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Video Review Of Seymour Duncan’s Twin Tube Classic Overdrive

30. April 2007

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Speed Linking: Dallas Guitar Fest, DIY Guitar Effects

18. April 2007

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Just thought I’d throw a couple of great guitar links your way this morning… My good friend Mike over at Musicians BlogNet has the full skinny on this week’s Dallas International Guitar Festival––which is starting to look like a must-see for anyone in the Dallas area. Heck, Eric Johnson will be performing. What more can [...]

A Reader Reviews The Gibson Jimmy Page Double Neck VOS

17. April 2007

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EGR reader Manuel Iglacias managed to scrape together some $30,000 and travel from Mexico to Texas in the hopes of purchasing the “Holy Grail” of his guitar dreams––the #7 edition of Gibson’s new Jimmy Page “Aged” Double Neck. Unfortunately, things didn’t go quite as planned. Still, Manuel did manage to walk away with the less-expensive [...]

Sound Samples: 24 Top Amplifiers Compared

16. April 2007

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Wow––I’ve gotta’ send out a huge thank you to reader Franck Gestin (in France even!) who was kind enough to clue me in on this great resource. Online German guitar retailer ProGuitar has built an exhaustive section on their website dedicated to comparing some of the top guitar amplifiers, including high-quality recordings made with both [...]

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