Articles from December 2008
December 31, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Bogner made about 250 Fish Preamp’s between 1991 and 1993. By popular demand there will be a one time limited run of the original Fish preamp. The units will be in stores by the beginning of 2009. There are no other plans for a new preamp design. Visit the Bogner website here for more details [...]
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Tags: Amplifier, Bogner Amlification, Fish Preamp, Guitar | 
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December 30, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
John Buscarino, a builder of fine guitars, was looking for a speaker that would accurately convey the fine nuances that his high-end custom-built guitars are capable of generating. Considering the fact that John builds acoustic, electric and jazz guitars he also needed one speaker that could handle both electric and acoustic pickups equally well. Unfortunately, [...]
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December 29, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
This month the Spotlight is on Dave Sharp the Hard Travellin’ Troubadour. Dave was one of the founding members of the british rock group the Alarm. In this interview we catch up with Dave to find out about his travels, what he has been up to musically and talk about his guitar rigs that made those famous hits [...]
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December 28, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Tanglewood Guitar Company UK, the UK’s #1 acoustic guitar brand, will introduce its MasterDesign Series to North America at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. The MasterDesign Series comprises 6 guitars: there are three different shapes (Auditorium, Grand Auditorium and Super Jumbo), and each shape is available with either Mahogany or Rosewood back and sides. The [...]
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December 27, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
BYOC will release two new kits in January. The Leeds Fuzz and the Overdrive 2. The Leeds Fuzz is a spot on recreation of the Univox Superfuzz including the NOS Panasonic 2SC828 transistors. The expander knob can take this fuzz from raspy grind to over the top, with tasty octave overtones unlike any other octave [...]
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December 26, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
T-Rex Engineering is proud to announce ToneBug Reverb, a stunning new reverb pedal built with one goal in mind: to bring dry, flat-sounding, bedroom-bound guitar playing to life. ToneBug Reverb simulates real-life performance environments – from huge echoey concert halls and modern-sounding live stages, to raunchy clubs and basement dives. But no matter what setting [...]
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December 25, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
The new ToadWorks Roundabout Turbo is the next step forward in passive looper design. Similar to the standard Roundabout, the Turbo version is a True-Bypass mechanical switching device designed for both effect and amp switching. In addition to it’s functions as a True-Bypass box, as an effect loop switcher, or as an amp/guitar switcher (without [...]
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December 24, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Barber Electronics presents, the Dirty Bomb! An extremely versatile, high gain distortion pedal, providing a wide range of stellar tones. From ultra sweet to scooped and back to thick again. The mini toggle switch selects mid range character for three distinct modes. Some features include a sweet and powerful vintage two band EQ, internal adjustable [...]
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December 23, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
For the first time since their introduction 2 years ago at Winter NAMM with the award winning Redline 1, Godin will now officially unveil further models to be included in a new Redline series. Along with the Redline 1, this metal-minded series will be comprised of 3 other shred-machines including the Redline 2, 3 and HB. [...]
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December 22, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Real Estate is precious, especially on your pedalboard, but the lush organic sounds of a perfect “vintage Univibe clone” are a necessity, and they are now attainable in a space no bigger than a standard wah wah pedal. Introducing tthe Mini-Deja’Vibe2, MDV-2 for short. Vintage Cream powder coated finish with Oxblood lettering and a blue LED [...]
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December 21, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Reverend Guitars has teamed up with country/roots-rock guitar legend and Grammy winning artist/producer Pete Anderson for our first hollowbody. Pete wanted a vintage look, but with upgraded performance that today’s players would appreciate. The satin finish and vintage appointments project a low key “pawnshop prize” look that belies the guitars high performance design… kind of like [...]
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