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The Collings SoCo Deluxe
Whether you’re a fan of the flat-top or simply appreciate a good archtop, chances are you’re familiar with Collings Guitars. The Texas-based builder is...
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Fender 5E3 Deluxe
Fender 5E3 Deluxe
Preamp tubes: one 12AY7, 12AX7 PI
Output tubes: two 6V6GT, cathode-bias
Rectifier: 5Y3 tube
Controls: Independent Volumes for each channel, shared Tone.
Output: 15 watts RMS...
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Mosrite Joe Maphis
The 1960s were arguably the most memorable decade in the history of American guitar manufacturing. True, some legendary electric guitar models and enduring sonic...
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Guild S-200 Thunderbird
Back in 1958, when Gibson introduced its revolutionary Explorer, Flying V, and mysterious Moderne, the public – rather like Queen Victoria – was not...
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Tom Petty and Mike Campbell
Remember the first time you strummed a D chord or fumbled your way oh-so-slowly through “Walk Don’t Run”? Chances are you wanted to be...
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The BBE Soul Vibe
The original Shin-Ei Uni-vibe became hugely famous after Jimi Hendrix used it with Band of Gypsys (and at Woodstock). Later practitioners like Frank Marino...
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Eastwood EEB-1 and EUB-1 Basses
Eastwood’s EEB-1 and the EUB-1 take their design inspiration from Ampeg’s quirky mid-’60s Horizontal Bass series, the brainchild of Dennis Kager, an amp technician...
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Harmony H27
“The H27 was fanciest semi-hollow bass ever offered by Harmony.”
During the guitar boom of the 1960s, the Chicago-based Harmony company struggled to keep up...
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The RFT 12AX7
“...there is a time and place for that out-front spank, but if your mood shifts to slightly more mellow, there is a simple solution...”
Those...
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Gibson’s 1966-’70 Flying V
Body is two-piece mahogany.
Pickguard mounts to body with 13 screws.
Pickups are patent-number humbuckers with chrome-plated covers.
Tune-O-Matic bridge with Gibson’s basic...