Monthly Archives: January 2014
Gretsch’s “Golden” Tenors
In the 1950s and early ’60s, the electric guitar was establishing itself as a key part of the new voice of popular music. Amplification...
Robert Shaw and Peter Szego
To start with the conclusion, this is hands-down one of the all-around best books on guitars ever published. From the scope of the coverage...
Fender’s J Mascis
Introduced in the late 1950s as Fender’s “jazz guitar,” the Jazzmaster was also supposed to compete in the market with Gibson’s semi-hollow ES line....
Gibson ES-335 Joe Bonamassa Signature Model
Gibson ES-335 Joe Bonamassa Signature Model
Price: $3,335 (street)
Contact: gibson.com.
The collaboration of Gibson and blues-rocker Joe Bonamassa began with a limited run of goldtop Les...
Folk Legend Pete Seeger Passes
Renowned folk singer/songwriter, musicologist, organizer, and political activist Pete Seeger died January 27 at a hospital in New York City. He was 94 and...
Dave Hunter
The title of this new book is not hyperbole. The book truly covers not only the origin and history of the iconic guitar, but...
Gibson Super 400 PN
The Gibson Super 400 Premiere cutaway acoustic first appeared in Gibson literature in the 1940 catalog, on a page showing it and the L-5...
Steve Wariner’s ’62 Fender Jazz Bass
An eye-popping collectible in its own right, this Olympic White ’62 Fender Jazz Bass scores a few points higher on the scale not only...
MXR Slash Octave Fuzz SF01 and Slash Cry Baby Classic SC-95
MXR SF01 Slash Octae Fuzz
Price: $129 (street)
Contact: jimdunlop.com
MXR’s new Slash Octave Fuzz pedal employs three fuzz “flavors” – Sub-Octave, Fuzz, and Octave Up –...