Monthly Archives: January 2016
Jordan Boss Tone
In the august and revered Hall of Fame of Fuzz, the Jordan Boss Tone deserves a prominent pedestal. Perhaps it should be in a...
Danelectro Viscount
1961 Danelectro Viscount
Preamp tubes: two 12AX7, one 6AU6
Output tubes: two 6V6GT
Rectifier: 6X5
Controls: Volume, Tone, Vibrato Strength, Vibrato Speed
Output: 12 watts RMS
Amp nuts of yesteryear...
Kirk Hammet’s KHDK Electronics Offers No. 1 Overdrive
KHDK Electronics, the effects company founded by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett and industry vet David Karon, has released the No. 1 Overdrive, which uses...
Xotic XSC Guitars
Xotic XSC guitars are hand-built in the U.S. and have a nitrocellulose finish, maple neck, and Raw Vintage hand-wound pickups based on a proprietary...
Godin Introduces Passion RG-4 Swamp Ash Bass
Godin Guitars’ Passion RG-4 Swamp Ash bass has a chambered/contoured body made of cedar with a carved Swamp ash top, maple neck with rosewood...
Bruce Bouillet
Former Racer X guitarist Bruce Bouillet overcame carpal tunnel syndrome to return to his first love – shredding. Now, he’s back with a third...
Danelectro’s Four-String Basses
The guitars and basses made by Danelectro in the ’60s epitomized “no frills.” And though they were considered the nadir of American-made electric instruments...
Laney L50 Head and L412 Cab
Laney L50H/L412
Price: $1,990 (head); $1,499 (cab)
Info: laney.co.uk.
Lyndon Laney is no stranger to fans of the iconic British stack. Established in 1967, Laney Amplification found...
GizmoAudio’s Ripsaw and Sawmill Jr.
Durham Electronics’ ReddVerb
Price: $180 each (list)
Info: www.gizmoaudio.com
Most guitar players’ first pedal was a distortion/OD, often acquired after enduring the taunts from friends and/or bandmates...
Derek St. Holmes
Singer/guitarist Derek St. Holmes’ relationship with guitarist Ted Nugent has had its ups and downs. The two have been associated since the mid ’70s...