Monthly Archives: May 2013
Verheyen, LsL Instruments Team Up on CV Studio
Carl Verheyen has teamed with LsL Instruments to create the CV Studio guitar. It has a lightweight alder body, 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with LsL's...
Heptode Line Expands with Virtuoso Phase Shifter
European Musical Imports has added the Virtuoso Phase Shifter to its Heptode line of guitar effects. A re-creation of the ’70s Maestro PS-1A Phase...
Slayer Co-Founder/Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Passes
Jeff Hanneman, a founding member and co-guitarist in Slayer, died May 2 at a hospital in California. He was 49 and suffered liver failure.
Hanneman was...
Abigail Ybarra, Fender Pickup-Winding Legend, Retires
Fender has announced that “pickup artist” Abigail Ybarra, one of its most revered employees, is retiring after more than 50 years with the company. Ybarra...
Electra Guitars Launches New Omega
Electra Guitars is celebrating its comeback with the the new Omega, a single-cutaway solidbody. It boasts the iconic Electra Guitar “Wave” headstock and has...
Majik Box Offers Filthy Lucre Distortion
The hand-wired/hand-built Majik Box Filthy Lucre distortion pedals offers distortion tones the company says are inspired by the modification work of amp mod gurus...