There is a brief interactive graphic at the NYTimes.com on how a Martin guitar is made. This graphic explains the step by step building process with additional photos and text. You can take a look at it here. Credit: NY Times. […]

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Guitar Events for February 2009. Brookdale Guitar Show – February 15th at the Donald D. Warner Student Life Center, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ. Contact: Kristin Florio 732-224-2470. brookdaleguitarshow.com. 17th Annual Chicago Vintage Guitar Expo – February 22nd at the Doubletree Hotel 5000 W. 127th St, Alsip, IL. Contact: R&B Productions 847-931-0707. South Carolina Guitar […]

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 Fender Musical Instruments Corp. (FMIC) is pleased to announce the Recording Academy will honor Clarence “Leo” Fender with a Technical GRAMMY Award during a special invitation-only ceremony to be held during GRAMMY Week on Sat., Feb. 7, 2009.  A formal announcement will also be made during the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, which will be […]

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The Headstrong Lil’ King-S is the 25 watt version of the company’s popular Lil’ King Amp.  Well known for the Blackface replica amps that they offer, the new LK-S is a welcome addition to the Headstrong Line.  The New S model feature 2-Tung-Sol 6L6GC power tubes.  With the addition of custom designed Heyboer Transformers, beefed up […]

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To celebrate our silver anniversary in 2009, Hughes & Kettner is launching a new and improved version of the highly-acclaimed Edition Tube with the 25th Anniversary Edition Tube as a limited Silver Jubilee series. � If there’s a manufacturer who can pump out a genuine 4×12″ punch out of a 1×12″ combo, then it’s Hughes […]

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Orange can now announce the next generation of the Tiny Terror concept – the ‘Dual Terror’: a twin channel, 30-watt head, switchable from 30 to 15 or 7 watts giving more choice and options shrunk into a size that belies its power! The 30 watt Class A dual channel amp incorporates the unique Tiny Terror […]

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 This month the Spotlight is on Gord Miller of GM Vintage Restorations. In this very detailed Spotlight segment Gord talks about all different facets of guitar restoration including woodworking, lacquer finishing, his proprietary aging process and his exclusive distributorship of Montreaux parts. If you have a vintage guitar and want any part of it restored […]

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 The new Songwriter Deluxe Standard delivers unmatched playability, and one of the features that help it achieve this is the incorporation of Gibson Acoustic’s very first compound radius fingerboard. This type of fingerboard has a smaller radius at the nut, and a larger radius at the neck and body joint to accommodate an exceptionally low […]

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For years, guitar modders have known the secrets of getting vastly different tones out an electric guitar by changing the wiring of the humbucker pickups. Typically humbuckers are wired in “series,” for the “loud and proud” sound that most folks associate with these popular pickups. But there are additional tonal options available. For example, one […]

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 The new Yamaha SBG3000 guitar commemorates that 40 years ago Yamaha began selling guitars in the United States. This model has never been available in the United States, and only 40 of these limited edition collector’s items will be produced by Yamaha. Each of the 40 guitars are serialized and come with a special glass […]

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