Line 6 co-founder Marcus Ryle gave a presentation at TEDxConejo earlier this year about the science of sound, in which he talked about the history of the guitar as well as some of Line 6's innovations: (via GuitarNoize.com) … [Read more...]
2011 Gibson Firebird Studio Non-Reverse
Gibson has recently released the 2011 Gibson Firebird Studio Non-Reverse guitar, which is modeled after the non-reverse Firebird models of the late 1960s. This new model features a mahogany body, three coil-tapped P-90s, five-way pickup switching, and a thin neck profile. The idea of coil-tapped P-90s is interesting to me. It sounds like tapping the coils takes the pickups … [Read more...]
Suhr Guitars Factory Tour Videos
This is an interesting five-part video series by Accordo.it featuring John Suhr of Suhr Guitars giving a shop tour and discussing how they make guitars and amplifiers. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: (via The Gear Page) … [Read more...]
Flatline Guitar Raffle
Rick Lockhart, founder of Flatline Guitars, is raffling off one of his Delta 90 T-style guitars that has been signed by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Swedish Medical Center Patient Assistance Program in Seattle, near wear Flatline is headquartered. The raffle is in honor of Rick's mom, who was treated by Swedish Medical Center before … [Read more...]
Epiphone ES-339
During this year's Summer NAMM show, Gibson/Epiphone announced the new Epiphone ES-339, which is modeled after the Gibson version of the same guitar. As you may know if you follow my Twitter feed, I've been looking for a small-bodied semi-hollow guitar for a while. I've been looking at the Gibson ES-339, but I couldn't justify the price. This Epiphone may suit my needs very … [Read more...]