Tag Archives: guitar
Holiday Gift Tip: Pedaltrain 2
Lightweight, solid, and highly portable unit keeps pedals in line
By Alex Baker
Stompboxes!
Guitarists can’t get enough of them, which is fine provided they can find a way to manage all of them.
However this is easier said than done and for many guitarists setting up for a jam session, to record, or play a gig, can seem like rewiring a toaster with all the carefully ordered connections needed to properly configure your various pedals. The solution is… Read More
Holiday Gift Tip: Marshall’s 50th Anniversary Rock Trivia Board Game
The Rock Science Marshall Amplification 50th Anniversary Board Game
By Alex Baker
Marshall amplification recently celebrated its 50th anniversary as the leading name in electric guitar amplification. To honor the esteemed British amp makers, Rock Science released the Marshall Amplification 50th Anniversary board game on December 1. The game is available, both online and at Guitar Center locations across the country.
Contained in a box designed to look like a Marshall amp head,… Read More
Holiday Gift Tip: Pigtronix FAT Drive Pedal
Analog tube overdrive sound comes in cool retro stompbox
By Alex Baker
Looking for that perfect holiday gift for the guitarist who has everything? Maybe you should consider the FAT Drive Pedal from Pigtronix.
If you’re looking for classically overdriven blues guitar tone with rich saturation and an abundance of analog warmth (and who doesn’t like analog warmth at the holidays?) this is a great pedal for you. Pigtronix take a futuristic approach to analog and the FAT Drive features multiple… Read More
Phil Jones Briefcase Amps – Mighty Mites!
Compact guitar amps that pack a mighty punch
“Be prepared to catch your chin before it hits the floor.” That how Phil Jones Amps describes the powerful impact of its compact amps series for bassists and guitarists—They are really amazing—We were really impressed by the volume tine and overall quality of these briefcase sized amps, worthy of your consideration.
According to the Phil Jones Amp website: “….. you might not use this amp for the next Woodstock. For the next small to medium size gig? You certainly… Read More
Fender Releases Limited Edition Sheryl Crow Telecaster
Female rock icon’s signature model unveiled by Fender Custom Shop
by Alex Baker
Fender Guitars has introduced a limited edition Sheryl Crow 1959 Custom Telecaster.
The instrument is available in an ultra-limited edition run, with only 60 of them having been made. One was signed by Crow herself and donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation as part of… Read More
Fender Unveils Tim Armstrong Deluxe Acoustic
Rancid frontman partners with Fender for Tim Armstrong Deluxe acoustic model
By Alex Baker
Fender Guitars has announced the release of the new Tim Armstrong Deluxe acoustic model. The guitar was in fact produced in partnership with the heavily-tattooed Rancid frontman and was actually modeled after his original ’70s Fender acoustic (see video above).
For a guitar that was designed by the leader of a Read More
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