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Tune In Tomorrow For… EGR’s Great Tele Relic Experiment: Misadventures Of A Neck Surgeon!

28. July 2008

Yeah, I know, it’s been a helluva’ long time since my last update… sorry folks, life has taken some strange twists and turns for me over the last nine months, and being a one-man-show here at EGR means this blog has suffered. Anyway, I won’t bore you with all of my apologies, but I thought you’d [...]

Vintage Guitar Reviews The Zemaitis S22 Metal Top

29. April 2008

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If you’re an old Zemaitis fiend like myself you’ll definitely want to check out Vintage Guitar Magazine’s review of the S22 Metal Top. For nearly two years straight I’ve been trying to get my hands on one of the new Zemaitis models, but as with many boutique instruments, they are incredibly difficult to track down outside [...]

A Quick Look At Fender’s Master Built ‘61 John Cruz Stratocaster

24. April 2008

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If you’ve ever wondered why I’m constantly drooling over the Master Built ‘61 John Cruz Stratocaster, wonder no more––classic look and feel, versatile electronics, amazing tone. Now if I just had $5,000 lying around…

Speed Linking: Reverend’s Limited Edition Volcano H90, EH Micro POG Demo…

22. April 2008

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Not a whole lot in the “guitar news” department this morning, though a few worthy links managed to find their way into my browser… • Limited Edition Volcano – Reverend Guitars has busted out with a new Limited Edition of their low-cost, award winning Volcano––the aptly titled Volcano H90. They’ve apparently swapped out the neck humbucker for [...]

Speed Linking: Marshall’s Lemmy Signature Stack, EH Gets A New Site, More…

27. March 2008

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Wow… slow posting this week as my *offline life* gets increasingly chaotic. Hope to be back up to par on Monday. Still, came across a few fun things this morning, and thought I’d drop you all some quick links. • Marshall 1992LEM – Yep, Marshall has produced a Signature Series Super Bass 100-Watt Head in honor of [...]

It’s Chop Shop Time! Building The BYOC Optical Compressor

6. March 2008

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OK, I had so much fun building my TriBooster pedal last year that I’ve decided it’s time to bust out my trusty old soldering gun and start working on a new project––the BYOC Optical Compressor. If you’ve ever wanted to build your own pedal then I highly recommend you join me on this adventure. The complete [...]

Reader Poll: What’s Your Favorite Pedal Board?

5. March 2008

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Well, for the first time in ten years I’m finding myself using a decent number of effects pedals again, so I thought I’d pose this question to you all: what’s your favorite pedal board? I’ll be in the market for something soon––smallish, for maybe four or five pedals tops––and I like the idea of a board [...]

Ordered A New Toy Today: The ‘67 SG Special Reissue w/P-90’s

3. March 2008

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You may remember it as Gibson’s Guitar Of The Week #37. For me it was love at first sight (as I think I mentioned in my earlier coverage,) and while I assumed this particular model had sold-out long ago, late last week I was pleasantly surprised to find that one of the major online retailers still [...]

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Tune In Tomorrow For… EGR’s Great Tele Relic Experiment: Misadventures Of A Neck Surgeon!

Vintage Guitar Reviews The Zemaitis S22 Metal Top

A Quick Look At Fender’s Master Built ‘61 John Cruz Stratocaster

Speed Linking: Reverend’s Limited Edition Volcano H90, EH Micro POG Demo…

Speed Linking: Marshall’s Lemmy Signature Stack, EH Gets A New Site, More…

It’s Chop Shop Time! Building The BYOC Optical Compressor

Reader Poll: What’s Your Favorite Pedal Board?

Ordered A New Toy Today: The ‘67 SG Special Reissue w/P-90’s

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