Electric Guitar Review

Twang With A Bit Of Punch: Fender’s ‘72 Custom Telecaster

14. March 2006

If you like the famous twang of a Tele, but prefer something with just a bit more warmth and fullness to it, you might want to take Fender’s ‘72 Telecaster Custom for a test drive… you won’t be disappointed. These black beauties switch things up a bit with a “Wide Range” humbucker at the neck — [...]

Another Fine Archtop From Epiphone: The Joe Pass Emperor ii

10. March 2006

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I’m continually amazed at the amount of guitar you can get from Epiphone in this price range — the Joe Pass Emperor ii is now going for about $600, and if you’ve ever played one of these things you know it’s a high-quality instrument. This is one fat [phat!] jazz box, but it would make a [...]

REVIEW: Fender’s ‘65 Twin Reverb Reissue

9. March 2006

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ALL TIME FAVORITE AMPLIFIER This One Just Kicks! OK, I thought I’d switch things up a bit and talk about my all time favorite guitar amplifier, Fender’s legendary ‘65 Twin Reverb Vintage Reissue. For the old-school, all-tube purist (like me!) the fact that Fender continues to produce these beauties is an absolute godsend – the Twin is [...]

Standard Tele Is A Workhorse Of A Guitar

6. January 2006

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The Fender Standard Telecaster has got to be one of the best deals going when it comes to quality, price, sound, and easy playability. Seriously, the Tele packs quite a whallop in the punchy tone department, and for around $350 US you get one solidly built guitar that has no problem being heard over even [...]

Gibson Les Paul Studio

29. November 2005

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If you’ve been coveting that Gibson Les Paul Standard down at your local guitar shop, but you can’t really justify dropping more than $2,000 on a new instrument, you might take a serious look at the Les Paul Studio. These guitars were originally built as a cheaper alternative to Gibson’s mainstay Les Paul, but they [...]

Looking For A Good Beginner’s Guitar?

17. November 2005

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If you’re looking for a good beginner’s guitar to put under the Christmas tree this year, or perhaps for a birthday present, I would highly recommend taking a look at Squier’s SE Special Strat Pack. For the price ($199.79 at time of writing) you can’t really beat this package – it includes the Squier SE Special [...]

Fender Telecaster 72 Thinline

7. November 2005

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The Fender ‘72 Telecaster Thinline is for the guitarist who loves the raw, crunchy sound of a Tele, but longs for a tone just a little bit warmer and rounder than a standard Telecaster can offer. I played one of these exclusively for about three years, and found the Thinline’s semi-hollow body (made of ash,) and [...]

Fender Standard Stratocaster

7. November 2005

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Looking for a good beginner’s guitar for the aspiring string-bender in your family? the Fender Standard Stratocaster is easily the first guitar I would suggest. Why? Because it’s reasonably priced, and the quality is excellent. In fact, I would argue that for the price you can’t really get a better electric guitar than a Standard [...]

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Twang With A Bit Of Punch: Fender’s ‘72 Custom Telecaster

Another Fine Archtop From Epiphone: The Joe Pass Emperor ii

REVIEW: Fender’s ‘65 Twin Reverb Reissue

Standard Tele Is A Workhorse Of A Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Studio

Looking For A Good Beginner’s Guitar?

Fender Telecaster 72 Thinline

Fender Standard Stratocaster

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