Orange Unveils OPC Musician’s PC
Orange Amplifiers will debut its all-in-one computer amplifier speaker, the OPC, at this week's NAMM show.
The OPC is a guitar amplifier and recording studio workstation designed for musicians and songwriters, offering one-stop playing, recording, ...
Richard Thompson Named Officer of the OBE
Guitarist Richard Thompson was named to the 2011 Honour's List as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
In February, 2010, Thompson took to the road with his band, making the unusual move of recording an album of all-new material in...
Saul Koll to Exhibit at "Celebrate the Small Shop Luthier" at NAMM
Saul Koll is one of the luthiers participating in NAMM's "Celebrate the Small Shop Luthier" exhibition at this year's winter NAMM. The exhibit will feature a custom guitar from Saul's Super Glide series.
"Our exhibit is born of the v...
Orange Launches Two Terror Bass Combos
Orange Amps' new Terror Bass combos use the company's Smart Power Isobaric loudspeaker concept, which mounts two lightweight Neodymium speakers in the cabinet, one immediately behind the other. This means a lower frequency can be delivered and more out...
Nash2o Auctions Ending This Week
The final round of Nash2o auctions ends this Saturday, (January 8), benefitting flood victims and featuring several stunning pieces.
The star of this round is the Lucite Esquire, built by Fender especially for for Nash2o and filled with actual Cumb...
Allman Brothers Band Adds Five Beacon Dates
The Allman Brothers Band annual residency at New York City's Beacon Theatre just got a little longer, with five additional shows (March 21, 22, 24, 25, and 26) now added to the eight previously announced (March 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, and 19) perfo...
Awesome Musical Products Pickguards
AweSome Musical Instruments Stratocaster pickguards have the company's Pickup Tone Multiplier (PTM) switching system. Using six switches, they produce 30 additional pickup tones. They are offered in four colors and made to fit a standard American righ...
Astronauts’ Guitarist Bob Demmon Passes
Bob Demmon, guitarist in the Colorado-based surf band The Astronauts, died December 18. He was 71. In addition to being a successful surf band from a landlocked state, the Astronauts were known for their matching outfits and matching Fender guitars. In...
Traveler EG-2 Escape
The Traveler Escape EG-2 is a 25 ½"-scale electric guitar with a maple neck and maple fretboard. At 29 ½" long, the EG-2 stows easily in airline overhead compartments and weighs less than five pounds. Its two single-coil pickups fee...
Engl Launches Smolski, GigMaster Amps
The Engl Victor Smolski Limited Edition amplifier produces 100 watts output using 6L6 tubes and has controls for Volume and Gain on each of its four channels, as well as Middle-voiced switching, effects loop, noise gate and Engl's Electronic Power...