Guitar of the Day
The PRS McCarty was created in 1994 to honor Ted McCarty, who was president of Gibson during its “golden years.” During his time there, Ted... Read more »
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Jul 10, 2006, 8:00 AM
Jul 7, 2006, 8:00 AM
Guitar of the Day
Talk about “rare birds!” The Gibson J-185 was introduced in 1951 and built in very small quantities up until it was discontinued for unknown... Read more »
Jul 6, 2006, 8:00 AM
Guitar of the Day
For all of you who procrastinated, and then found that all the Fender 60th Anniversary Commemorative American Stratocasters were all gone,... Read more »
Jul 6, 2006, 8:00 AM
Parker Guitars Nabs Another Award
Parker Guitars has recently won its third prestigious award of the year, this time from Guitar World Magazine, which presented the Parker... Read more »
Jul 6, 2006, 8:00 AM
Native Instruments Celebrates Its 10-year “NI-VERSARY”
It’s hard to believe, but it was ten years ago that a tiny Berlin-based company called Native Instruments released its very first product, a... Read more »
Jul 6, 2006, 12:00 AM
Tone from Tiny Amps
Did you know… If you mic a mini-amp such as the Fender Mini ’57 Twin-Amp you can actually capture very large-sounding guitar tones. Another... Read more »
Jul 5, 2006, 8:00 AM
Guitar of the Day
In the early to mid 1960s, there were few guitars in the same league as the Gibson SG in all its various configurations (which mainly were just... Read more »
Jul 5, 2006, 12:00 AM
Skiffle
Defined by the Oxford Dictionary as slang for “rent party,” pianist Hersel Thomas (died 1926) is purported to be the first to have used the the... Read more »
Jul 5, 2006, 12:00 AM
Summit Audio 2BA-221 Review
Single-channel preamps are becoming all the rage these days, with the sprouting of huge numbers of home studios, and digital commercial studios.... Read more »
Jul 5, 2006, 12:00 AM
Avalon M5 Review
This is a fantastic item for anybody who wants to use an Avalon, but capture a pure tone. The M5 is a solid state preamplifier unlike the... Read more »