Amplifiers
Hughes & Kettner Triamp MKII
The Triamp MKII is another wonderful all tube-driven offering from the guys at Hughes & Kettner. Designed to be a versatile rock machine, this amp has been used by a couple of gents who just […]
guitars
Guitars
Fender Story: Leo Fender Stratocaster Invention 1954
Contined on from Leo Fenders invention Broadcaster Article — The third of Fender’s epoch-defining trinity of early guitar designs came in 1954. The impetus for the Stratocaster arose, George Fullerton says, from a demand by […]
Guitars
Leo Fender Precision Bass invention 1951
Contined on from Leo Fenders invention Broadcaster Article. The electric bass guitar was another Leo Fender invention 1951 that changed sound of 20th century popular music. It supplanted the upright bass fiddle in rock, country […]
Guitars
Ibanez S540R: Crash Course in Guitar Tone
I own a custom-made Ibanez S540R guitar that I bought secondhand. I purchased the guitar because I liked its tone, which was warmer and had more character than other Ibanez guitars. The other day, the […]
Guitars
John Lennon Revolution 3 Casino Guitars Lennon Played [Review]
In November 1997 a team from Epiphone Guitars visited “The Dakota” in New York to examine John’s Casino. During the meticulous examination, countless measurements were taken, body tracings were done and all components of the […]
Guitars
Bullet for My Valentine’s “Paget” ESP Guitar Models
For fans of guitarist Michael Paget, also known as “Padge” of the band, Bullet for My Valentine, there are two new items on the market for the guitarists who endeavor Padge’s aggressive style, the LTD […]
Guitars
Gibson ES-135 Limited Edition Guitar Review
With its single cutaway and slightly deeper body (2.125 inches at the edge), the ES-135 comes a little closer to a jazz guitar than its 335-based brothers. You’d normally find the ES-135 outfitted with chrome […]
Bass Guitars
Dano-Rama Danelectro ’59-DC guitars and ’58 Longhorn Bass
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 […]
Bass Guitars
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Guitar & Bass
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 […]
Guitars
Gary Kramer Turbulence FX Guitar
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 […]