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/2012/01/another-new-pennalizer-amp-for-brian-fallon-of-the-gaslight-anthem/ http://www.300guitars.com/2012/01/another-new-pennalizer-amp-for-brian-fallon-of-the-gaslight-anthem/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:53:23 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=10315 Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem recently stopped by my shop and picked up his second custom Pennalizer amp build. This amp is based on the old 5G9 Tremolux circuit. Brian had a few custom details in mind including the custom cabinet size for this amp. As compared to the other amp I built for... 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This is a really cool video of the Fender factory in 1959..!! You can see all of the factory workers doing their individual parts in the guitar building process. The factory is very modest, the workers have no dress code whatsoever and I... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2011/02/fender-factory-tour-1959/feed/ 2 http://www.300guitars.com/2011/02/new-musicap-capacitors/ http://www.300guitars.com/2011/02/new-musicap-capacitors/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:36:28 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=9600 CE Distribution has been chosen as the exclusive distributor for MusiCap capacitors. These are formerly known as Hovland Musicaps. MusiCaps are constructed using separate layers of premium foil and polypropylene films which is more costly but yields excellent sonic benefits. There is a dramatic improvement in clarity, focus and dynamics. MusiCaps are excellent for new... 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A great local player, Anthony Rufo, brought me his Ibanez Strat to have a Creation Audio Labs “Redeemer” buffer installed. According to their website it was designed to “eliminate tone loss caused by the interaction of instrument... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/12/creation-audio-labs-redeemer/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/12/new-300guitars-shop-page/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/12/new-300guitars-shop-page/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:57:38 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=9407 Hey everybody..!! 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... 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It can be used to preserve tone by adding true mechanical bypass to your non-true bypass effects. Use it as an A/B box or use it to switch between two different FX... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/10/new-byoc-true-bypass-ab-looper/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/09/new-300guitars-shop-cam/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/09/new-300guitars-shop-cam/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:15:34 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=9163 Brand new 300guitars “Shop-cam“!! I know you are probably asking yourself what the heck is that, right..? Well, I just installed a webcam in my shop and from time to time throughout the coming weeks I will be broadcasting live on Ustream from my 300guitars Shop located at 182 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740. Most... 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There were some changes made inside and needs some repairs. After all the work is complete this amp should sound amazing..!!! Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/09/orange-od120-asi/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/09/finding-your-sound/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/09/finding-your-sound/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:06:52 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=9266 I get a lot of emails from guitar players asking about how to get a certain guitar players sound. You know… a personal hero, a particular tone from a record and so forth. While there are ways to get close to the sound my question is “Why”? Why put all that effort (not too mention... 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