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Mini-Site: Jimmy Page Signature Double Neck

8. March 2007

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Just a quick note for those of you following this story––Gibson now has a complete mini-site for the new Jimmy Page Signature Double Neck Guitar (which, by the way, went on sale yesterday.) The site includes photos, full specs, the history of the Gibson Double Neck, an interview with Jimmy Page, Biography, and more… definitely [...]

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Replacement Strat Pickups Compared: Check Out These MP3 Samples!

7. March 2007

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If you’ve found yourself in the market for a set of replacement pickups for your Stratocaster––or heck, maybe you’re just in the early research phase of doing some hack & slash guitar mods––you really need to check out the Strat Pickup Sound Clips page over at Acme Guitar Works. These guys are in the business of [...]

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Eastwood Offers Sneak Peek At New Airline Tuxedo

6. March 2007

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Too cool… back at the beginning of January Eastwood Guitars promised to unveil a few new prototypes at the Winter NAMM Music Industry Conference, but since I wasn’t there (and I’m guessing you weren’t either,) I missed out. Anyways, they’ve recently posted some early photos of one of their newest creations, (or should I say re-creations,) [...]

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Rare Find: Man Builds $1500 Guitar From $15 IKEA End Table

22. February 2007

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Hehe.. talk about a limited edition. The enigmatic Zach, of Zachary Guitars, apparently built this gorgeous single-cutaway instrument using just one third of an IKEA end table as a top––yep, that’s $5 worth of prime, highly-figured furniture wood. The guitar sports a multi-piece knotty pine body, single-piece mahogany neck (24.75” scale length,) rosewood fretboard, a pair [...]

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See The BOSS/Fender ‘59 Bassman Pedal In Action

21. February 2007

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When BOSS & Fender announced their new ‘59 Bassman pedal last month I greeted it with more than a bit of skepticism… to be honest, as a dyed-in-the-wool vintage tube-amp fiend I actually found the whole idea rather unsavory. Not that I begrudge anyone for wanting to get some of that classic tone without shelling out [...]

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My Quest For The Perfect Strat

16. February 2007

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It’s funny, I’ve been playing the electric guitar for over twenty years now, and in all that time, while I’ve owned numerous great guitars, I’ve never owned a basic Stratocaster… not a single one. I’ve owned Gibsons, Gretchs, and Guilds, a Rickenbacker and a few Teles to boot, but never a Strat. Sure, I’ve played tons [...]

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Rare Find: Not-So-Secret Stash Of Electro-Harmonix Video Demos

15. February 2007

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It’s all fine and well that there are literally thousands of stomp-boxes and rack-mount effects available for guitar players these days, but try to find a brick & mortar retailer who actually carries a decent array of them––you know, so you can actually take one for a test drive––and you’ll find yourself SOL. If you’re a [...]

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Hear The Budda Superdrive Series II Amplifier In Action

7. February 2007

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It looks like Budda Amplification has begun posting some high quality sound samples of their Superdrive Series II amplifiers, and they’re well worth a listen if you’re in the market for a seriously shreddin’ high-gain, all-tube boutique guitar amp. These are really nicely produced recordings, with the caveat that a number of them contain extra accompaniment, [...]

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