Guitar of The Day
While most guitar players have been content to stick to time-tested designs, bass players are a more adventurous breed. Not only do they order... Read more »
Guitar News
Nov 8, 2005, 8:00 AM
Nov 8, 2005, 8:00 AM
Pedal To The Metal
In the late 1960s, a small New York company called Electro-Harmonix began making what we’d today consider to be “boutique” stomp boxes. Looking... Read more »
Nov 8, 2005, 8:00 AM
Peavey Turns 40 (and Sweetwater Joins the Party)
At one time, Mississippi-based Peavey was considered the “new kid on the block.” Their earliest products were widely known as “budget... Read more »
Nov 7, 2005, 8:00 AM
Guitar Of The Day
These days, most guitar players don’t realize just how popular Guild’s line of archtop guitars were during the 1950s and well into the 1960s.... Read more »
Nov 7, 2005, 8:00 AM
New Vox Custom Classic
Its heritage goes back to 1958, years before the so-called “British Invasion,” but the sound of Vox amps certainly influenced an entirely new... Read more »
Nov 7, 2005, 12:00 AM
Tetrode
A type of vacuum tube currently used in high-end audio amplifiers. A tetrode is like a triode with the addition of a “screen grid” between the... Read more »
Nov 4, 2005, 8:00 AM
Guitar Of The Day
Remember when we mentioned the Gibson guitars we managed to, umm, appropriate from the Gibson trailer? Well, this is one of them. Dubbed the... Read more »
Nov 4, 2005, 8:00 AM
Gibson Rolls Into Fort Wayne
On Wednesday, November 2nd, a big truck pulled into the Sweetwater parking lot towing the Gibson trailer, which was loaded with the company’s... Read more »
Nov 3, 2005, 8:00 AM
Gibson Memphis ES-345 Reissue (TriBurst) – Guitar of the Day
In 1958, Gibson released the original ES-335 “dot neck” double-cutaway, semi-hollowbody electric. It was an overnight success. So the following... Read more »
Nov 2, 2005, 8:00 AM
Gibson Acoustic J-160E VS Std Modern Classic (Vintage Sunburst) – Guitar of the Day
The Gibson Montana J-160E is possibly the most important acoustic guitar of all time. Why? Because it was used extensively by George Harrison... Read more »