, will sport a semi-hollowbody, double cutaway [...]

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New Release From Dave Alvin - West Of The West

31. May 2006

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According to Twangville, one of my all-time favorite twang masters – the incomparable Dave Alvin – has released a new album entitled “West of the West.” Alvin first caught my attention for his virtuoso guitar work & sublimely blue-collar vocal style with The Blasters (which he started with brother Phil,) but he went on to [...]

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Price Drop! Fender’s Classic Vibro King Custom

30. May 2006

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Just a few weeks back I wrote about Fender’s incredibly cool (and unapologetically expensive!) all-tube Vibro King Custom amplifier, but this morning I noticed that music123.com has dropped the price on these hand-wired beauties. According to their website they’ve reduced the price to just over $2,000 – down nearly $1400 from Fender’s list price. The Vibro-King [...]

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Gretsch Announces The New Electromatic Hollow Body

26. May 2006

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Sure enough, Gretsch has announced a whole new line of affordable Electromatic Hollowbodies for those of you looking to get in on that classic Gretsch tone & style without having to go hungry. Like its predecessor, the new Electromatic Hollow Body looks to be pure old-school rock & roll, at a surprisingly old-school price. I’m not [...]

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An SG Maestro For The Rest Of Us: Epiphone’s G-400 Maestro Custom

15. May 2006

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According to their website, music123.com is currently carrying an exclusive limited-edition run of Epiphone’s new G-400 Maestro Custom – basically a more wallet-friendly version of Gibson’s extra-super-badass SG Custom Maestro. What they don’t let on to, unfortunately, is just how long this limited-edition run will last. Like it’s more costly counterpart, the Epiphone G-400 Custom Maestro [...]

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Price Drop! Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz

9. May 2006

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If you’re a fan of that old-school ’70s distortion tone you might be interested to note that music123.com has dropped the price on the super-retro-cool Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz distortion pedal. At time of writing the price is now just $145. I played an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff for years, but what sets the Graphic Fuzz apart is [...]

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