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Yamaha SG 2000 - Japan's First Megastar Guitar
“ Fabulously well made ”... “ Always a joy to play ”... “ A sound and sustain more like that from a Les Paul than almost any other Japanes...
The Story of the Vintage Reissue Guitar
Ohhhh yeahhhh! As Gibson themselves put it in 1970, the 1958-1960 sunburst Les Paul Standard design really was the “Daddy of 'em all”. ...
1996 Squier Deluxe Telecaster (Korea)
If ever you find yourself staring at a seemingly bog-standard Korean Squier Telecaster with a CN5 or CN6 serial number, you may not realis...
1987: A Landmark Year For Fender Guitars
TBX tone controls, Lace Sensors, bright yellow Strats, birth of Fender Korea, rebirth of Fender USA, death of Squier Japan, complete decimat...
Gary Moore: Why He Dumped Heavy Metal For Blues
With huge success, in 1989 the long-time rock guitarist and singer Gary Moore made a dramatic decision to dump heavy metal and pitch head ...
10 Reasons Why High Quality Audio Cassette Tapes Can Sound Muddy or Dull
In some cases, an audio cassette is expected to sound dull, muddy or woolly. Some tapes were manufactured to a very low budget, with an un...
Plywood Fender Squier vs Top Line Vintage Gibson
THE CONTENDERS A vintage Gibson ES-355 . A lavish, high-spend product, made in 1972, and sitting at the top end of Gibson’s range of thi...
The Seductress and The Clonewheel VXH - Free Tonewheel Organ VST Plugin Downloads
Planet Botch VST tonewheel/clonewheel emulators are a bit like buses. You wait eight years and then three come along at once. Yes, hot on ...
Mexican Fender / Squier Strats: The Mid 1990s Boom
The aesthetically-pleasing Fender Contemporary Stratocaster, introduced in 1994, sat at the epicentre of Mexico’s bid to capture the Japane...
Why PAID Software is More Likely Than Free Software to Treat You as “The Product”
A Photoshop installation CD, back at the dawn of the century when it was possible to own a copy, and the main distribution means was the hi...
Total Recall - The History of Total Accuracy Guitar Tuition
Even the promotional giveaway audio cassettes from Total Accuracy came with a high quality chrome tape formulation. This 1993 promo feature...
The Birth of Squier Affinity
Daphne Blue was one of three finishes available on the first Squier Affinity Teles to hit the UK market – the other two being Black, and wh...
Electric Guitar String History's Long Lost Secret to Wicked Tone
Spending too much money on your electric guitar(s)? Going through pickups like there’s no tomorrow and finding you still can’t nail the p...
Buried Reggae Treasures: The Torpedo Record Label
The Internet is heavily driven by populist themes. So if your interests have often strayed outside the mainstream, you may have struggled ...
When and Why Fender Commercialised the Guitar Relic
You don't have to browse far down Fender's Twitter timeline before you're met with a tweet proudly showing off some brand new ...
The Full Story of the Squier MIJ 'Hank Marvin' Signature Stratocaster
"Don't touch it Mr Di Bergi... And don't point... No, don't even look at it!..." You may be surprised, given my sham...
The 1992 Fender Aged Parts '62 Stratocaster Reissue
Fender Japan's 1992 Aged Parts '62 Strat reissue in Sonic Blue. It also came in Sunburst, Black, Vintage White , Candy Apply Red, a...
The Confusing History of Fender's Olympic White Finish
If there's one element of the Fender company's history that can be described as romantic, it must surely be the brand's variet...
The Fender Broadcaster and Guitar History's Greatest Myth
The Fender Broadcaster may have been a beautiful blonde bombshell, but for decades it sat at the centre of guitar history's greatest my...
Under the Scratchplate: Late 1960s Gibson Melody Maker
Yesterday, I was discussing tight manufacturing budgets on low-priced 1970s guitars . Today I want to stay with that theme, but delve even...
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