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Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate
Gibson Goldtops
Molten Mojo, Head-To-Head Vintage Versus Reissue
In the good ol’ days of 1952, jazzmeister Les Paul strutted to the center of the world’s stage and proudly whipped out his golden Gibson electric guitar. Simple-minded purists howled “Foul!,” locked up their daughters, and accused him of indecent mahogany-wood exposure. No matter, there’d be no turnin’ back. Gibson’s first solidbody electric, the Les…
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Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate
The RFT 12AX7
The Righteous Flame-throwin’ Tube
“…there is a time and place for that out-front spank, but if your mood shifts to slightly more mellow, there is a simple solution…” Those who plug into Fender amplifiers from the classic “blackface” period know well the treble spike that makes up part of their signifcant character. Yes, there is a time and place…
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Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate
Valco ‘Thunder stick’
Put your gut money on a dark horse every so often, and you might find the rest of the regurgitating bandwagon world awash in your taillights. Every sublime guitar collection needs an old juke joint under-the-radar flamethrower, and the “Thunderstick” delivers the aforementioned wallop with enough kick to blow the scrotus maximus off a charging…
