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/2011/10/kts-titanium-saddles-for-a-gibson-les-paul-guitar/ http://www.300guitars.com/2011/10/kts-titanium-saddles-for-a-gibson-les-paul-guitar/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:39:28 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=10195 Ron Banas from the band Lone Shark brought me his Gibson Les Paul for some TLC. The small notches in each saddle were worn and it was time for some new ones. Ron says he plays this guitar every single day. Who wouldn’t, it’s a really cool guitar. The neck is nice and chunky and... 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Get this….the new forum will allow players to engage directly with chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz.  Gibson says: “The forum will be a venue for serious discussion on topics ranging from guitars to marketing and business ideas”. I hope he knows what he’s... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/07/get-connected-with-gibson-chairman-and-ceo-henry-juszkiewicz/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2010/06/joe-bonamassa-gear-interview/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/06/joe-bonamassa-gear-interview/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:22:37 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=8664 I found a three part video interview with Joe Bonamassa over on the Guitar Noize blog. Joe talks about his rig in great detail in the video series as well as his guitars. Joe calls his four amp setup the “monster rig” but the way he has it set up ends up being a very... 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You all know me as being an avid guitar enthusiast….even a guitar maniac at times (like at NAMM..)! I have posted 5 favorite guitars on bubbalon.com for everyone to look at and rate for yourselves. You can rate each guitar on it’s page on Bubbalon.com, it’s really easy and... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/02/rate-some-of-my-favorite-guitars/feed/ 1 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/new-gibson-dusk-tiger/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/11/new-gibson-dusk-tiger/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:39:08 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=5923 Remember a few months back when Gibson released the Dark Fire? Well, the new Dusk Tiger (where do they get these names…) is the next Gibson creation and is being called the most astounding innovation in the history of the guitar. The new Dusk Tiger features a Les Paul-inspired body design with a flat top... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/09/epiphone-introduces-14-new-models-for-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/08/breaking-news-guitar-legend-les-paul-dies-at-94/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/08/breaking-news-guitar-legend-les-paul-dies-at-94/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:38:45 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=4024  Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94. According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. His family and friends were... 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