http://www.300guitars.com Guitar Mania by Billy Penn Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:01:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/12/1961-fender-stratocaster/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/12/1961-fender-stratocaster/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:17:40 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=9578 This 1961 Fender Stratocaster belongs to Phil Caivano of Monster Magnet. This is a great guitar….period. Light, resonant and has a super flamey neck. Phil brought it in because the nut broke and I removed it in 3 pieces. It played great after I cut a new nut from a bone blank. Now it’s ready... 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I wanted to let you all know that my PIC Todd and I have created a 300guitars Shop page. On this page you will find complete info about my shop down here at the Jersey Shore in Long Branch, NJ. Services include all phases of guitar repairs and some restoration work as well... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/12/new-300guitars-shop-page/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/05/eminence-red-fang-10-speaker-review/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/05/eminence-red-fang-10-speaker-review/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 20:05:53 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=8381 There is a review of the Eminence Red Fang 10 speaker on the Reviews page along with a video demo clip. This speaker sounded absolutely huge in my 1980’s Fender Super Champ! Rated for 50 watts @ 8 ohms the Red Fang has a big bottom end, sturdy mids and and chimey highs. It is... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/05/eminence-red-fang-10-speaker-review/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/04/fender-super-champ-mods/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/04/fender-super-champ-mods/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:05:49 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=8149 Here is the inside of my 1980′s Fender Super Champ and a few of the mods I did. Nothing too drastic just a few cap values altered for better tone. Let me know if you have any questions. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/04/fender-super-champ-mods/feed/ 4 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/04/output-transformer-upgrade/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/04/output-transformer-upgrade/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:32:30 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=8016 I have a cool little 1980′s Fender Super Champ. It’s one of the amp models that was designed by Paul Rivera. This little guy puts out about 18 watts through a single 10″ speaker. It also features Reverb and an overdrive mode. This is a great little amp to take to jams or recording sessions.... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/04/output-transformer-upgrade/feed/ 49 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/01/new-zt-club-amp-in-the-house/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/01/new-zt-club-amp-in-the-house/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:18:44 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=6444 The new ZT Club Amp is in the house!! It is not available yet but the good folks at ZT sent me one to try and review. I think they will be available shortly after the NAMM Show next week, When the Club Amp is available you will be able to get it here: http://www.ztclubamp.com/... 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The Pure Gain Plus, combines two of the world’s quietest gain boosts with an A/B box. Based on an ingenious suggestion by Dweezil Zappa, the Pure Gain Plus allows you to both balance and boost the levels of two guitars... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/01/two-new-fuchs-pedals-for-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/01/happy-new-year-to-all-our-loyal-readers-and-subscribers/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/01/happy-new-year-to-all-our-loyal-readers-and-subscribers/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:49:51 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=1730  Happy New Year everyone! 2009 is going to be a great year here at 300guitar.com. There will be more featured interviews with manufacturers and artists, more product reviews, more DIY articles, more, more, more! We have a lot planned and only 365 days in which to do it in. Please visit often for frequent updates.... 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There is also a chart of the original specs for vintage Jensen speakers. Click here to read the article. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-jensen-speaker-date-codes/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-celestion-speaker-date-codes/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-celestion-speaker-date-codes/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:43:07 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=793 There is a new article on the Articles page. It is a chart with the date codes for Celestion speakers. If you have a Celestion speaker and want to know the date it was manufactured then this chart will show you how to read the codes. Click here to view the chart. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/09/new-article-celestion-speaker-date-codes/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/08/new-ampeg-j-20-available/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/08/new-ampeg-j-20-available/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:02:20 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=762  Leave it to the tone-obsessed engineering staff at Ampeg to come up with the no-compromise, 20-watt, all-tube, point-to-point wired J-20 combo. Part of the Diamond Blue Lead Series, the J-20 Jet’s retro-styling is highly evocative of the ’60s in attitude, as well as tone. J-20′s preamp section boasts not one, but three 12AX7 tubes, and... 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Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/08/pignose-7-100-limited-edition-tweed/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/05/new-article-chokes-what-are-they-what-do-they-do/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/05/new-article-chokes-what-are-they-what-do-they-do/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 08:40:23 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=450  There is a new article on the Artilces page called “Chokes: What are they? What do they do”? In this article the small transformer looking choke is simply explained including what it does and how it affects the performance of a tube amp. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/05/new-article-chokes-what-are-they-what-do-they-do/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/05/new-duesenberg-doozy-one-guitar-amp/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/05/new-duesenberg-doozy-one-guitar-amp/#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 06:16:06 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=420  New in Duesenberg’s product line is a pure Class AB full-tube amp with spring reverb and “Master/Non Master volume” push function. The “Doozy one” is hand-wired in the old traditional way. Some of the features & specifications are 20 watt Class AB power, point to point wiring, tube driven Accutronics spring reverb, 2x6V6 output tubes... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/05/new-duesenberg-doozy-one-guitar-amp/feed/ 0