Monthly Archives: January 2014
Bob Dylan
What to make of a box set compiling the half-century career of the most towering figure in American popular music? After all, Bob Dylan’s...
ZT Amplifiers Club and Lunchbox Acoustic
In two short years of existence, ZT Amplifiers has found a unique place for itself in the world of boutique amplification. ZT engineering guru...
Sean Weaver
Weaver’s album of solo guitar features instrumental treatments that range from “La Alborada (Little Music Box),” a heart-tugging classical piece by Francisco Tarrega, to...
The MXR Custom Badass ’78 Distortion
Dunlop Custom Badass ’78 Distortion
Price: $79
Info: jimdunlop.com
Custom Badass is a new division of MXR that offers the company’s engineers’ hot-rodded takes on popular designs....
The Fender Bullet Deluxe/JP-90
Fender has tried more than once to market basses with a low-budget vibe. And while the idea is laudable, most of the offerings never...
Buck Owens
Buck Owens never minced words. I know. I interviewed him and others in his inner circle in 1992, while annotating Rhino’s Buck Owens Collection...
Rock ‘N Roll Relics, Bruce Kulick Team on BK Guitar
Bruce Kulick, former Kiss guitarist and current axe man for Grand Funk Railroad, will be showing a prototype of his forthcoming BK guitar at...
Jim Walsh and Dennis Pernu
Of all the cool ’80s alternative rock bands, the loveable ramshackle jag-offs in the Replacements were the least likely to give a toss about,...
Colby Introduces Mod Machine Amp
Colby Amplification’s Mod Machine is a hand-wired EL34 amp inspired by British amplifiers but capable of multiple sounds and power-amp configurations. It offers a...
Godin Expands Montreal Premiere Line
Godin Guitars has added four models to its thinline semi-hollow Montreal Premiere line. The Sunburst P90 HB uses Godin Kingpin P90 pickups and a...