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Fender Jazzmaster Special

Fender Jazzmaster Giveaway

July 26th 2010

Fender are giving away a Jazzmaster Special in their Perfect Summer promotion. The guitar itself is a modern take on a ’58 Jazzmaster, and comes configured with hotter pickups and an Adjusto-Matic bridge. I have always liked the Jazzmasters. I think it comes from the popularity these instruments had during the 90′s grunge era. They also [...]

Ovation Lesson Competition

Ovation Guitars Competition

July 20th 2010

Here is another great competition for you. Ovation Guitars is asking all guitar players to submit a video lesson and you can be in the running to win one of 12 Ovation Acoustic guitars. Unfortunately the competition in only open to those in the US, but if you are, you’d be batty to not have [...]

Introducing the Video Guitar

April 22nd 2009

Does this thing need words? Does the world actually need this? I’m sure this guitar is just ahead of the curve waiting for the next glam revival. Found via GuitarMX

Gary Moore – Video

January 27th 2009

Here is a great video of one of my idol’s, Mr. Gary Moore, showing off some great licks, and answering a few questions. Three things jump out at me in this video clip. His use of the volume control is astounding. More people need to realise how much tonal variation is available without having to [...]

Slash Les Paul Goldtop Limited Edition(s)

September 5th 2008

I didn’t get a chance to post this the other day, but you knew there was no way I would miss this. Yet another Limited Edition Goldtop on it’s way, this time featuring my main man Slash. Maybe I should name this site SlashToyBox… ooh that sounds wrong. Anyway, here is the lowdown: Two models, [...]

The Folding ‘Air’ Guitar

July 31st 2008

Looking for a truely portable guitar. How about one that actually comes apart so yuo can carry it around in a small bag? Welcome to the Adirondack Aria Sinsonido Travel Guitar. Basically a neck attached to a slim body, it has rubber coated aluminum frame that you connect to get the “feel” of a guitar [...]

Moog makes a guitar that goes “eeeeeeeee” forever!

June 11th 2008

This is showing up on all my regular reads lately, both guitar and tech/gizmo sites. This is the new Moog guitar. It feature some amazing technology that gives you the ability to either have unlimited sustain, or to mute the strings automatically, or a blend of the two. Thinking about the science of it, it’s [...]

Do you know what you want?

June 7th 2008

Please tell me you are a fan of Slash? He has got to be my favourite guitarist of all time. So I’m going to go on a rant here about Slash, but stay with me, there is a point to all this. When we think of innovation and talent in the guitar world, Slash is [...]

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