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/2010/03/prs-guitarbud-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/ http://www.300guitars.com/2010/03/prs-guitarbud-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:36:08 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=7748 For $29.00 you can now plug your guitar into your iPhone or iPod Touch and rock it with this cable. This cable allows you yo connect your guitar with headphones to your device. You can use the simple Voice Memo app that comes with the phone to record riffs or entire songs anywhere. Then you... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/09/prs-presents-the-new-sweet-16-amplifier/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/08/new-prs-305-model-guitar/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/08/new-prs-305-model-guitar/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:50:39 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=4053  Based on the PRS 513 model platform, the new 305 model features three proprietary PRS single-coil pickups offering five classic sounds. This guitar’s warm clear bite offers single-coil tones unlike any other PRS model. The 305 boasts a carved alder body, 22-fret rock maple neck, 25 ½” scale length, banded melon “513″ bird inlays. Additional... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/07/new-prs-mira-korina-model/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/07/new-prs-starla-stoptail-model/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/07/new-prs-starla-stoptail-model/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:16 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=3797  The Starla Stoptail has the same retro-inspired vibe as its predecessor with one noticeable difference: it features a two-piece, adjustable stoptail bridge that dramatically alters the look and feel of the original Bigsby fitted Starla model while bringing out more of a mid-range woodiness in the tone. Exclusive double-screw Starla Treble and Bass Pickups are... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/07/prs-limited-run-scj-thinline/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/07/prs-guitars-introduces-the-mira-maple-top/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/07/prs-guitars-introduces-the-mira-maple-top/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:13:34 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=591  Paul Reed Smith Guitars is pleased to introduce the Mira Maple Top model; an instrument that combines the retro vibe of the PRS Mira with the figured maple tops that PRS customers have come to expect. This new model is an evolutionary instrument stemming from the increasingly popular Mira. The maple top provides the guitar... 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