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Gretsch Pays Homage To Eddie Cochran With Custom Shop Tribute G6120
It never fails that as soon as I think it’s safe to peruse Gretsch’s website again they announce yet another gorgeous instrument designed to steal my hard earned money from me.. Argggh! Case in point: the company this week announced an incredibly limited run (just 50 instruments) of G6120 hollowbodies, in tribute to early guitar [...]
Continue reading...Fender Announces Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster Thinline & Custom
19. January 2010
Well, the Winter 2010 NAMM show has come and gone, and we’ve got plenty of instrument announcements to take a look at. Fender has added to its Squier brand of instruments with the debut of two more vintage-inspired ‘Classic Vibe’ guitars –– the Classic Vibe Telecaster Thinline and Classic Vibe Telecaster Custom –– based on [...]
Continue reading...Your Chance To Win A J Mascis Jazzmaster Signed By Dinosaur Jr.
2. December 2009
Well, as an old school (read: old timer,) Dinosaur Jr. fanatic, I thought I’d better point this out for those of you who share my taste in all things Mascis. Fender’s latest giveaway is for a J Mascis Jazzmaster, in all its sparkly purple glory, signed by all three members of the band. They’re also [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Releases Les Paul Tribute 1952 Goldtop
25. November 2009
Hot on the heels of their Epiphone branded Les Paul Tribute Standard, Gibson this week announced the release of a high-end Custom Shop model –– the Les Paul Tribute 1952 –– in honor of the legendary musician/innovator behind the name, Les Paul himself. Billed as the closest match yet to Les’ original specs, the guitar [...]
Continue reading...REVIEW: Martin’s Gorgeous 000-18 Golden Era 1937 Sunburst
18. November 2009
I’m going to break away from the electric side of things today and talk about a guitar that’s grown near and dear to my heart –– Martin’s 000-18 Golden Era 1937 Sunburst. This is my current acoustic guitar of choice (I purchased one at the beginning of 2009,) and to be honest, I don’t see [...]
Continue reading...Creepy Halloween Effects Using Nothing But Electro-Harmonix Pedals
28. October 2009
Hah!… with Halloween right around the corner I just had to share this video with you all. It’s Chicago musician Bill Ruppert showing you how to make a bunch of old-school monster movie sound effects using nothing but an electric guitar and a bunch of Electro-Harmonix foot pedals. My particular favorites are the creepy “Voices [...]
Continue reading...Gretsch Introduces Gorgeous Country Club Hollowbody
21. October 2009
I’m sorry to say I missed any kind of “official” announcement from Gretsch, but the company has apparently released two new models of their gorgeous Country Club Hollowbody –– one in two-tone smoke gray/metallic violet finish (shown here,) and the other in bamboo yellow/copper mist. Both the G6196TSP-2G and G6196TSP-BY Country Club are decked out [...]
Continue reading...Epiphone Announces Suped-Up Emperor “Swingster” Hollowbody
19. October 2009
Epiphone this week announced the resurgence of their classic Emperor Hollowbody in a new suped-up package officially dubbed the Emperor Swingster. The guitar (shown here in Wine Red) is expected to feature a newly updated set of pickups designed specifically for the Swingster (Epiphone SwingBuckers?) along with a push/pull tone knob for tapping standard and [...]
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20. January 2010
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