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1955 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster Torn to Pieces by Guitarist Paul Warren

Fender Amps,Fender Guitars,Vintage Music Instruments 27 July 2010 0 Comments

Here’s a vintage gear sighting in the wild. Italian pop star Eros Ramazzotti hired guitar-slinger Paul Warren back in 2004. Check out the solo!

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Roland Juno – That 80′s Sound

Vintage Musical Instruments,Vintage Synths 11 July 2010 0 Comments

Here’s another classic vintage synth demo. This time it’s a Roland Juno from Retrosound.de. Harken back to the early 80′s with these sweet, sweeping synth sounds…

Vintage Synth: Arp Odyssey

Vintage Instruments,Vintage Synths 11 July 2010 0 Comments

Yeah, I know it’s not a vintage guitar or amplifier. But check out the warm, fat sound of this Arp Odyssey from Retrosound.de. Sick.

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Les Paul Custom in Action with the Sex Pistols

Gibson Les Paul,Vintage Guitars 10 July 2010 0 Comments

Love Vintage Guitars? Check Out The New Vintage Gear T-Shirts:

Gear 8 February 2010 0 Comments

Here is the new line of Vintage Gear T-Shirts – available soon from the Vintage Gear shop!  Leave comments on which one you like best (in the full post).

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Great Vintage Tone: Fran Banish, Kofi Baker and Ric Fierabracci form “Tribute to Cream”

Fender Amps,Gibson Les Paul,Guitar Tone,Marshall Amps,Vintage Electric Guitars 6 February 2010 0 Comments

Here’s some nice behind-the-scenes footage of some very impressive musicians.  Fran Banish, especially, has some great tone and is super-knowledgeable about vintage guitars and amps. How he got his hands on Cream-era mics used in the Fillmore is beyond me!

You can find out more about guitarist Fran Banish at his site, FranBanish.com.

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New Column Coming Soon: Ask Mr. Tone

Uncategorized 6 February 2010 0 Comments

We’re starting a new column soon. It’s called “Ask Mr. Tone”. Submit your questions in the comments section of this post and we’ll answer them in upcoming posts!

Les Paul – Guitarist, Inventor, Genius

Guitar Players,Vintage Electric Guitars 6 February 2010 0 Comments

He never ceased to amaze me. Genius.

1952 Fender Telecaster, Nocaster & 1955 Tweed Super Amp

Fender Amps,Fender Guitars,Vintage Electric Guitars 27 January 2010 0 Comments

Here’s another video from the Jim Weider series. In it, he goes over the Broadcaster, Nocaster and Telecaster.

Why I Hate Rock Band and Guitar Hero

Uncategorized 24 January 2010 0 Comments

I know a lot of guitarists who love Rock Band and Guitar Hero.

I don’t.

In fact, I hate those games. Every time I see somebody playing them my skin crawls. No, I don’t have anything against videogames in general. And I’m not a Luddite. I love technology.

So that’s not it. It’s something else:

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