I started playing guitar at a time that Jason Becker and Marty Friedman were gaining a lot of notoriety with their Cacophony shred albums. Sadly, Becker's guitar playing career was cut short as a result of ALS. Carvin has previously released a Jason Becker Tribute model and has now introduced a version of Becker's custom-made 'Numbers' guitar. The guitar features an ash … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Blues Cube Tone Capsule
Boss/Roland have announced a new tone capsule for their Blues Cube amplifier that has been created in conjunction with Eric Johnson: Roland is pleased to announce the Eric Johnson Blues Cube Tone Capsule, a user-installable voicing circuit for the innovative Blues Cube guitar amplifier series. Developed with GRAMMY-winning guitarist and tone connoisseur Eric Johnson, the Tone … [Read more...]
Fender ’60s Lacquer Jazzmaster and Road Worn ’60s Jazzmaster
Over the past few years, I've become a fan of offset guitars and, in particular, the Fender Jazzmaster. So, I was excited to hear about Fender's new Jazzmaster offerings: the '60s Jazzmaster Lacquer and the Road Worn '60s Jazzmaster. Both guitars are made in Mexico, but feature some American-made appointments, including the new American Vintage '65 Jazzmaster pickups. The … [Read more...]
Dunlop Cry Baby Mini
Dunlop introduced the Cry Baby Mini pedal at this year's NAMM show: Don’t let its small size fool you—the CBM95 Cry Baby Mini Wah doesn’t skimp on tone or usability. It comes equipped with the legendary Fasel inductor, a full sweep range, and three internally adjustable voicings—Low, Vintage, and GCB95. At half the size of a standard Cry Baby pedal, the CMB95 is perfect … [Read more...]
Ibanez TS Mini
An interesting new pedal from Ibanez: the TS Mini, a mini version of the venerable Tube Screamer circuit. I like that they matched the color scheme to the full size model. I'm curious to hear how it compares to the larger model. TS Mini Features • Controls: Overdrive, Tone and Level •100% Analog Circuitry •True Bypass Switching •Made in Japan … [Read more...]