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Feb 01, 2010
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I BOUGHT THIS LATE-’30S SPECIMEN FROM A
steel guitarist friend of mine about 20 years ago
when I was living in Los Angeles. He was one hell
of a pedal-steel player and was equally adept on
lap-steel. A rule of thumb I always
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Nov 20, 2009
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When it comes to aftermarket Gibson-style humbuckers or Fender-style single-coils, players have quite a few manufacturers to choose from: Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, Lollar, Fralin, etc.—in addition to replacements offered by
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Nov 12, 2009
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BECAUSE I LEARNED HOW TO PLAY IN THE AGE OF VAN HALEN, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A super-Strat guy. Over the years I’ve owned any number of Strat-shaped shred machines with a humbucker in the bridge and a Floyd Rose. That’s why I was
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Nov 11, 2009
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THIS MORE AFFORDABLE VERSION OF THE JACKSON PRO SERIES MARK MORTON Signature Dominion comes in a hip looking trans black finish over a quilted maple veneer top (as tested), or in a standard black finish for $50 less. The guitar
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Nov 01, 2009
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GETTING THE MOST FOR THEIR MONEY IS ON EVERY SHOPPER’S
mind these days. And with so many guitars available for very reasonable
prices, probably the toughest part about searching for a new ax is sorting
through the huge
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Nov 01, 2009
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HERE’S AN EASY WAY TO IMPROVE AN AMP
simulator’s tone dramatically: increase the sample
rate at which it operates. Now, I’m not some
golden ears guy who insists that recordings
done at 96kHz sound sooo much better than
a
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Oct 16, 2009
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In celebration of Carlos Santana’s long history with PRS Guitars, a limited run of Carlos Santana Abraxas SE models are now available. The guitar features a whitewash finish with a graphic from Santana’s 1970’s era Abraxas album
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Oct 14, 2009
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Jim L. Schmidt openly admits that his raison d’etre circa 2009 is to
outgun his fellow California guitar maker – and former employer – at
offering an affordable, bolt-neck, U.S.-made electric with three
pickups and a vibrato
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Oct 01, 2009
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BILL ASHER IS BEST KNOWN AS THE MAN WHO
makes slide guitars for Ben Harper—instruments
based on Weissenborn lap steels from
the late ’20s. Less recognized is his line of standard
electric guitars, which includes the Ultra
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Sep 01, 2009
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IF TONY GUARRIELLO, PRESIDENT OF TREGAN Guitars, wanted to do something
different to grab some attention in a crowded field, he certainly made
the right moves at the NAMM Show a while back. His booth of brightly
colored and
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Sep 01, 2009
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FOR YEARS THE EARLY-’60S EPIPHONE WILSHIRE (Model SB-432) held the
honorable position of being a semi-undiscovered vintage gem, and was
often sold as a “poor-man’s Les Paul Special”, but that description
doesn’t fully capture
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Aug 01, 2009
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ANYONE WHO HAD EVER WANTED TO GET INTO an Ernie Ball Music Man guitar
at a lower price point got a taste of that when Music Man licensed some
of their designs for the OLP (Officially Licensed Products) a few years
back. The
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Aug 01, 2009
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WHEN FENDER INTRODUCED ITS RELIC SERIES GUITARS back in the mid ’90s,
people were blown away by how authentic these carefully “aged” Strats,
Teles, and Jazz and Precision Basses looked. And not in a stashedunder-
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Jul 28, 2009
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Photo by Bob PerineIn celebration of the 100th anniversary of Leo Fender’s birth (August
10, 1909 - March 21, 1991), Fender Musical Instruments Corp. is proud
to share the story of the man behind the most creative surge in
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Jul 13, 2009
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On-Stage Stands, the leader in innovative instrument support products, introduces its new GS8100 Hang-It ProGrip Guitar Stand. The GS8100 joins other models in the Hang-It series like the GS7155 Single Guitar Stand, GS7255 Double
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