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Gibson Producing Custom Shop ES-330 Long Neck

25. September 2008

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Gibson Producing Custom Shop ES-330 Long Neck

Interesting… so far I haven’t heard any official word from Gibson, but according to one of the major online guitar retailers Gibson will soon be adding a new model to its current catalog of old school Electric Spanish models––the so-called ES-330 Long Neck. Not officially a “reissue,” the Custom Shop ES-330 Long Neck will apparently be [...]

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Eastwood Releases Limited Edition Of Just 24 Electric Indigo Airline Map Guitars

3. April 2008

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As if Eastwood’s remake of the classic National Newport wasn’t already beckoning to me to let go of my hard-earned cash, along comes word that the company has just released a strictly Limited Edition of just 24 Airline Map guitars decked out in Electric Indigo. Like its predecessors, the guitar will feature a bound maple neck [...]

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Hell Yes! Eastwood Unveils Airline Map Bass

11. April 2007

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Too cool… not sure if this was one of the “Top Secret” models first hinted at during this year’s Winter NAMM Show, but Eastwood Guitars has just announced another classically retro addition to their already stellar lineup––the Airline Map Bass. ushing their Airline line of guitars to a whole new low (low-end that it,) the Airline [...]

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44 Years Later: Danelectro Re-Releases Dano Pro

14. February 2007

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Wow… 44 years after it first went out of production, Danelectro has re-released the Dano Pro six-string in all its kitschy, campy, retro ’50s glory. According to their sadly lacking website (Danelectro, when are you guys going to come out of the stone age?) the new Dano Pro is an upgraded version of the original, sporting [...]

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Guitars, Guitars, Guitars! Eastwood Unveils Three New Models For 2007

16. January 2007

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Well, NAMM 2007 is just two days away, and as usual there’s a ton of great guitar news going around the net. The big boys have announced a few minor tweaks to their guitar lines, but as usual I’m finding myself more intrigued by the boutique guitar makers. Eastwood Guitars, easily 2006’s poster child for affordable [...]

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Rare Find: Myrareguitars.com

12. October 2006

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Trust me, if you’re not looking to absolutely destroy your productivity for the rest of the day then by all means do not follow this link over to My Rare Guitars. Michael Robinson, the man behind Eastwood Guitars, and to whom we owe a huge debt of gratitude for recreating so many incredible old guitar designs, [...]

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REVIEW: Swart’s Immaculate Atomic Space Tone

25. September 2006

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Handmade Quality, Atomic-Age Styling, Delicious All-Tube Tone When I first stumbled onto Michael Swart’s handsome tweed Atomic Space Tone tube amp, via the Swart Amplifier Co’s website, I may have been instantly struck by the retro-cool look of his handiwork, but I had no inclination that I was gazing upon one of the best sounding tube [...]

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