I haven't reported much from this year's Summer NAMM show, but Guild reintroduced an interesting guitar: the S-200 T-Bird: Guild is pleased to announce the highly anticipated reintroduction of one of its most iconic, uniquely recognizable guitars: the S-200 T-Bird. This reissue is a replica of the original versions produced between 1964 and 1968, featuring an … [Read more...]
Summer NAMM Music Industry Day
The Summer NAMM show started today. The nice thing about the Summer NAMM show is that they have one day that is open to everyone that they call Music Industry Day. This year, that day falls on Saturday, June 25 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM: Summer NAMM Music Industry Day offers musicians, pro-audio and staging professionals, and everyone who loves to play musical instruments … [Read more...]
K-Line DelMar
Chris Kroenlein of K-Line Guitars recently announced a new guitar model he's calling the DelMar. It's an original design offset guitar that seems like a cross between a Stratocaster and a Jazzmaster. The guitar includes three gold foil-style pickups from Klein Pickups and a Strat-style bridge/tremolo. The guitar can be ordered with other pickups, as well. I've owned a … [Read more...]
Guild USA M20 and Guild D20
When it comes to acoustic guitars, I have pretty simple tastes. I like small-bodied guitars and really like the way an all-mahogany acoustic sounds, which is why I bought a Martin 00-15M several years ago. When I was searching for an acoustic, I played several small-bodied guitars, and one of my favorites was the made-in-China version of the Guild M20. However, I ended up … [Read more...]
Earthquaker Devices Sound Projector 25
A photo posted by EarthQuaker Devices (@earthquakerdev) on Feb 3, 2016 at 11:42am PST In addition to announcing 8 new pedals at NAMM, Earthquaker Devices has recently announced a new amp called the Sound Projector 25: The Sound Projector 25 is a 25-watt linear Class A tube amp designed by Joe Golden of EarthQuaker Devices. This is the first amplifier offering from … [Read more...]