Articles from November 2008

New Blackbird Guitars Carbon Fiber Nylon String Model

Calendar November 30, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

Until the Blackbird Rider Nylon string model, players were left with the option of risking their fragile classical guitar while on the road or substituting it with an inferior travel instrument. Blackbird’s patent-pending, one-piece, hollow body, neck, and head construction mark a major departure from traditional guitar design- it transforms the entire guitar into a [...]

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New Woodello Industries Mastery Bridge!

Calendar November 29, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 Woodello Industries has announced the Mastery Bridge, a completely new bridge design specifically made to replace the OEM Fender Jazzmaster, Jaguar, Mustang, Bass VI, Jag-Stang and Bigsby-equipped Telecaster bridges
 The Mastery Bridge eliminates the buzzing associated with previous saddle designs. Your strings won’t fall out of their grooves – no matter how hard you play. The [...]

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Available Today: New Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster

Calendar November 28, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 November 28, 2008 marks the release of the Fender’s Yngwie Malmsteen Tribute Series Stratocaster, a.k.a. the “Play Loud,” guitar. The instrument is a meticulous recreation of the infamous and battle-hardened 1971 Stratocaster guitar that fueled Malmsteen’s meteoric rise to metal stardom, complete with heavily worn Olympic white finish, scalloped fingerboard and distinctive scars of fury. Credit: [...]

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New Sheryl Crow “Home For Christmas” Holiday CD

Calendar November 27, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

Available for the holidays is the new Sherly Crow release “Home For Christmas“. Some of the tracks include All Through The Night, The Bells Of St. Mary’s, Blue Christmas, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire), Go Tell It On The Mountain, I’ll Be Home For Christmas, Merry Christmas, Baby, O Holy Night [...]

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New General Guitar Gadgets DIST Complete Kit

Calendar November 26, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 General Guitar Gadgets has just released a new kit called the DIST Complete Kit.  The DIST kit can be used to build any of these classic pedals: MXR Distortion Plus, DOD 250 Overdrive (yellow or gray) and the Ross Distortion.
Plus there is room on the PCB for the Alfonso Hermida mods, clippers in the feedback [...]

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Ruokangas Guitars: Project Unicorn Video Diary Part 8 Online!

Calendar November 26, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 Juha Ruokangas of Ruokangas Guitars has posted Part 8 of his Video Diary on the building of his new model the Unicorn. The entire design and build process is being filmed and posted on YouTube for the entire world to see. You can check out Part 8 here.
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The Latest Innovation From Leslie

Calendar November 25, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 For the first time, a genuine LESLIE speaker has been designed and voiced specifically for the guitar. Since the sixties, the elusive, swirling sound of a guitar played through a genuine LESLIE speaker has been a choice element in many hit records. Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Peter Frampton, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughn all [...]

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Bruce Springsteen “Working on a Dream” Album Set For January 27 Release!

Calendar November 24, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 Springsteen’s new album ‘Working on a Dream’ has been set for January 27 release on Columbia Records. ‘Working on a Dream’ was recorded with the E Street Band and features twelve new Springsteen compositions plus one bonus track. It is the fourth collaboration between Springsteen and Brendan O’Brien, who produced and mixed the album. Credit: [...]

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New Article: DIY- How To Tweak Bright Caps in Your Guitar Amplifier

Calendar November 24, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 What does that little capacitor soldered to the volume pot in my amp do? And why are some of those little caps hooked up to a switch? In this new article DIY: How To Tweak Bright Caps in Your Guitar Amplifier you will find out what these little caps do, why they are there and [...]

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Way Huge Pedals Are Back!

Calendar November 23, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 Guitar players-your wish is finally answered: Way Huge is back! Effects guru Jeorge Tripps-creator of the coveted Aqua-Puss Analog Delay, Green Rhino Overdrive II, and Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz-is working with premier accessory manufacturer Dunlop, maker of  the legendary Crybaby and MXR pedals, to bring you a new series of Way Huge pedals. Dunlop’s 30 years of [...]

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New Musikraft “Blackguard” Telecaster Bodies

Calendar November 22, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn

 Exciting News! The “Blackguard” Tele necks that Musikraft is offering have been met with such an overwhelming success, that they felt it only natural to follow with “Blackguard” style bodies. These bodies are built in the spirit of the early Fender Telecaster years 1950-1954. Through extensive research and the feedback received from the Telecaster community, [...]

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