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REVIEW: Fender Classic ’60s Stratocaster

27. February 2007

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Model Fender Classic ’60s Stratocaster Intro The Classic ’60s Strat is Fender’s low-cost, Mexican made answer to the seemingly endless fascination we guitarists have with the Stratocasters of yester-year. While far from being on a par with its costly American made counterpart––the American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster––the Classic ’60s Strat still manages to fill a particular [...]

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REVIEW: ESP’s LTD EC-400AT Archtop

22. January 2007

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Intro The LTD EC-400AT Archtop is Japanese guitar maker ESP’s low-cost answer to the much more expensive Gibson Les Paul or even LP Studio. While it comes in two different finishes (Gold and Black,) the metallic Gold model is clearly aimed at guitar players like myself who long for the classically stylish good [...]

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REVIEW: Effectrode’s Tube-Vibe

14. November 2006

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Liquid Tones, Vintage Good Looks, 100% Tube Signal Path The Tube-Vibe is Effectrode’s homage to the classic––some would say historic––Shiftee U-915 Uni-Vibe pedal, which was first introduced to the U.S. back in ‘69, and went on to gain legendary status at the hands of many great guitar players, perhaps most notably Jimi Hendrix, who was obviously [...]

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REVIEW: Aslin Dane’s Bohemian

13. November 2006

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Model Aslin Dane Bohemian Intro If Aslin Dane’s Bohemian looks familiar to you it’s probably because the guitar is essentially an unofficial re-release of the earlier Brian May Signature model (based on May’s legendary Red Special)––minus the artist’s actual endorsement. While the full story behind the relationship between Aslin Dane and Queen’s Brian [...]

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REVIEW: The J3 Pro 6

16. October 2006

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Light Weight, Coil Tapping, Double Octave Fun J3 Guitars hasn’t been around all that long––they introduced their first line of instruments at the Summer NAMM show in 2005––but I can assure you that the three men behind the company (all named John––hence the name J3) definitely know a thing or two about designing guitars. In fact, I’ve [...]

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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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REVIEW: Campbell American’s Precix

22. August 2006

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I suppose this will come as no great surprise to most of my readers, but one of the nicest benefits of writing at EGR is that I get to play a whole lot of great instruments that I’d probably never have access to otherwise. Call me crazy, but this is the greatest job in the [...]

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REVIEW: Fender ‘69 Telecaster Thinline

17. July 2006

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One of the best performing, and most under-appreciated guitars I’ve ever had the pleasure of owning and playing was Fender’s semi-hollowbodied ‘69 Telecaster Thinline reissue. Originally conceived and sold as a lighter-weight alternative to Fender’s standard Tele, the Thinline is actually much more than just an easier-on-the-arms Telecaster — it’s a beast all its own. The Good: [...]

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