My friend David was recently in the market for a new acoustic guitar, and Babicz guitars ended up on his radar. I'd never heard of Babicz guitars before hearing about them from David, but they have received quite a few good reviews, such as the Guitar One Mark of Excellence and the Guitar World Gold Award. Upon further looking into the history the guitars, I found out that Jeff … [Read more...]
Ovation VXT
Ovation Guitars has recently introduced the Ovation VXT hybrid acoustic/electric guitar. I saw a few of these intruments this weekend at a local guitar store, and they look fantastic. The VXT contains two Seymour Duncan '59 humbuckers for a range of electric sounds, and an acoustic preamp for the acoustic tones. The top is made of spruce, and the body is made of mahogony. Two … [Read more...]
JemStock
On May 19, 2007, Ibanez is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Ibanez Jem guitar with an event they are calling JemStock. Steve Vai will be making an appearance, as will Bill Reim, the president of Ibanez. The event will be held at Zone Music in Cotati, CA. Live music will be provided by Doug Doppler, Tommy Merry, and the Ibanez All Stars. … [Read more...]
Fender Custom Shop
The Fender Custom Shop is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. The Fender Custom Shop is responsible for Fender's Custom Artist, Custom Classic, Custom Shop Limited Edition and Time Machine guitars and basses, which are some of Fender's highest quality instruments. Additionally, the Custom Shop is responsible for the Tribute series guitars, such as the Eric Clapton … [Read more...]
Dave Mustaine Now Endorsing Dean Guitars
Longtime Jackson guitar endorsee and later ESP guitar endorsee Dave Mustaine is now endorsing Dean guitars and has a signature series of flying V-style Dean guitars called the Dave Mustaine VMNT1 and the Dave Mustaine VMNT Limited. The other current Megadeth guitarist, Glen Drover, is also using Dean guitars. Dean guitars were perhaps made most famous by the late Dimebag … [Read more...]