PRS CE Alder Guitar Review
November 3, 2008 by Chazders · Leave a Comment
PRS presented the CE line in 1988 as a high-quality, yet, less expensive bolt-on alternative from their pricier set-neck guitar models. PRS have gained quite a following fan base in the past 20+ years for their familiar feel and superior driving tone as well as for their competitive price point. Read more
Gibson Les Paul Exotic Smartwood
Houses, railroads, toothpicks, popsicle sticks, telephone poles, books, bookshelves, magazines and guitars—what do they have in common? You guessed it, boys and girls: they’re all made of wood and wood-based products. Read more
Mesa Boogie Formula Pre Recording Amplifier
September 10, 2008 by Chazders · Leave a Comment
Recording engineers know that it’s never been easy to get good guitar tone by “going direct” into a mixer. Yet, for many guitarists with home studios, miking an amplifier to achieve a more natural-sounding live tone isn’t always an option. Maybe you don’t have the best sounding amp and cab setup; perhaps you do, but your home studio environment prevents you from cranking it up. Maybe you’re recording live in a small space and you don’t want your guitar sound to leak into the drums or vocal mikes. Obviously, there are any number of reasons to record directly—and there are number of devices to help you do it.
Meet Mesa Boogie Formula Pre (buy it used between $400-$500). Read more
Leo Fender and Marshall Amplifiers - Beginning of the Guitar Amp
September 8, 2008 by Chazders · Leave a Comment
Continued on from “Gibson Firebird Guitar Born 1963”
Of course the electric guitar wouldn’t have developed at all had it not been for amps. And the guitar amplifier would never have come into being had it not been for Mr. Lee De Forest, who invented the vacuum tube Read more
Zakk Wylde Zakkology – Call of the Wylde
Digging through some old-old achieves, I found some interesting tid-bits on the 1990’s Zakk Wylde. He talks about his first bulls-eye Gibson, Lee Jackson amplifier and where it took his music back in the 90’s. Read more
Epiphone Prophecy Les Paul GX Electric Guitar
August 11, 2008 by Chazders · Leave a Comment
It is a fact that Gibson guitars are pricey, and for good reason—they are composed of high quality craftsmanship and exquisite woods. So if you are low on cash, you might want to consider an Epiphone because, after all, they are owned by Gibson. Read more
Trisha Lurie from California for making Les Paul Girl
Trisha Lurie from California for making Les Paul Girl Read more
