Master Guitar Luthier Phil Petillo Dead At 64

Phil Petillo, a master luthier, inventor, and true Renaissance man, died August 13, 2010 of a massive heart attack. Known to the world as a luthier, engineer, musician, draftsman, and scientist, Petillo is also known as the man who sold Bruce Springsteen’s famous 1953 Fender Esquire. Read more

Which Taylor Acoustic Guitar?

Taylor Guitars Presser — When it comes to finding the right acoustic guitar, a good place to start is with body shape. The right shape will complement your playing style and help you sound your best. Taylor Guitars virtually have every shape for every type of player. Read more

Godin LGXT Electric Acoustic Guitar Review

While the massive guitar superpowers engage in a high-profile battle for world domination, it’s easy to overlook the fact that there are hundreds of smaller manufactures making their own equally important contributions to the world of electric guitar. Perhaps because their products don’t have to sell by the gazillion, these companies can afford to create more specialized—and even quirky—instruments that incorporate usual materials and have far-out finishes and daring designs that speak to the needs of flashy individualists, vintage, zealots and hellbent rabble-rousers. Read more

Yamaha CPX15WII West Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar

The Yamaha Compass Series is an original collection of handcrafted guitars that explores the frontier of musical expression. You’ll discover the incomparable spirit and style of the west in the CPX15WII Yamaha Electric / Acoustic guitar. Read more

Taylor Electric Guitars

Over the last 35 years, Taylor guitars has amassed a sterling reputation as on of the world’s premier guitar companies. Bob Taylor is widely recognized for bringing innovative refinements to the guitar-making process, and the proof is in the playing. But as Bob will point out, innovation is never an end unto itself. Bob and his product design group are driven by a deceptively simple goal Read more

Boss Micro Monitor – For Guitarists On The Go

Press Release–Just in time for the Father’s Day and graduation gift season, BOSS is pleased to announce general availability of the TU-88 Micro Monitor and Tuner.

The pocket-sized TU-88 allows guitar and bass players to tune, play, or jam along with their MP3 player anywhere, anytime.

The compact TU-88 has a small amplifier built-in to facilitate quiet listening to guitar and your favorite stompboxes through headphones. The MIX IN mini-stereo input enables connection to any MP3 player, so players can jam along to their music at the same time. Or, plug the TU-88 into any home stereo system or digital recorder to share the fun with friends.

The BOSS TU-88 also brings stylish, portable, and accurate LCD tuning to guitar players, featuring three tuning modes (Chromatic, Guitar, Bass), Flat Tuning function and ACCU-PITCH verification with an audible beep. A metronome is also included with selectable rhythmic patterns and volume control. The TU-88 Micro Monitor and Tuner is now available with a street price of $69.00.

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5 Best Selling Electric Guitars

Guitars arouse my crazy obsession, therefore, I am obliged to compile 5 top selling electric and electric/acoustic guitars for our readers. Guitar companies manufacture a wide variety and styles of guitars and sometimes produce junk that’s barely worth firewood, and other times produce the ultimate guitar that we can all appreciate. However, finding that perfect guitar is not always easy, but it’s fun searching for it. If you are one of those players that is searching for a guitar that provides that sensuous feel that fills your pulse with vibrations of rhythm and melody; yet easy on the wallet, then read on. Read more

B.C. Rich Unplugged Acoustic B30-C Guitar

When you think of B.C. rich, you think of Warlocks, Biches, Mockingbirds, and Seagulls—but not acoustic guitars. Read more

The Gibson Holy V Guitar – Only 1000 Being Made

Having come up with such guitars as the Les Paul and Flying V, among others, Gibson is known for innovation, creativity and spirit. The Gibson Holy-V is a representation of this continuing ingenuity, with its unique body and headstock. Like most Gibson guitars of the month, January 2009—is Gibson’s latest testament to their imagination. Production is quite limited—just 1,000 of these are being made, making it both a collector’s item and a good guitar for both the amateur and the pro guitarist.

The Main Features

One of the most noticeable things about the Holy V is the holes (vented openings) that are found in the V-shaped body and headstock of the guitar. These holes are carefully carved into the body and the headstock, so as to make the guitar the lightest Gibson to date and gives an intense aesthetic effect. Indeed, the guitar has the same tonal sound quality of a traditional Gibson Flying V, while it’s said that the vented cavities provide for more sustain, we should all agree that the light weight creativity is a unique feature in itself.

Another thing people will notice about the guitar is the gearless tuners. There are no tuning pegs on the headstock, which gives the headstock a very distinctive look. Every Holy V is fitted with Steinberger Gearless Tuners which are noted for their smooth tuning action and accuracy and are said to prevent string slippage.

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The Gibson Holy V also features a 24-fret ebony fingerboard, making it ideal for guitarists who need the extra two frets for soloing. While the Flying V is usually considered to be a guitar appropriate for metal/hard rock guitarists, the Holy V can handle many types of music. So if you’re a classic rock or modern rock guitarist, you’ll still find something to like about this guitar.

Among the Holy V’s other features are the beautiful split diamond inlays, a mahogany set-neck construction (for better sustain), solid mahogany body with a Tune-O-Matic bridge and a ’57 classic pickup, supplying the classic Gibson PAF crunch and power.

While the Holy-V is an expensive guitar, for all that it features and uniqueness; is worth it?

MSRP $2799 but can be found as low as $1839. The Gibson Holy-V will not be available until January 2009. However some music stores will allow you to pre-order.

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DEAN ZELINSKY: I Can No Longer Attach My Name To Quality And Direction Of DEAN GUITARS

Today Gear-Vault received information that Dean Zelinsky, founder of Dean Guitars, announced that he has parted ways with Dean Guitars, the company that he founded in 1977. Read more

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