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See & Hear The Electro Harmonix Germanium OD In Action

17. August 2007

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Just a quick note for the vintage effects freaks out there––over on YouTube Avi Bortnick & Michael Leonhart have posted a short clip of the new Electro-Harmonix Germanium OD in action, and it sounds pretty much like you’d expect… a little bit sweet, a little bit raunchy, and a whole lot of old-school overdrive. Would have [...]

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Sneak Peek: Flying Eye Envelope Filter Due From ProTone At Winter NAMM

17. August 2007

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Word on the street has it that ProTone Pedals––makers of some of the world’s most wonderfully raunchy guitar effects––will be unveiling at least three new pedals at the upcoming Winter NAMM 2008 show in Anaheim. But while the Brown Sugar Vibrato and Peligro Fuzz both sound like fun pedals for analog-effects fanatics, to my mind the [...]

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Speed Linking: 30 Years Ago Today… Elvis Left The Building, Pocket POD Review,

16. August 2007

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The King Is Dead, Long Live The King - Hard to believe it’s been so long, but today marks the 30-year Anniversary of the rather unseemly early death of Elvis Presley. To commemorate his momentous passing, Gibson’s got a pretty good video interview with the true guitar genius behind Presley’s pretty face––six-string legend Scotty Moore. Pocket [...]

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Vintage Guitar Magazine & ToneQuest Report Review The VVT Lindy Fralin Amp

15. August 2007

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If you so much as blinked you could have missed it, but back in 2005 VVT Amplifiers began working with legendary pickup maker Lindy Fralin to develop a tube amp to satisfy Fralin’s own needs––namely fat tube tone, massive clean headroom, and on-board spring reverb––all packed into a truly portable chassis. The result of this top-notch [...]

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Guitar Player Reviews Gretsch’s G400JV Jimmie Vaughan Synchromatic

13. August 2007

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When Gretsch first released the Jimmie Vaughan Synchromatic back at Summer NAMM 2006 I was immediately smitten––the thing was absolutely dripping with early Jazz mojo, and while looks may not be everything, in this case they went a long way towards telling me I really needed to get my hands on one of these for [...]

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Gibson Giving Away ‘Series Inspired’ Mongolian Chop Squad Les Paul

10. August 2007

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OK, I guess I’m letting my geekdom show today… Gibson is giving away a Les Paul inspired by the Japanese Anime Series “Beck - Mongolian Chop Squad,” and whether you’re an anime fan or not, you’ll just have to trust me when I say that you definitely want to check it out, ‘cuz the guitar [...]

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Reverend Volcano Takes Guitar World Magazine’s Gold Award

8. August 2007

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While we’re on the subject of Flying Vs, Reverend’s low-cost (read: South Korean built) Volcano has apparently taken the Gold Award For Overall Value in Guitar World Magazine’s upcoming October ‘07 edition. And if you’re surprised to see an instrument built on the Korean Peninsula taking honors for quality & value then you definitely haven’t been [...]

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Sneak Peek: Six New Stomp-Boxes From Electro Harmonix

6. August 2007

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OK, specs are still pretty shady at this point, but being a long-time fan of Electro-Harmonix I couldn’t resist getting you these photos ASAP. Holy Stain Over the weekend Electro Harmonix hinted at a number of new additions to its XO Line of guitar effects, so I thought I’d give you the lowdown as it stands [...]

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