Fender 50th Anniversary Jazz Bass Guitar

1960 was a great year for the Fender Company. It had been around long enough to see its designs road-tested under all manner of playing and recording conditions and was becoming the legend that we know today. Honestly, every real vintage piece of Fender gear from 1960 I have experienced myself has been tremendous, including a brown 4×10 Concert amp that got away from me that I still yearn for in the dark of the night. It was the year when Fender got it all right. Read more

Slash talks Gibson Slash Appetite For Destruction Les Paul Guitar

Gibson Guitars and Slash have collaborated to recreate the Les Paul Slash used on the legendary Guns-N-Roses Appetite For Destruction album. Below is a video of Slash talking about his all-new Slash Appetite For Destruction Gibson Les Paul Guitar, and compares the components to his original guitar. Of course we here have Gear-Vault were first on the case to announce the new Slash Gibson Les Paul guitar. Go here to read the official Gear-Vault introduction of the guitar: Gibson Slash Appetite for Destruction Les Paul Guitar. Read more

Morley Guitar products new for 2010

Westside distribution announces four new Morley guitar products for 2010.

Mini Morleys

Two new optical pedals for 2010, the Mini Morley Wah and Mini Morley Volume. Both pedals are as fully featured as you would expect from Morley but measuring only 4.5 (W) x 6.75 (L) x 2.75 (H) inches, are perfect for pedals boards when space is at a premium. Read more

Orange Amps Thunder 30

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Storming into the New Year, Orange Amps are giving their range of guitar amps a boost with the launch of the new Thunder 30 combo and head. This replaces the Rocker 30 and will roar into the shops spring 2010.

The new Thunder 30 is an all valve class A 30 watt, twin channel amplifier, powered by four EL84 power valves (two more than the Rocker 30). It will be available in head and 1 X 12 configurations and includes an F/X loop (not featured on the Rocker 30) and the 1×12 is front loaded.

A brand new design incorporating the best of the Rocker and Thunder series, the new amps have two channels. The first is a classic vintage channel which has crystal clear clean sound and when turned up delivers a thunderous vintage power amp overdrive. The second overdrive/distortion channel, features a shape control as seen in the Thunderverb models and has a British tone crunch of numbing proportions! Read more

Easy Blues Guitar Lesson for Beginners – 12 Bar Blues

12 Bar blues, you’ve probably heard about it before, but possibly have been scared to consider learning it. Some beginners feel that blues guitar is too difficult for beginners to master. How ever the 12 bar blues are almost easy. Sure there’s some knowledge required but even if you don’t have your scales memorized or the fret board notes you’ll be able to piece together a 12 bar blues progression by the end of this article. Read more

AXL Fireax And Jacknife Available In Black Matte Finishes

Everyone knows black is the color of choice for rockers, but what could be more extreme, more stylish, and even cooler than black? Only black matte, of course! Capitalizing on the success and acclaim for the Jacknife and Fireax models, AXL is proud to release both of these models in an all-new, ultra-stylish Black Matte finish. Read more

Slash Interview by Guitar Center

Slash is more than just a musician, he’s a legend. Best known for his work with Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver, Slash has also served as a first-call studio gun-for-hire who has played on records by Alice Cooper, Daughtry, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, and Iggy Pop. But for the first time since he shot onto the scene more than two decades ago, Slash is going the “lone gunman” route and releasing his first bona fide solo album. Read more

Taylor Solidbody Standard Tremolo Hands-On Review

Decades have passed since Taylor Guitars emerge as a force in the world of acoustic guitars by overcoming the “it’s right because we’ve always done it this way” mentality of its long-established competition. Taylor demonstrated that new technology could be used to create instruments that looked and sounded as good or better than those made “the old-fashioned way,” with a level of consistency that many traditionalist would trade his bone nut for. Read more

Jackson JS Series Hands-On Review

What do modern metal masters such as Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith, Lamb of God’s Mark Morton, Machine Head’s Phil Demmel, and Anthrax’s Scott Ian have in common–aside from being highly influential players in venue-packing bands, of course? Jackson Guitars. Read more

Fender American Special and Standard Strat Review

It was 55 years ago that Leo Fender and his Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing company brought to the market the groundbreaking Fender Stratocaster, the solid body, three-coil wonder that would help re-shape the course of popular music. Never content to rest on its laurels, Fender has continually looked for ways to improve upon the successful Strat formula. This year’s crop includes brand-new American Special Series–a budget-minded line of U.S.-made guitars that sports many of the key features found on the prototype American Standard–not to mention some new variations on the old classic Strat itself. Read more

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