ToneTron’s Billy-Rocker
ToneTron’s Billy-Rocker
Price: $1,200
Info: www.tonetroamps.com.
On a quiet residential street in Minneapolis lives a mad scientist. Erstwhile rockabilly guitarist Jeffrey Falla is the brains behind ToneTron....
EVH Wolfgang WG Standard
EVH Wolfgang WG Standard
Price: $799.99 (list); $599.99 (street)
Contact: www.evhgear.com
Decades after the release of the first Van Halen album, universal acceptance of Edward Van Halen...
Falbo Alpha Series Hollowbody
Falbo Alpha
Series Hollowbody
Price: $3,450 (base); $6,250 (as reviewed)
Info: www.falboguitars.com
Frank Falbo set the acoustic guitar world on its collective ear in 2012 with a revolutionary...
Earthquaker Devices Sea Machine
Earthquaker Devices Sea Machine
Price: $215
Contact: www.earthquakerdevices.com
Known primarily for its monstrous distortion and fuzz units, the folks at Earthquaker Devices have decided to tackle what...
Dean Zelinsky Tagliare Z-Glide Custom
Every so often, a builder gives the art of guitar design a firm shove into the future. The Dean Zelinsky Tagliare Z-Glide Custom certainly...
FireBelly Amplifiers’ Tweed 1955SE, PR3512SE
FireBelly Amplifiers’ Tweed 1955SE, PR3512SE
Price: $949 (Tweed 1955SE); $1,595 (PR3512SE)
Contact: www.firebellyamps.com
The quest for vintage tone continues, and while budgetary concerns might keep many guitarists...
Six-String Kicks
Few things scratch America’s cumulative itch for nostalgia like Route 66 – the famed wagon-trail-cum-highway that offered passage to those migrating west from Chicago...
Mesa/Boogie Mark Five: 25
Mesa/Boogie Mark Five: 25
Price: $1,299 (list)
Contact: www.mesaboogie.com
Housed in teensy cabinets, so-called “lunchbox” amps are all the rage, and to varying degrees do a nice...
Marshall Handwired Series 2245THW Head and 1960AHW Cabinet
Marshall Handwired Series 2245THW Head and 1960AHW Cabinet
2245THW Prices: $4,800 (list); $3,299.99 (street); 1960AHW Prices: $2,180 (list); $1,399.99 (street)
Contact: www.marshallamps.com
Marshall Amplification needs no...
Riversong Guitars Tradition One Performer
Riversong Guitars Tradition One Performer
Price: $3,299 (list)
Contact: www.riversongguitars.com
Occasionally, a luthier’s innovation defines a new acoustic guitar sound. The Riversong Tradition One Performer blends modern...