Monthly Archives: October 2013
Various Artists
It’s not unusual to see compilations defined by region or style; this one focuses on players who share the same brand of guitar: Hallmark.
The...
Electro-Harmonix Offers Slammi Pitch-Shifter/Harmony Pedal
The Electro-Harmonix Slammi is a pitch shifter/harmony pedal that uses the company’s Next Step Effects platform and includes Max Bend, which functions as an...
Gretsch Expands Center-Block Line
Gretsch has added three models to its Center-Block series of guitars – the G5620T-CB Electromatic, G5655T-CB Electromatic, and G5622T-CB Electromatic . The line is...
Orange Amplification Turns Pink for Breast Cancer Campaign
Orange Amplification is helping raise money for the London-based Breast Cancer Campaign by donating a one-off pink Crush 20LDX that will be sold via a...
Fender Launches ’68 Custom Amps
Fender’s new ’68 Custom series amplifiers – the ’68 Custom Twin Reverb, ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb, and ’68 Custom Princeton Reverb – pay homage...
Gretsch Rancher
“A spectacular model in real he-man outdoor Western finish with powerful appeal for Hill-billy and Cowboy bands.” This is how Gretsch first introduced the...
Lanikai Adds TunaUke to LU Series
Lanikai’s LU series ukuleles are now equipped with the company’s TunaUke intonation technology, which uses a compensated nut and movable saddle, which it says...
Electro-Harmonix Intros Glove OD
The Electro-Harmonix Glove is a MOSFET-based overdrive pedal designed to render sound similar to an EL34-powered British amplifier. Its control layout includes Volume and...
Fender Offers Two Acoustics for Travelers
Fender’s new CD-140S VA and the CD-60 VA travel guitars use Voyage-Air patented hinged-neck design, which allows the guitar to fold in half to...
1942 Martin D-45
The Martin D-45, offered from 1933 through 1942, is well-known as the Holy Grail of acoustic guitars. While players and collectors debate whether it’s...