Electric Guitar Review

Your Chance To Win A Prototype American Special Guitar From Fender

In case you missed it, Fender’s just rolled out another guitar giveaway, and this time they are intent on giving away three prototype instruments from the company’s recently announced American Special line. If my memory serves me, all three American Special models –– the American Special Stratocaster, American Special HSS Stratocaster, and American Special Telecaster –– [...]

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Tasty Combo: Fender’s ‘57 Champ w/Custom Shop La Cabronita

Yummy… ever in search of smaller and more delectable tube amps for my guitar-playing pleasure, I came across this video over on Fender’s website this morning and just wanted to share it here. It’s a short but tantalizing demonstration of Fender’s newly reissued 5-watt tweed ‘57 Champ, paired with the company’s sexy Custom Shop La [...]

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Check it out! See The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy In Action

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Recreating Pink Floyd’s ‘Welcome To The Machine’ Using Electro Harmonix Effects

Well, the insatiably curious Bill Rupert has done it again folks, with the latest edition of Effectology. This time out he manages to very accurately recreate Pink Floyd’s gorgeously creepy ‘Welcome To The Machine’ using nothing but an electric guitar, an electric razor, an old telephone, and a handful of Electro-Harmonix effects pedals. Seriously, I don’t [...]

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Check It Out: Fender Interviews Nels Cline Of Wilco

I just stumbled onto Fender’s interview with guitar virtuoso Nels Cline and wanted to point it out to you. I was lucky enough to catch WILCO just a few months back at the Berkeley Amphitheater, and as to be expected, Cline pretty much owned the stage when it came to coaxing great sound out of [...]

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‘Vintage Guitar’ Reviews The Marshall 1974X And 2061X Handwired

Ooh, there’s a nice in-depth review of the 1974X and 2061X amplifiers –– each a part of Marshall’s high-end handwired series –– over at Vintage Guitar Magazine’s website. I’ve spent a small amount of time with the 1974X (basically a handwired version of the popular Bluesbreaker model,) and I absolutely loved it, but so far I [...]

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How To Make Your Guitar Shimmer And Chime Using Nothing But Electro-Harmonix Pedals

Bill Rupert never ceases to amaze me… the sounds he manages to coax out of nothing but an electric guitar and a daisy chain of Electro-Harmonix effects pedals is truly awe inspiring. His latest effort, Effectology Vol.11 Crystal -Shimmer Effects, is no exception. This time out Bill shows us how to create crystalline octave-echo type effects, [...]

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You Chance To Win A J Masics Jazzmaster Signed By Dinosaur Jr.

Well, as an old school (read: old timer,) Dinosaur Jr. fanatic, I thought I’d better point this out for those of you who share my taste in all things Mascis. Fender’s latest giveaway is for a J Mascis Jazzmaster, in all its sparkly purple glory, signed by all three members of the band. They’re also giving away [...]

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