Bridge Pins, Strings, Aspirin and Flashlight. Are these items in your gig bag? Check out the article “Gig Bag Essentials” for a list of must have items for your gig bag. They could save your gig! Credit: Musician’s Friend. […]

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 Earlier this month the sale of Groove Tubes was officially sold to Fender Musical Instruments. This announcement was just made public by both companies. The service and products will remain unchanged under the new ownership by Fender. You can check out all the details on the Groove Tube homepage. One wonders what will the next acqusition […]

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 Bob Schell, owner of Brookwood Leather says “Brookwood Straps are made for comfort, not just good looks. I start by hand selecting only the finest premium grade hides. In addition to cosmetic quality, I insist on leather substantial enough to do the job of dispersing the weight of even the heaviest guitar across the entire width of the […]

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 As rare as they come! Back in the mid 1950’s the folks at the Gretsch factory thought it would be a great idea to utilize the unique visual characteristics of knotty pine wood on a guitar. And if that wasn’t enough, they fused an actual ‘western’ belt buckle to the tailpiece for additional cowboy mojo. […]

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 Available from Allen Amplification is a drop in point to point kit for the Blackheart BH5H amp. The Blackheart BH5H which is a very decent amp right out of the box will be even better with the Allen designed drop-in eyelet board featuring (2) Belton molded type 9-pin sockets, F&T axial filter capacitors, 2W metal […]

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A new forum member has an issue with his Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue. If he hits a Bb or A note on the 6th string there is a buzz or rattle. Did anyone ever have this happen? Is there a remedy? Credit: Fender. […]

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 The wait is finally over…the EZG-50 is here! The EZG-50 has a very definitive 6L6 clean sound. Whether you are lusting after the classic “El Mocambo” tone, looking to surf the big waves, or want twang straight out of Bakersfield. The EZG-50 will satisfy the most discriminating blackface tone seeker. This is a sound that […]

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 Ever wonder what frequencies that your guitar strings vibrate at? Check out the article “Guitar String Construction – How They’re Made” for each strings frequency. This is located at the bottom of the article. […]

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The Matchless Independence 35 is the first 35 watt 3 channel guitar amplifier in Matchless’ history! In addition to the signature backlit nameplate, the three channels light up red, white, and blue. Channel one (blue) is powered by one 12AX7 with a volume and tone control. Channel two (white) is powered by one 12AX7 and […]

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 Vintage Mesa/Boogie amp lovers will find a host of detailed information on Ian Dickey’s site called The Boogie Files. Everything you wanted to know about the Mark series amps with photos, serial number list and orginal Boogie literature. There is a special page with photos and information about the original Mark I used by Keith Richards of the […]

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