Monthly Archives: December 2013
Pete Anderson
Most listeners became fans of Pete Anderson during his stint as Dwight Yoakam’s guitarist and producer. During his tenure, he put on record some...
Eastwood Adds Airline H77 and H78
Eastwood Guitars’ Airline H77 and H78 guitars serve as tributes to the ’60s Harmony H78. Both have a laminated maple body with f-shaped sound...
Molly Maher and Her Band of Disbelievers
Molly Maher is blessed. She writes songs that ring true. Her singing is a fine balance of deep and soulful, somewhere between Lucinda Williams...
PRS P22
PRS P22
Price: $6,092 (as tested, retail), $3630 (street)
Info: prsguitars.com.
While PRS has for several years offered a piezo bridge-pickup system in its Hollowbody models,...
Martin’s “12-Fret” 000-42
Martin has never been a stranger to producing certain guitars in very limited quantities.
But just how rare is the 12-frets-to-the-body 000-42? It has...
PRS Expand S2 Line, Adds Friedman Signature Model
PRS Guitars has announced the impending of the the S2 Singlecut and S2 Custom 22. Both will have figured-maple tops, mahogany backs, 22-fret 25"...
Yamaha Corp. Acquires Line 6
Yamaha Corporation and Line 6, Inc. haved announced an agreement for Yamaha to acquire Line 6.
Line 6, launched in 1996, is one of the...
Ovation 1798 Figured Koa Elite
Ovation 1798 Figured Koa Elite
Price: $5,199
Info: www.ovationguitars.com.
The folks at Ovation decided to shake things up a bit and revisit the design of their standard...
The No Refund Band
Lead singer/guitarist Ricky Jackson sings with a brassiness and strength that doesn’t come along often in pop music. He’s also an impressive guitarist, partly...
Strymon Flint Tremolo and Reverb
Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb
Price: $200
Info: www.strymon.net.
In just a few short years, Strymon has established itself as a premier developer of pedal effects. With...