Monthly Archives: October 2015
Elliot Easton
Not long after he released an instrumental album with an aggregation known as the Tiki Gods, veteran southpaw guitarist Elliot Easton abruptly put the...
Alfred Wertheimer
In early 1956, soon after RCA Victor purchased the contract for a fledgling singer named Elvis Presley, a publicist hired photographer Alfred Wertheimer to...
Gibson EB-2
In the mid 1950s, Gibson president Ted McCarty was paying close attention to two new instruments impacting the musical-instruments market – the solidbody electric...
DigiTech iStomp
DigiTech iStomp
Price: $149.95
Info: www.digitech.com/istomp
If you’re the type of gearhead who turns heel and runs from DSP effects, let alone any equipment with...
Bruce Forman
Following up 2012’s Formanism, West Coast jazzer Bruce Forman delivers another set of dazzling guitar-trio bop, harkening back to the postwar era of Barney...
Schertler’s JAM 150
Schertler’s JAM150
Price: $1,249.99 (list); $999.99 (street)
Info: www.schertler.com
Schertler’s JAM150 is a compact combo amp capable of pulling double-duty as an acoustic amp and a multi-instrument...
Retro Guitar MelodyBurner
Retro Guitar MelodyBurner
Price: $999 (options available)
Info: www.melodyburner.com
In the realm of hot-rodded cars, there’s a cool genre known as rat rods – old, relic’d automobiles...
DW Re-Opens Ovation Factory
Drum Workshop, parent company of Ovation, has resumed production of the brand’s acoustic/electric guitars, basses, mandolins, and ukuleles in New Hartford, Connecticut. To mark the...
Forsburg Offers MMV25 Rack For Mesa Head
The Forsburg Industries MMV25 lets a player rack-mount the Mesa Mark V 25 head without modification or removing it from its wooden frame. Made of...
