Wednesday, 24 November 2004

New Retrofit Stoptail Bridge for Vintage Tremolo Strats: I agree with the sentiment, but I can't say that I like the flame design.
Epiphone Kat Series: Hey, these rockin' semis look quite cool. Nice to see some new Epiphone designs that aren't simply Gibson copies.

Friday, 19 November 2004

Beatle guitar goes up for auction: A guitar played by George Harrison and John Lennon is expected to fetch up to £270,000 at auction. The Gibson SG guitar was used by Harrison from 1966-1969 and by Lennon during the White Album sessions.
Zakk Wylde joins the guitar hero sculpture series: KnuckleBonz, Inc. is producing a Zakk Wylde figure as the latest in the Guitar Hero™ Limited Edition Sculpture Series.
Black Sabbath guitar: Tony Iommi Signature Model from Epiphone. For further details see the Epiphone website.
Trade Secrets: new books collect Stew-Mac's repair articles in one place.
TheAirtightGarage Introduces the Betsy Guitar Amplifier, a 5F6A-based combo guitar amplifier and recreation of the classic Fender Bassman design.
Guitar Dreamz: here's another Guitar Blog. It's early days yet, but this might be one to watch.

Monday, 15 November 2004

The under-rated guitar gods: I'm not sure what this guy is on about. Since when was Brian May an under-rated guitarist?
Traveler Guitar Introduces Travel-Sized Bass and if it's anything like my Traveler guitar it'll be a quality instrument, you can be sure of that!

Thursday, 11 November 2004

Duesenberg Guitars: I recently saw Bill Nelson using one of these babies - it looked cool and sounded mighty impressive.
Acoustic Avalon: Britain's biggest acoustic guitar show, Acoustic Avalon, takes place on November 20 and 21, at Leicester racecourse conference centre.
Justin Hawkins unable to play guitar: The Darkness have a sold-out tour ahead of them, but Justin Hawkins may well be unable to play guitar due to injuries sustained from a stained-glass window.

Wednesday, 3 November 2004

Palace date for guitarist Clapton: Guitarist and songwriter Eric Clapton is to receive a CBE at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Tuesday, 2 November 2004

Close Encounters of the Rock Kind: did aliens make contact with John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Ace Frehley and others?