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Flesh Out Your Style With Playalongs

7. May 2007

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The following is a guest-post by Ignacio of ig blog––if you like his stuff, consider subscribing! I can’t believe it’s already May. The month before June, the mid-year mark. “Where did half the year go,” you ask. It seems like just yesterday you were relaxing on Christmas day, cup of eggnog in hand, your new guitar [...]

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More On The Zakk Wylde Flying V & Marshall Microstack

3. May 2007

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Just a quick note for the Zakk Wylde fans out there: this morning Gibson finally published a real product page for the Custom Shop Zakk Wylde Flying V, and it includes full guitar specs, the history of the instrument, and a downloadable pdf product sheet. Also, Marshall has posted a pretty impressive demo video of their [...]

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Relic Deluxe: The Essential Online Guide To Relic’ing Your Guitar

1. May 2007

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Wow––ig blog posted this link earlier today and I just had to pass it on. If you’re the type who finds the current trend in “Relic” guitars to be a little too pretentious (I go back & forth on this myself) you’ll probably want to skip over this post now, but for the rest of you [...]

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Video Review Of Seymour Duncan’s Twin Tube Classic Overdrive

30. April 2007

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While researching some of the more recent tube-driven distortion pedals to hit the market, I came across this video review of Seymour Duncan’s Twin Tube Classic––a dual-channel overdrive pedal boasting a pair of American made Phillips-Sylvania 6021 dual triode tubes, true bypass circuitry, and what’s apparently a seriously road-worthy steel chassis. Now, I’ve owned a number [...]

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The Les Paul That Built A House, And Other Stories

25. April 2007

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Fans of vintage guitars, and certainly anyone who’s ever dreamed of owning an original Black Beauty, Goldtop or ‘59 Sunburst, will definitely want to check out this great article in the latest edition of Gibson’s Backstage Pass. According to David Bonsey, musical instrument honcho for mega-auction company Skinner Inc, a ‘59 Les Paul like the one [...]

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Vintage Guitar Magazine Reviews The Danelectro 56 Pro

25. April 2007

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Danelectro’s funky, low-cost, high-style guitars have ridden a real roller coaster of popularity over the years, with the initial re-release of some of their early models selling like hot cakes, only to find the guitars languishing on guitar store shelves just a few years later. For myself, I’ve always been a closet fan of Danelectro’s instruments, [...]

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A Master Craftsman At Work: John Page Builds Numero Uno

23. April 2007

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After a hiatus of many, many years, John Page, best known for his years of work heading Fender’s illustrious Custom Shop, has gotten back to his roots… building guitars. Page has apparently set-up shop once again, and via his column over at Modern Guitars Magazine he’s promised to walk us all through the process of building [...]

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Learn The Riff From Freddie King’s Hide Away

23. April 2007

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While we’re on the subject of the blues I just wanted to point you towards this quick little lesson I found this morning over at the Fender Player’s Club website. It’s the opening lick to Hide Away, Freddie King’s classic blues instrumental. If you don’t know who Freddie King is, well––he was the original Texas Cannonball, [...]

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