Back in October I did a less than flattering piece on the Firebird X by Gibson. Update: Firebird X Sells Out I didn’t mind the technology so much – but the thing looked awful to my eye. Now I’ve just received news that Gibson are delaying the delivery date – the count-down counters on their […]
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As you probably recall, in May last year Nashville suffered devastating floods, and the Gibson factory was inundated. But the workers at Gibson didn’t give up – they worked hard to restore the factory and rescue and fix as many of the guitars that were in the factory at the time as they could. And
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We are excited to honor Merle Haggard in our second episode! Special guests for this series are Kevin and Jay from The Big River Band @bigriverband. Check us out at www.lexingtonlabband.com & follow us on twitter @lex_lab_band. Thanks for watching…greatly appreciated!
Orange comes up with a fun video that features the Micro Terror Amp, starring Mastodon’s Troy Sanders. With Fender powerless to save the Hamer Guitar brand, and Gibson’s noble saving of a musician that had his vintage guitar smashed by airline personnel, Orange amps had to do some saving or non-saving of its own. If
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For our 2nd project we wanted to honor Merle Haggard. Check us out at www.lexingtonlabband.com & follow us on twitter @lex_lab_band. Thanks for listening!
by Doc Dosco This week I continue with my series on affordable jazz guitars with an evaluation of the Peerless Imperial. This is at the high-end of the affordable spectrum, however the cost of the guitar is remarkable given the carved top and ebony woods used in it's manufacture. I have recently been gigging with
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When a new guitar design is introduced, history says that guitarists don’t immediately accept it. Such was the case with many, now iconic guitars including the Flying-V, Explorer and even the Les Paul. But ultimately, if the design is a great one it will stand the test of time and eventually, find it’s place into
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The founder of the Bose Corporation and MIT researcher Dr. Bose, was born in 1929 and passed away at the age of 83 in Wayland, Massachusetts on July 12, 2013. Dr Amar Bose – 1929-2013 Last Friday MIT reported the death of one of the most successful researchers and entrepreneurs in the field of Acoustics.
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Differences Between Electric & Acoustic Guitar Playing A lot of beginning guitarists wonder about the difference between electric guitar playing and playing an acoustic guitar. There are actually three different categories here: Electric, Steel String Acoustic and Classical nylon string. Within each category there are many subcategories of styles and techniques. So bear in mind
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123creative and G-Sonique release Vintage Guitar Boutique 1, a collection of vintage amps and effects in VST format. [Click to Enlarge] The VST plug-ins in this bundle are modeled from actual vintage amps and stompboxes from the ’60s and ’70s. The Vintage Guitar Boutique 1 collection makes expensive and hard to find vintage gear more
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