Classic Instruments
Dano Redux
In his book, Neptune Bound: The Ultimate Danelectro Guide, author Doug Tulloch charts the adventures of Nat Daniel as he rode the electric guitar...
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Selmer Truvoice
Selmer Truvoice Selectortone Automatic, ca. 1961
Preamp tubes: one ECC83, two EF86
Output tubes: two EL34, cathode-bias
Rectifier: GZ34
Controls: Channel I: Volume, Tone. Channel 2: Volume, Tone,...
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New Lease on Life
If restoring dusty, neglected old tube amps built more than half a century ago isn’t challenging enough, restoring amps with delicate built-in tape-echo units,...
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The Bass That Waited
In the January and February installments, we looked at Gibson’s Thunderbird, an instrument condemned by its maker to a quick demise only to be...
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The Ray Butts EchoSonic
If you want to talk star-user ratio, the Ray Butts EchoSonic is near the top of the heap. Most accounts agree that fewer than...
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The Martin 3K
The continuing appeal of Hawaiian music through the past 100 years is based in part on the music itself, which evokes exotic images of...
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The Sammick Viper
Some guitars hit the market at the perfect time to becom e classics – think Les Paul and Stratocaster. Some experience brief popularity, then...
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The Burke Guitar
For more than 60 years, aluminum has been used as a component in guitar construction. Exactly whose idea it was originally has never been...
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The Murph 12-String
Here’s a story that has “Hollywood blockbuster” written all over it. It’s got so many cinematic staples, you can almost hear “Oscar” murmured in...
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MXR Custom Shop GT-OD Overdrive
From its early days with the script-logo Distortion + to the modern Zack Wlyde overdrive, MXR has been a mainstay in the overdrive/distortion pedal...