Whilst reading my daily guitar rss feeds I came across a very interesting guitar over at Thumbrella by Italian guitar company Manne Guitars established in 1987 by Andrea Ballarin in Schio, in northeastern Italy. Manne guitars’ main shape is quite unique just check out the Taos to see what I mean. Well it turns out [...]

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I really thought I’d seen it all in my quest to find the craziest most expensive guitars on the planet and then I receive a mysterious email alerting me about Precious Rebels Custom Guitars. Well ok it wasn’t completely mysterious, it turns out it was sent to me by one of the artists involved in [...]

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Whilst reviewing Infinite Guitar I watched a video lesson by instructor Rick Graham where he plays and breaks down a piece called “Andromeda” by Marco Sfogli. I hadn’t heard of Marco so I did a quick google search and discovered Marco Sfogli’s website which has details of his solo album “There’s hope” as well as [...]

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There are moments in every B.B. King solo when the man hits a certain combination of notes, or bends the string in a way so uniquely his own, it’s almost as if he just leaned over and whispered his life’s secrets in your ear. B.B. King is that rare animal—a distinctive blues stylist. So unique [...]

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Head over to fellow guitar blogger extraordinaire GL Wilson’s site Guitarz for a wrap up of The London Guitar Show 2008. Check out some great photos of the latest products, including an impressive Orange Amplifier stack, giant Boss pedals and spooky Brian May guitar!
Thanks for sharing your photos G.L.!
Become a Shred Master with this Troy [...]

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PRS Soapbar SE II
Summary: Made in Korea? Who the hell cares! Workmanship is incredible, the paint job is impeccable, and with the two P-90’s, this dog’s got bite! But roll off the volume, and it becomes a sweet, cuddly puppy.
Pros: Real simple controls: Two knobs and a 3-position pickup toggle. Very versatile tones from nice, [...]

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The big drawback of being a gear freak is that it can be an expensive hobby. But at the same time, it’s a hell of a lot of fun discovering new gear, or discovering little-known vintage gear. I was in a local use gear store the other day, and happened upon this amp. What a [...]

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BOSS CS-3 Compression/Sustainer
Summary: If you’re looking to really squeeze your signal, this box’ll do it.
Pros: 4 knobs provide great flexibility to shape your compression. For the money, it’s a pretty good deal.
Cons: Has probably some of the most severe compression I’ve ever experienced, which results in a loss of tone. Sounds okay with solid state [...]

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 After reading hundreds of new guitar announcements, I’m normally not too intrigued when someone comes out with a new one, unless they’re really special. The last time I got really excited about a new guitar announcement was the PRS DGT, but the latest guitar from Vox is VERY intriguing to me for a couple of [...]

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