Monthly Archives: July 2012

Bill Doss, guitarist in The Apples In Stereo and co-founder of Olivia Tremor Control, has died at age 43, according to a post on the band’s official site. Doss, along with W. Cullen Hart and Jeff Mangum, co-founded Olivia Tremor Control in the early 1990s. The band released two albums, 1996′s Music from the Unrealized [...]

DiMarzio’s Gravity Storm pickups were designed for Steve Vai and have ceramic magnets, four-wire connectivity, and measure 12.56k (neck) and 15.19k (bridge) ohms. The model DP252 neck pickup has a 290 millivolt output and is EQ’d with a slight mid/bass boost, while the model DP253 bridge pickup is EQ’d with a stronger midrange boost, slightly [...]

Höfner Limited Edition Verythin HVS-SE-N-O has smoked eucalyptus back and sides. The guitar is made in the company’s Hagenau (Germany) shops and has a spruce top, thin-coat finish, bindings, and purfling. Its body measures 1.25” deep and and is fitted with two Höfner Diamond Logo Staple pickups, a three-way switch, and individual Volume and Tone [...]

Hosa Technology’s Elite Series guitar cables are now available with Neutrik X-Series straight and right-angle plugs. The Neutrik connectors have gold-plated contacts for corrosion resistance and a zinc die-cast. The cables have a polyurethane gland to prevent cable kinking for longer life and chuck-type strain relief for maximum retention combined with an ergonomic design. For [...]

Custom Amp Covers’ new accessory bag includes a hook-and-loop closure to organize cords and cables. The bag can be attached to the amp cover and is designed to eliminate a third hand or extra bag. Extra items can be stored while the amp is idle. Each bag has is made of vinyl with a felt [...]

Jackson welcomes two new X Series artist signature models to The Bloodline, developed by Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Kreator’s Miland ‘Mille’ Petrozza. The Jackson Adrian Smith Signature SDX guitar features a Snow White basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, compound-radius rosewood or maple fingerboard, HSS configuration (high-output Jackson bridge pickup, noiseless middle and neck single-coil [...]

The 2012 World of Bluegrass will be held September 24-30. The event will include more than 60 acts, including headliners The Del McCoury Band. The week-long conference will also have panel discussions, tribute sessions, masters’ workshops, a fiddle contest, an awards show, a festival and a 40th-anniversary celebration of Will The Circle Be Unbroken. Some of bluegrass [...]

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation celebrated the 25th anniversary of its factory in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, on Friday, July 20. More than 1,000 guests, including local dignitaries, company executives, and factory employees, commemorated the facility’s 25-year anniversary with spectacular fireworks displays, live mariachi music, and performances by Escuelita Fender, Grupo Fandango, and the Norteño band [...]