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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April 29, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
When buying power tubes for your amp it is always a good idea to purchase an extra set that is matched to the set you are buying. For example if you are buying a matched pair of tubes for your amp get a matched quartet. Once you set the bias for the first pair from [...]
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April 28, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
This month’s Spotlight is on Mark Jenny and his son Matthew of MJtele. Located in Carthage, Missouri together they specialize in the highest quality aged guitar finishes available. In this interview Mark talks about his finishing work and commitment to customer satisfaction. His passion for his work is clearly evident in each piece of work he produces [...]
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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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April 26, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
This spring, the Taylor Tasmanian blackwood GS returns in the form of a cutaway acoustic/electric 416ce-LTD and an all-blackwood 426ce-LTD. Premium appointments include an abalone rosette and mother-of-pearl diamond fretboard inlays, while cream-colored body and fretboard binding add warm highlights to the deep caramel complexion of the wood. The models sport satin finish bodies with [...]
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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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April 24, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
The Classic Chorus by Carl Martin, is not just another chorus pedal. Yes it can be powered by either a 9V battery or a regulated 9V power supply; yes it has the solid diecast housing with the cool off-white chicken-head knobs and the cool CM graphics; yes it has that great CM quality bypass [...]
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April 23, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Orange reintroduces the AD5 tube guitar amplifier.5 Watt Single Ended, 1×10″ Combo. This classic was originally available in the early 2000s and only produced in very limited numbers. Since then it has become a real collectors piece, even being listed in Aspen Pittman’s ‘Groove Tubes’ book. It has a classic vintage amp character, and [...]
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April 22, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
One very simple maintenence procedure can help keep your guitars’ signal at its best and prevent the loss of ground connection. Clean your jacks! We are talking about the 1/4″ jacks on your amplifier as well as your guitar. Jacks can become oxidized over time and cause grounding problems and resistance in the signal path. ¼” Output jacks can [...]
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April 21, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
VanAmps, LLC is proud to introduce the newest member of the Reverbamate series, “Sole-Mate”. This analog spring reverb pedal is based on the original Reverbamate circuitry, which has become the reverb standard of choice for the serious guitar player the world over. The Sole-Mate differs from the original Reverbamate in that it has a single [...]
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April 20, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
The Line 6 Micro Spider is a fully loaded, battery-powered addition to the Spider family of amplifiers. At home, on vacation or in the back of the tour bus, Micro Spider is the portable amp you can truly rely on for brilliant on-the-go tones and effects for electric guitars, acoustic guitars and vocals.Offering attitude and [...]
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