Articles from April 2008

April 30, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Burriss Amps introduces the Royal Bluesman, a very compact, full-featured, hand-wired tube guitar amplifier. Weighing 14 pounds and measuring 11.5″ x 6.75″ x 7.13″, the Class A Royal Bluesman is hand wired, EL84 tube powered and loaded with features. These features include Reverb with dwell and mix, Vibrato, series loop and parallel return, Line Level [...]
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Tags: Amp, Buriss, Royal Bluesman, Tubes |
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April 27, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
You can view a slideshow of the Rickenbackers 75th Anniversary Celebration on their website. Many photos of Susanna Hoffs, The Smithereens, Paul Kantner, Chris Squire, Matthew Sweet and Peter Buck of R.E.M. There are also photos of the factory as well as guitars form the Rickenbacker private museum. Credit Rickenbacker.
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Tags: Chris Squire, Jefferson Airplane, Matthew Sweet, Paul Kantner, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Rickenbacker, Smithereens, Susanna Hoffs |
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April 25, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
New from Fulltone the GT-500. Discrete F.E.T Hi-Gain Distortion and Overdrive Booster IN ONE BOX. You could think of them as 2 separate pedals or think of them as stages to be linked together for endless combinations. Hi-Gain side has Volume, Distortion knobs, Bass, Mid, and Highs minipots. Booster Side has Volume, Overdrive knobs, Bass [...]
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Tags: Boost, Distortion, FET, Fulltone, GT-500, MOSFET, Overdrive |
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