Monthly Archives: March 2016
The Rickenbacker 4000
The model 4000 was not only Rickenbacker’s first foray into the electric-bass market, it was decidedly different from Fender’s Precision – the original electric...
Wes Montgomery
There’s not a lot more that can be said about Wes Montgomery that hasn’t already been said. But new recordings keep surfacing, almost demanding...
Tech 21 Fly Rig 5
Tech 21 Fly Rig 5
Price: $249 (list)
Contact: www.tech21nyc.com
Long before the Line6 POD, the Box of Rock, or the iRig, there was the SansAmp from...
Vinnie Moore
Vinnie Moore emerged in the mid ’80s, garnering praise for his work as a solo instrumentalist and for his contributions to Alice Cooper’s Hey...
’39 Gibson EH-185
Preamp tubes: three 6J7, one 6N7
Output tubes: two 6L6
Rectifier: 5U4
Controls: Instrument Volume, Microphone Volume, Bass and Treble
Speakers: one 12" field-coil speaker
Output: approximately 20 watts...
Brimstone Audio Crossover Distortion XD-1
Brimstone Audio Crossover Distortion XD-1
Price: $299.95
Info: www.Brimstoneaudio.com.
Brimstone Audio is a relatively new company that hit the ground running, entering the stomp-box arena with some...
Josh Smith
Josh Smith takes the soul stylings that marked his earlier work and puts it on the back burner here. In its place is a...
1985 Guild Nightbird Prototype
In early 1984, Mark Dronge, son of the Guild founder Alfred Dronge, was president of Guild.
That year, Mark and I struck a deal to...
The Grateful Dead
The hubbub over the Dead’s final runs of shows has finally quieted down, only to be replaced by the expected array of video and...
Gibson GA-83S Stereo-Vib
Preamp tubes: four 12AX7, two 12AU7, three 6CG7 two 5879
Output tubes: four 6BQ5/EL84 (in two stereo pairs)
Rectifier: GZ34
Controls: Volume, Treble and Bass...