A bit more info is trickling out above the upcoming Billy Corgan signature stratocaster. Fender blogs about some custom DiMarzio BC pickups HERE. Being called BC80 and BC89 they also have a photo on the […]
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Billy Corgan signature Fender Stratocaster coming soon
On Jan 21 there was a post on the Fender blog with the following quote: “soon-to-be Fender signature artist Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins” Which would indicate an official signature guitar is on the […]
Favorites from Winter NAMM 2008
Now that Winter NAMM 2008 is complete we thought we would put together a summary of some of our favorites things from the show. Feel free to tell us your favorites by commenting this post. […]
All I want for xmas is … a jagstang t-shirt and hoodie!
Not a joke! 🙂 On a recent shopping trip to JC Penny and Kohls department stores I was shocked to see t-shirts and hoodies with jag-stangs on them! They are actually Nirvana t-shirts and hoodies […]
Elvis Costello Signature Fender Jazzmaster
Earlier this year saw the addition of the J. Mascis Jazzmaster to the Fender Artist Series and it looks like there will be an addition of a Elvis Costello Jazzmaster to the series shortly. This […]
Peekamoose J-style guitar
It’s always interesting to look at variations of popular guitar shapes and what direction creative builders and companies take them in. Well here’s an interesting guitar based on the J-style by a company called Peekamoose […]
New Dave Grohl inspired Gibson guitar
As reported by EGR and Gearwire, Gibson adds another great model to it’s “Inspired by” series with the new Dave Grohl inspired DG-335 semi-hollowbody. Grohl has been a long time Gibson user almost seen […]
Components of a good guitar sound
Harmony-central has an excellent set of instructional videos up on it’s website that feature Mr Paul Reed Smith describing the components of a good guitar sound. Now don’t jump to conclusions that since it’s Paul […]
J. Mascis Jazzmaster added to Fender Artist Series
The increasingly popular Fender Artist Series has added the J. Mascis Jazzmaster to the lineup. Mascis, of Dinosaur Jr (recently re-united) fame, has always been known for his alternative guitar sonic palette which was often […]
Fender Launches the Joe Strummer Telecaster
Fender has released the Joe Strummer Telecaster based on the Punk Icon’s 1966 Tele. Reproduced down to each brutally worn detail you can almost see the sweat dripping from this Tele. The legacy of punk rock […]