June 30, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn Ted Weber of Weber VST is best known for his guitar amplifier speakers. All different types of speakers. About 150 different types to be exact! What you may not know is how he got started, what his favorite guitar is and what is planned for the future of Weber VST. In this Spotlight feature Ted talks about his [...]
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June 29, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn The BYOC E.S.V. (Extra Special Vintage) 2-Knob Bender is quite possibly the sweetest MKII Professional Tonebender clone you can get. What makes the BYOC E.S.V. 2-Knob Bender so “extra special”? A redesigned PCB that fits the larger axial leaded capacitors and carbon comp resistors that makes the layout look nice and pretty. BYOC wanted the [...]
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June 28, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn Bridge Pins, Strings, Aspirin and Flashlight. Are these items in your gig bag? Check out the article “Gig Bag Essentials” for a list of must have items for your gig bag. They could save your gig! Credit: Musician’s Friend.
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June 28, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn Earlier this month the sale of Groove Tubes was officially sold to Fender Musical Instruments. This announcement was just made public by both companies. The service and products will remain unchanged under the new ownership by Fender. You can check out all the details on the Groove Tube homepage. One wonders what will the next acqusition [...]
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June 27, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn Bob Schell, owner of Brookwood Leather says “Brookwood Straps are made for comfort, not just good looks. I start by hand selecting only the finest premium grade hides. In addition to cosmetic quality, I insist on leather substantial enough to do the job of dispersing the weight of even the heaviest guitar across the entire width of the [...]
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June 26, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn As rare as they come! Back in the mid 1950′s the folks at the Gretsch factory thought it would be a great idea to utilize the unique visual characteristics of knotty pine wood on a guitar. And if that wasn’t enough, they fused an actual ‘western’ belt buckle to the tailpiece for additional cowboy mojo. [...]
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June 25, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn Available from Allen Amplification is a drop in point to point kit for the Blackheart BH5H amp. The Blackheart BH5H which is a very decent amp right out of the box will be even better with the Allen designed drop-in eyelet board featuring (2) Belton molded type 9-pin sockets, F&T axial filter capacitors, 2W metal [...]
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June 24, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn A new forum member has an issue with his Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue. If he hits a Bb or A note on the 6th string there is a buzz or rattle. Did anyone ever have this happen? Is there a remedy? Credit: Fender.
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June 24, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn The wait is finally over…the EZG-50 is here! The EZG-50 has a very definitive 6L6 clean sound. Whether you are lusting after the classic “El Mocambo” tone, looking to surf the big waves, or want twang straight out of Bakersfield. The EZG-50 will satisfy the most discriminating blackface tone seeker. This is a sound that [...]
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June 23, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn Ever wonder what frequencies that your guitar strings vibrate at? Check out the article “Guitar String Construction – How They’re Made” for each strings frequency. This is located at the bottom of the article.
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June 23, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn The Matchless Independence 35 is the first 35 watt 3 channel guitar amplifier in Matchless’ history! In addition to the signature backlit nameplate, the three channels light up red, white, and blue. Channel one (blue) is powered by one 12AX7 with a volume and tone control. Channel two (white) is powered by one 12AX7 and [...]
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