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A Closer Look At Ampeg’s Newly Reissued Dan Armstrong Plexi

30. August 2007

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Considering its unique place in the history of electric guitars, the re-release of Ampeg’s classic “see through” Dan Armstrong Plexi at last Summer’s NAMM show really didn’t get very much coverage. I mean, it’s one of the most distinctive guitars on the planet… who can forget a guitar built of transparent acrylic? As it so happens, I [...]

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Speed Linking: Gibson Goes Blogging, WSJ Discovers The Wonders Of The Relic

30. August 2007

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Gibson’s New Website - A couple of days ago I logged onto Gibson’s website only to discover that they’d done a massive overhaul. The new site is divided into two parts––the old “Products” section, and the new-fangled “Lifestyle” section… it’s basically a blog in form, but minus the most basic blog-like function––conversation. There is, however, [...]

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Vintage Guitar Magazine Reviews The PRS 513

27. August 2007

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PRS’s newly updated 513 is named for it’s unique electronics layout––namely, five proprietary single-coil pickups, producing a full thirteen different tonal configurations via two separate pickup switches: a traditional 5-way pickup selector, and en extra 3-way “mode” switch (for your choice of: single-coil, clear humbucking and heavy humbucking modes.) By all accounts the 513 can quickly [...]

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And The Winner Is…

24. August 2007

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Well, we quite literally drew numbers out of a hat on this one, and the first place winner of our George Thorogood Custom Guitar Slide Giveaway is… Chris Goulden, of The Crow Flies. He’ll be receiving a copy of the newly re-mastered 25th Anniversary Edition of George Thorogood and the Destroyers’ album Bad to the Bone, along [...]

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Last Chance To Win A Guitar Slide Hand-Made By George Thorogood

23. August 2007

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Hey, just a quick reminder that you’ve got just twelve more hours to get in on the George Thorogood Custom Guitar Slide Giveaway we announced last week. To enter for a chance to win a slide hand-made and signed by Thorogood himself,  just leave a comment (using a valid e-mail address so we can contact you) [...]

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Hello Gibson? This Is IG Calling…

22. August 2007

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If you’re like me you’ve probably got a good little Gibson Guitar Of The Week wish list going on in the back of your head… you know––something like a Goldburst Les Paul with a Bigsby Vibrato and locking tuners… or maybe an ES-335 decked out in Amber, with dual P-90s and a Charlie Christian at [...]

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Play Like A Girl! Reviews The Luna Andromeda Floyd Grape

20. August 2007

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When I published my Top 10 Guitars For Girls list back in 2006, Luna Guitars’ Andromeda Floyd Grape came in with an honorable mention at #9, not due to any kind of lack of quality on Luna’s part (actually, the specs looked great,) but because the company was simply too young, and for the life [...]

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Hey, We’re Giving Away A Custom Slide Hand-Made By George Thorogood!

17. August 2007

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Well, this week marks the grand release of the 25th Anniversary Edition of George Thorogood and the Destroyers’ seminal album Bad to the Bone––now digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and including a bunch of great extras, like six new recordings and a rare B-side. To help celebrate the re-birth of Bad to the Bone, [...]

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