Articles from April 2009

April 30, 2009 | Posted by admin
Got a Question about a Guitar, Amp or Pedal? Head over to our forum and ask away! There are experts who would be happy to give you a hand! Expert already? Maybe take a look around and lend your expertise to help someone with a question! Check out the 300Guitars Forums Today!
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Tags: 300Guitars Forum, Amp, Guitar, Pedal |
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April 30, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
There is a 300tip on the Tips page about how to avoid finish checking. In some cases guitar players prefer a checked “relic” looking guitar. But, if you have a pristine condition instrument read the article to keep it looking that way. Click here to read the article.
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April 30, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
The new Neovin Tele pickups from GFS finally deliver TRUE vintage Tele tone, with no noise. Over one year in development, after hundreds of prototypes, we’re confident the new Neovin pickups deliver more of the true tone you’ve been lusting after, with zero noise, feedback or squealing. These are passive pickups- no batteries to go [...]
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Tags: GFS, Guitar Fetish, Pickups, Telecaster |
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April 29, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
For every electric guitarist, a book that goes right to the source of the sound! The pick-up may be a humble piece of technology, yet without it there would be no electric guitars. In The Guitar Pick-Ups Handbook, guitarist and author Dave Hunter explores the history of the transducer that captures mechanical vibrations, from its [...]
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Tags: Dave Hunter, Guitar, Pickup, The Guitar Pickup Handbook |
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April 29, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
The Lovepedal Eternity can be 3 pedals in one – Overdrive, Treble Booster and Clean booster – depending on where you set the dials. You can also blend these 3 factors. It has a socketed IC so you can swap out different ICs (extra ICs are not included.). Darker tones brighter tones, etc. Unorthodox tone [...]
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Tags: COT 50, Eternity, Fuse, Lovepedal |
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April 29, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
There is a new interview with gypsy jazz guitarist Adrian Holovaty from Chicago, Illinois on the Articles page. Adrian talks about his favorite guitars, Django Reinhardt and being featured on the YouTube home page. He is an exceptional player with more than 50 videos on his channel! Click here to read the interview.
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Tags: Adrian Holovaty, Guitar, Gypsy Jazz, YouTube |
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April 28, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
Lick Library, one of world leading suppliers of guitar tuition DVD’s, have just made available three, free to watch, Joe Bonamassa clips on their website. The new features include exclusive live footage, interviews and documentary taken from recent shows. World renowned blues-rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter, Joe Bonamassa is widely regarded as one of [...]
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Tags: Guitar, Joe Bonamassa, Lick Library |
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April 28, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
ValveTrain Amplification is pleased to announce the release of the latest addition to our Revolution Series, the Lexington Reverb Amplifier. The Lexington Reverb combo boasts all tube spring reverb, point to point hand wiring. The switchable output stage delivers a smoking 6 watts or an apartment friendly 1.5 watts through an Eminence Ramrod 10″ speaker [...]
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Tags: Amplifier, Guitar, Lexington Reverb, ValveTrain |
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April 28, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
A 10-member committee of judges at the Johns Hopkins University, awarded Paul Eliasson the 2009 Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts for his entry of his half dozen handcrafted guitars. Eliasson will graduate this spring with a degree in political science and has no plans to be a professional luthier but will head to University [...]
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April 27, 2009 | Posted by admin
Telecaster & Stratocaster Necks: How Big Is Too Big??? Your opinion? Great New Vintage ES-335 Website All ES-335 wonks, take a look! If you’ve got a question you’d like answers to, Ask in our forum. Your question, no matter how simple or difficult will end up in front of the eyes of all levels of [...]
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April 27, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
The new Epiphone “Oh, Pretty Woman” is a faithful reproduction of the 1962 original and features a solid spruce top, a solid mahogany back, a rosewood 12-string bridge and vintage tuners. For this limited edition release, the back of the guitar’s headstock includes a replica of Roy Orbison’s signature and the notation for the first [...]
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Tags: Epiphone, Gibson, Oh Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison |
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