Monthly Archives: May 2013
Les Paul Foundation Awards Grants
The Wisconsin-based Les Paul Foundation this week announced that it has awarded several grants. Beneficiaries include the Waukesha Education Foundation, Wilson Center, and GuitarTown...
Knaggs Guitars Introduces Chesapeake Severn Trembuck
Knaggs Guitars’ new Chesapeake Series Severn Trembuck guitar has a laminated alder/sapele body, a maple neck with 25.5” scale and rosewood fretboard, and is...
TSVG Pedals Unveils Slow Ride OD/Fuzz
TSVG Pedals’ new Slow Ride OD/Fuzz is hand-built by the company in Philadelphia and offers a germanium fuzz tone with a two-position “thickening” switch...
Vai to Release “Naked Tracks” Vols. VI and VII
Steve Vai is set to release the next two in his series of Naked Tracks albums, featuring selections from Where The Wild Things Are, Sound Theories, and his latest...
Orange Amplification Intros VT1000 Tube Tester
Orange Amplification’s VT1000 is a fully automatic vacuum-tube tester that can help users in several ways. With one octal and two nine-pin sockets, it...
3rd Power Intros Dream Weaver Amp
3rd Power Amplification has expanded its Dream Series line of amps with the Dream Weaver, a 38-watt (switchable to 18 watts) head and combo....
Kohala Ukuleles Offers Akamai Series
Kohala Ukuleles’ Akamai Series includes nine new models with all-mahogany construction, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, geared tuners, and Aquila strings. They are available in...
Frampton Launches Guitar Circus Tour
Last night, Peter Frampton launched Frampton’s Guitar Circus, a package tour that includes Robert Cray, Steve Lukather, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd performing in various...
Cort Introduces EVL-X7
Cort Guitars’ EVL-X7 expands on the company's EVL series guitars and offers upgraded hardware and electronics. It has a mahogany body, bolt-on maple neck,...
Godin Preps Seagull Excursion Series Acoustics
Godin Guitars is introducing a series of guitars to its Seagull acoustic line. The Excursion series are made in Princeville, Quebec, and will be...