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/new-eminence-eric-johnson-ej1250-speaker/ http://www.300guitars.com/2012/01/new-eminence-eric-johnson-ej1250-speaker/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:39:31 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=10275 Eminence Speakers and Eric Johnson have teamed up to create a brand new signature speaker model called the EJ1250. It will be available in both 8 and 16 ohm versions, rated for 50 watts. With both American and British flavored tones the EJ1250 delivers punchy lows, warm throaty mids and articulate highs. Knowing the discerning... 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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/2010/04/o-nine-tunator-cabinets/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/04/o-nine-tunator-cabinets/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:28:06 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=7826 Here’s something cool I noticed while cruising the Musikmesse info on the web (wishing I was there…). It seems that Dietmar Kammler who played music all his life was not 100% satisfied with his tone. He noticed that there have been many advances made with guitars, amps, pedals and other accessories but the speaker cabinet... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/04/o-nine-tunator-cabinets/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/02/eminence-ragin-cajun-10-speaker-review/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/02/eminence-ragin-cajun-10-speaker-review/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:59:32 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=7189 There is a review of the Eminence Ragin Cajun 10″speaker on the Reviews page and a video demo clip. This speaker sounded awesome in my 1980′s Fender Super Champ and would match up nicely with other blackface or silverface models. Rated for 75 watts @ 8 ohms the Ragin Cajun sounds clear and focused with... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/01/eminence-flux-density-modulation-speaker-demo-namm-2010/feed/ 6 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/01/anthony-lucas-on-the-new-eminence-speaker-namm-2010/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/01/anthony-lucas-on-the-new-eminence-speaker-namm-2010/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:53:49 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=6631 Anthony Lucas of Eminence Speakers talks about the brand new Flux Density Modulation speaker models. There will be two models a Red Coat Series “Reignmaker” and a Patriot Series “Maverick”. Essentially these brand new speaker models will have a built in attenuator on the back of the magnet that will give you up to -9dB... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/01/anthony-lucas-on-the-new-eminence-speaker-namm-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/country-lick-1/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/country-lick-1/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:21:26 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=6340 Here is a cool country lick that works very well in uptempo country and rockabilly tunes. Hold that bend on the G string throughout the lick and use hybrid picking with some palm muting for the chicken pickin’ effect. Let me know if you have any questions about this lick and I will help you!... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/country-lick-1/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/eminence-black-mountain-speaker-demo/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/eminence-black-mountain-speaker-demo/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:30:09 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=6070 Here is a video clip of my 5E3 type amp I built with an Eminence Black Mountain speaker. I used my Scott Lentz T-type guitar tuned down to D in standard tuning. I ran my guitar through an Eh Memory Man for a little delay. The Eminence Black Mountain is a great vintage type speaker... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/eminence-black-mountain-speaker-demo/feed/ 1 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/eminence-black-mountain-speaker-review/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/eminence-black-mountain-speaker-review/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:00:06 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=5698 There is a review of the Eminence Black Mountain speaker on the Reviews page along with a video demo clip. This is a great sounding speaker for tweed type amp circuits. It will also work well with blackface and early lower wattage vintage amps. Rated for 30 watts @ 8 ohms the Black Mountain will... 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This week features a select Eminence speaker for a one day special price with free shipping! Your speaker will ship right from the Eminece factory in Eminence, Kentucky! The One-Day Deal starts at 12:01AM Wednesday 11-18-09 and ends at 12:00PM. Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/300guitars-one-day-deals-2/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/300guitars-one-day-deals/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/300guitars-one-day-deals/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:54:59 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=5540 Ok, listen up 300guitars maniacs and listen up good! Every week I will be offering a 24 hour One-Day Deal on something in the 300guitars Store. We will be starting off with a selected Eminence Speaker which will be announced at 12:01AM on Wednesday 11-17-09 and run until midnight. You have 24 hours to take... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/300guitars-one-day-deals/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/new-interview-with-anthony-lucas-of-eminence-speakers/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/new-interview-with-anthony-lucas-of-eminence-speakers/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:14:48 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=5472 There is an interview with Anthony Lucas of Eminence Speakers on the Articles page. Who doesn’t know about Eminence speakers and wants to know more about this excellent brand  for guitar tone-junkies? Well then this interview will shed some light on any of your questions you may have. Anthony Lucas is the head of Technical... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/new-interview-with-anthony-lucas-of-eminence-speakers/feed/ 0