In this brief interview John Frondelli talks about the mods that he cooked up for the Fender Champion 600. This amp is exactly the same as the Gretsch 5222 amp. He also talks about his “version 2″ mod that is being field tested right now and will be available soon. If any Champion 600 owners [...]

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    Last year, Fender did the unthinkable…they commenced tube amp production in China. Many players first thought was “Oh God, what IS this world coming to?” After all, tube amps are an AMERICAN thing, right?
As someone on the inside of the industry, I can assure you that Fender is NOT trying to upset the balance [...]

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The original Lovepedal COT 50 overdrive just got better with the addition of a Master Volume and a Vintage Tone Stack This model is called the COT 50 Gold. This unit is extremely dynamic and a world of subtle break up is available by adjusting the guitar’s volume control. Most players leave it on all the time [...]

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Let’s all sing “Happy Birthday” to the Gibson Flying V guitar. Yes indeed this futuristic looking guitar was introduced back in 1958, way ahead of it’s time. In 1957 the president of Gibson was Ted McCarty. He wanted his designers to come up with a guitar to compete with Leo Fender’s most popular design, the Stratocaster. [...]

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