Monthly Archives: February 2013
Danelectro Introduces 67 Heaven
Danelectro's 67 Heaven is a reissue of the company's Hawk model, made in 1967. It has a pressed-wood body, maple neck, reproduction (but wound...
Holden
Think of Holden as the Velvet Underground with a French accent. This noise-pop duo differs, however, in chronicling not the wild side of the...
Lightning Boy Audio Intros Tube Drive Pedal
Lightning Boy Audio’s tube drive pedal uses a 12AU7 tube and paper-in-oil capacitors. Its gain and tone are pre-set, so no user adjustment is...
G&L Introduces Fallout Guitar
G&L’s Fallout guitar shares the Leo-Fender-designed SC-2 body shape and has G&L's Saddle Lock bridge, a medium-C-shaped neck with a 12” radius and medium-jumbo...
Rundgren Preps New Album
Todd Rundgren will release a new studio album, State, April 9. His 24th solo studio album - not including the two he recorded with the...
The Andy Poxon Band
Poxon might present a dilemma for some listeners. He was only 16 years old when this material was recorded, and considering the mix of...
Dave Clark Bassist Rick Huxley Passes
Rick Huxley, bassist for '60s pop group The Dave Clark Five, died February 11. He was 72 and had been battling emphysema. Born in...
New West Guitar Group
Like-minded co-founders Perry Smith and John Storie were students in the music department of U.S.C. and have been playing together since 2005. They recently...
Yotam
The music of Brazil has always had a strong pull on jazz musicians, and Israeli guitarist Yotam, who has spent the last couple of...
SCAR Amplification Offers Series One
The SCAR Amplification Series One is a U.S.-made/hand-wired 25-watt tube amp designed to allow for ease of repair and simple mods. It has a...