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

15. August 2007

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Your Chance To Win A Gibson Custom Shop Zakk Wylde “Bullseye” Les Paul

6. August 2007

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Well, it’s only Monday morning and it’s already looking to be a very busy week here at EGR. Before I get sucked into a few bigger posts though I just wanted to point you all towards Gibson’s latest contest––they’re giving away a Custom Shop Zakk Wylde “Bullseye” Les Paul. The guitar’s carved maple top is [...]

Lovepedal’s New Eternity Overdrive Getting Some Pretty Rave Reviews

31. July 2007

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With Andy Summers using their Eternity Overdrive pedal extensively on the Police’s current blockbuster World Tour, boutique guitar effects maker Lovepedal has got to be feeling pretty pumped right about now. Unfortunately, while I’ve been hearing good things about the company for quite some time, so far I haven’t had much luck locating any of [...]

Speed Linking: Robert Johnson’s Johnson, WMD Warbeast, Crate’s Miniscule Modeler

27. July 2007

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Me & The Devil Was Walkin’ Side By Side - Everyone’s favorite smack-talkin’, home-wrecking’, soul-tradin’ blues legend, Robert Johnson, was kind enough to drop Stratoblogster a line for a quick no-nonsense interview from the other side. Johnson appears in top form, though his bitterness about missing out on the whole Cynthia Plaster Caster thing seems [...]

Speed Linking: Lovepedal COT 50, Washburn Shoots A Guitar With A Shotgun, Reverend’s New Warhawk II

18. July 2007

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Usually, when a slow news day comes around I just jump on it as an opportunity to get working on my next review… unfortunately, I managed to blow a tube or two in my favorite amp this week, so the review I’m working on is on hold for a day or two while I wait [...]

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