Monaco III Guitar With 3 Lollar P90s
Posted By: Jol Dantzig on July 2, 2009 at 15:10
Just because we love this guitar, and it looks fantastic in Red Transparent lacquer.
Wishbone Ash Guitarist Selling Rare Vintage Fender
July 2, 2009 at 14:00
eBay Starcaster auctionGuitar collector mojo alert!Yeah, I'm pimpin' a lotta gear these days, so apologies to the regular readers who probably expect more content variety. Nevertheless this is a very interesting gear find.The seller, claiming to be Ted Turner from the legendary... more
NEWS: ESP and LTD release James Hetfield Truckster in black
Posted By: Peter on July 2, 2009 at 11:32
Thanks to Sjusovaren on Twitter for pointing out that the ESP and LTD James Hetfield Truckster is soon to be made available in black. I think this is a great move because as much as I like the Truckster, in my mind it's kinda associated with Metallica's St Anger era, which is...... more
Thoughts about Accept and ACDC?
Posted By: Ovidiu on July 2, 2009 at 10:24
So I have this Accept compilation CD in my car and I keep on listening a few songs on my way home or from home. I was curious about a few things so, reading on Wikipedia about the history of Accept, I found that the song I’m a rebel was initially composed for ACDC.... more
Guitar-Making Details: Stacked Cellulose Binding and Purfling
Posted By: Jol Dantzig on July 2, 2009 at 9:51
Here's a fun little project that's unfolding in The Workshop right now. A very good customer of ours has commissioned an Artist Korina with some stacked tortoise shell binding. The twist is that he wants a natural ivoroid stripe on both the top and the side. Because there aren't... more
NEWS: Parker Vernon Reid, Adam Dutkiewicz signature models
Posted By: Peter on July 2, 2009 at 9:33
It's a big year for Living Colour fans, with the release of the new album The Chair In The Door on September 15 (more info here, or keep reading to see video of one of the tracks performed live) and the new Parker DF824VR Dragon Fly. Can't wait to try this one out!Here are... more
NEWS: Joe Knaggs leaves PRS, Paul assumes Private Stock control
Posted By: Peter on July 2, 2009 at 9:17
Whoa, didn't see this one coming. Just saw this on Modern Guitars via Guitar Noize's Twitter. It'll be interesting to see where things go from here regarding the Private Stock department.Paul Reed Smith to Assume Responsibility of the PRS Private Stock DepartmentJoseph Knaggs,... more
LESSON: How to sound like Tom Morello
Posted By: Peter on July 2, 2009 at 8:33
From Rage Against The Machine to Audioslave and now Street Sweeper Social Club (download some free tracks at ninja2009.com), Tom Morello has redefined what it means to be a guitarist in a band, while using minimal equipment to forge a huge sound and some wild sound effects. This... more
Robben Ford interview for Harmony Central
Posted By: Rich Murray on July 2, 2009 at 5:56
Spotted on Truth In Shredding. Harmony Central just posted this interview with Robben Ford. Not sure if they posted this before, since the interview appears to be from February of last year. Good stuff regardless.
Spiral Electric Guitar
Posted By: Jon on July 2, 2009 at 1:39
Well this is certainly one for the Crazy Guitar Designs pile, not to mention ugly, unusable and well, not real. Yes this is a 3D render rather than an actual instrument if you hadn’t already guessed and not something I imagine will be going into production anytime soon.... more
