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Your Chance To Win A Gibson Custom Shop Zakk Wylde “Bullseye” Les Paul

6. August 2007

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Well, it’s only Monday morning and it’s already looking to be a very busy week here at EGR. Before I get sucked into a few bigger posts though I just wanted to point you all towards Gibson’s latest contest––they’re giving away a Custom Shop Zakk Wylde “Bullseye” Les Paul. The guitar’s carved maple top is of [...]

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Lovepedal’s New Eternity Overdrive Getting Some Pretty Rave Reviews

31. July 2007

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With Andy Summers using their Eternity Overdrive pedal extensively on the Police’s current blockbuster World Tour, boutique guitar effects maker Lovepedal has got to be feeling pretty pumped right about now. Unfortunately, while I’ve been hearing good things about the company for quite some time, so far I haven’t had much luck locating any of their [...]

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Speed Linking: Robert Johnson’s Johnson, WMD Warbeast, Crate’s Miniscule Modeler

27. July 2007

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Me & The Devil Was Walkin’ Side By Side -Everyone’s favorite smack-talkin’, home-wrecking’, soul-tradin’ blues legend, Robert Johnson, was kind enough to drop Stratoblogster a line for a quick no-nonsense interview from the other side. Johnson appears in top form, though his bitterness about missing out on the whole Cynthia Plaster Caster thing seems to [...]

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EGR Mobile Edition: Get Your Guitar Fix On The Go!

24. July 2007

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Well, it’s official… today marks the launching of Electric Guitar Review’s new Mobile Edition––a massively streamlined version of EGR formatted specifically for your Blackberry, cell phone or other mobile device. Just point your mobile browser to our standard web address, and through a bit of behind-the-scenes voodoo you’ll find all the late-breaking guitar news, reviews and [...]

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Speed Linking: Lovepedal COT 50, Washburn Shoots A Guitar With A Shotgun, Reverend’s New Warhawk II

18. July 2007

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Usually, when a slow news day comes around I just jump on it as an opportunity to get working on my next review… unfortunately, I managed to blow a tube or two in my favorite amp this week, so the review I’m working on is on hold for a day or two while I wait [...]

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Shielding Your Strat For Buzz-Free Playing: Quieting The Beast

17. July 2007

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If you’re one of the many guitar players who’s been told over and over again that there is little to be done about the dreaded 60-cycle hum that emanates from your beloved Strat whenever you plug it in––it’s time to rethink things. Sure, a good old fashioned shielding job can help a bit, but even most [...]

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Vintage Guitar Reviews The VOX Limited Edition Brian May Custom AC30

16. July 2007

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Someone must have forgotten to give me the memo, because I wasn’t even aware that VOX was producing a Limited Edition Brian May Custom AC30 until I came across this review over at Vintage Guitar Magazine’s website. The big news here is that the amp, which was developed in conjunction with legendary Queen guitar-man Brian May, [...]

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Hear Amplitube Jimi Hendrix In Action… Courtesy Of Guitar Player Magazine

16. July 2007

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As a companion piece for their upcoming review of IK Multimedia’s Amplitube Jimi Hendrix digital modeling software, Guitar Player Magazine’s Michael Ross has recorded a pretty impressively authentic Hendrix-style jam in Ableton Live, and uploaded it to their website as an mp3. For the recording he apparently used a vintage ‘65 Strat fitted with DiMarzio Virtual [...]

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