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Brian Setzer Orchestra – Jingle Bells!

Posted on December 7, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

‘Tis the season everyone. Love this guy and he is a great player. I saw him with the Stray Cats and the BSO a few times. I actualy met him back in the early 90’s on Halloween at the Ritz in NYC at a Stray Cats gig. Nice guy. Enjoy!!! […]

Eminence Black Mountain Speaker Review

Posted on December 7, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

There is a review of the Eminence Black Mountain speaker on the Reviews page along with a video demo clip. This is a great sounding speaker for tweed type amp circuits. It will also work well with blackface and early lower wattage vintage amps. Rated for 30 watts @ 8 ohms the Black Mountain will […]

Russell Malone – Jingles Part 2

Posted on December 5, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a clip of Russell Malone, Christian McBride & Benny Green doing a Wes tune called Jingles. Warp speed captain!!!! […]

Brown Note D’Lite 22 Amplifier

Posted on December 5, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a pic of the Brown Note D’Lite 22 chassis that I built a few years ago. It was a great project and in the end you have a very high quality, hand wired amplifier. I love doing projects, especially the ones where you have a usable piece of gear when it’s complete. The […]

Check Out twangLINK For Some Really Cool Links!!

Posted on December 4, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Tim over at twangLINK has just included 300guitars on his growing list of link resources. Thanks Tim!! twangLINK is slowly building bridges between musicians, eccentric inventors, non-conformist artists and various creative souls they have come in contact with over the years, and are actively looking to meet more to include on the growing list. It […]

Q&A With Scott Lentz of Lentz Guitars

Posted on December 4, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a quick Q&A with Scott Lentz of Lentz Guitars. This is an excerpt from the interview I did with him. 300guitars: How important is the wood when building a solid body electric guitar? Scott Lentz: The wood is everything! It is the very fundamental of making electric guitars. The neck and the body […]

New BYOC Phase Royal Pedal Kit!!

Posted on December 3, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

The good folks over at Build Your Own Clone (BYOC) are getting ready to release another cool new effect pedal kit. It should be available on December 12th. This one is called the Phase Royal. It is based on the classic MXR Phase 90 circuit but with some serious mods. Some features include a Depth […]

Fender Model Numbers and Their Meanings

Posted on December 3, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Ever wonder what the 5F1 means on a mid to late 1950’s narrow panel tweed Champ? I thought it would be good to include this information about the early Fender model numbers on the site. The model number info comes right from the Fender Soul of Tone book. If you click over to the article […]

MOD Reverb Tanks!

Posted on December 2, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

It’s no secret that the old vintage reverb tanks sound better than the latest production units. I for one find that the vintage models have a more “wet” sound and are warmer and smoother sounding. The latest production units sound thin and lack that vintage Lushness we have all come to love. Enter the new […]

One Day Deal for Wednesday, December 2nd: Eminence Legend 1028K

Posted on December 2, 2009 (April 3, 2017) by penn_admin

The 300guitars One Day Deal for December 2nd is for the Eminence 1028K speaker is now ended. Thank you to everyone who took advantage of the One-Day Deal price. Your orders will be processed tomorrow and shipped promptly! Come back next week for another 300guitars One Day Deal!!! […]