Tremolo suffers from an acute identity crisis. Thanks to various descriptive errors made in the Fifties, tremolo is frequently mistaken for vibrato. For the record, tremolo is a rhythmic pulse produced by a change in […]
The Riviera is a perfect example of Epiphone’s ability to rival parent Gibson in quality and playability. It’s a kissing cousin to the Gibson ES-335, set apart by its mini-humbuckers and “Frequensator” tailpiece. Our review […]
They’re out there. The original Danelectro guitars that is—pennywise student guitars with 40 years’ worth of chips and dings, and tuners that have lost their grip. Sure, they’re bad ass but do these battered budget […]
Washburn puts just enough spin on the HB-35 to make it both a strong contender for the Gibson ES-335 customer and a viable alternative to the ES-335 clone. The body’s cutaways are a shade wider […]
When just two-years of its inception, Cream—thanks to such signature songs as “Sunshine of Your Love” and the landmark double album “Wheels of Fire”—was able to boast a dedicated international following.In the U.S., Eric Clapton, […]
It’s been said before, but it’s always worth repeating: Cliff Burton was a true original. His life cut short at the age of 24, the Metallica bassist with the long, lank, stoner hair, defiantly unfashionable […]
When Dan Armstrong designed his acrylic-bodied guitars in the late Sixties, his goal was to create an instrument whose rigid, synthetic body would produce a high level of sustain. Whether the experiment was a success […]
Why is it that when manufactures rate their stereo amplifiers at say, 40 watts, the back panel will usually read 20×20? Is that really 40 watts? And if I run two 60-watt mono amps through […]
In 1970, Gary Kramer co-founded Kramer Guitars with his friend Dennis Berardi. Originally, Kramer started out making Aluminum neck guitars. By 1981 he abandoned the idea to follow Charvel’s trend with wooden neck guitars, which […]
THE MIRAGE GUITAR WAS nurtured to fruition among the wine-growing valleys of California by MJ Guitar founder and owner Mark Johnson, whose exciting blend of vintage and space-age varieties was a formulated during the 22 […]
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