Guitar Manufacturers – Luthiers & Amp makers Quick A-Z of some Manufacturers: Aria Pro Guitars BLADE Guitars Carvin Dean ESP Fender Gibson & Epiphone GMP Guitars Godin Gretsch Ibanez Manne Martin Modulus Ovation/Hamer/Takamine Peavey PRS RainSong Rickenbacker Santa […]
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Guitar Jokes Anyone think they’ve got better guitar jokes? Post them below and prove it! The Guitarist’s Troubled Love Life A fairly young, fairly attractive couple go to see a doctor and say they’re having trouble making love. ‘Could you watch us and correct any mistakes we might be making?’ asks the guy. The doc
Finally an affordable version of the ever popular ES-345. [Epiphone Limited Edition ES-345 – Click to enlarge] The Gibson ES-345 re-issues come with an MSRP of $5,163, but Epiphone have now released a respectable alternative in their ES-345 Limited Edition which has an MSRP of only $1,165, but you’ll actually find it selling for $699
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Gibson Memphis celebrates the 65th birthday of Lucille by releasing a special anniversary model for 2014. Related Feature:Gibson 50th Anniversary 1963 ES-335 The company calls this guitar “a luxurious take on the ES-355 format tricked out to the tastes of the King of Blues himself”. Interestingly, the first guitar to get the name Lucille was
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Cleartone welcomes Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine and announces the upcoming Cleartone Monster Mustaine signature strings. Related Feature:DR Neon White Luminescent Strings The upcoming .010-.052 gauge signature string set is based on the Cleartone Monster set, which the heavy metal icon has been using exclusively. After trying out the Monster string set, it has become his only
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Ernie Ball presents the Aluminum Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, made from a mix of aluminum and copper that is said to provide improved projection, clarity and corrosion resistance. Related Feature:Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands According to the official press release, this is the first significant material innovation for acoustic strings since 1974, when Phosphor
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Led Zeppelin is in plagiarism trouble yet again, this time for allegedly lifting the famous intro of Stairway to Heaven from an obscure instrumental called Taurus. Related Feature:$25,000 Les Paul Recovered The late Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe who wrote Taurus), is being represented by lawyer Francis Malofiy, demanding compensation and songwriting credit for
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Former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is being nominated for Knighthood by British MP Louise Mensch. James Patrick Page or more commonly known as Jimmy Page is widely accepted as one of the most influential guitar player and songwriter in rock music history. The Birtish MP Louise Mensch is aware of this and if her
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Health & Safety for Guitarists & other Musicians STOP! unplug amp and read the SAFETY notes before attempting repairs! Musician’s Health An educational web site devoted to the understanding and the explanation of musician’s injuries, along with guidelines regarding injury prevention and for achieving an optimum state of health The American Tinnitis Association Hearing Education Awareness
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Just bought this guitar. Took a liking to the look of it. But can’t seem to find out anything about this guitar. Lovely wood. Plays great. Looks to me like Vega just stuck a label over the original K Country label. Which is also misspelled (K Contry!). From looking at old K Country catalogues it
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