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New Taylor GC8 Acoustic Guitar Photos


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Published July 21, 2010 at 6:11 p.m.

Like a lot of you, I spend a lot of my time trolling for my next guitar in the used guitar market.  And if there is one thing I have learned, it is that amateur photographers can be come incredible photographers when they are inspired to sell a guitar.  Recently I was particularly taken by [ ... ] ...

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New Taylor Baritone 8 String Guitar Videos


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Published July 19, 2010 at 6:40 p.m.

Lately there has been a lot of activity on Facebook about the Taylor Baritone 8 String Acoustic-Electric guitar.  We’re not sure exactly why – other than the fact that this guitar has 8 strings!  But we thought that this made for as good an opportunity as any to remind our readers that Fretbase is building [ ... ] ...

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Musicwood: The Acoustic Guitar Wood Documentary


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Published June 5, 2010 at 12:15 p.m.

It all starts with the wood.We have written before about the risk to the ongoing manufacture of guitars if the tonewoods used to make guitars are not in some way preserved.  We have also been impressed by guitar manufacturers’ efforts to use “sustainable wood” in the manufacture of guitars – like the Martin SWOMGT and [ ... ] ...

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Ibanez Prestige microsite


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Published June 3, 2010 at 5:33 p.m.
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Ibanez Guitars have launched a microsite specifically for their Prestige range including the latest RGD and RGA ranges. I’m not exactly sure why they have done this after all the Prestige range is just the “normal” ranges made in Japan rather than the cheap ranges made in Indonesia, it’s not like it is the custom shop (try even searching for J-Custom’s on Google and you don’t even get a link to a site in the first few pages). What is even more confusing is that if you use the top

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Gibson Custom Joe Bonamassa LTD Signature Les Paul VOS


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Published May 27, 2010 at 9:39 p.m.
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Gibson Custom Joe Bonamassa LTD Signature Les Paul VOS, now there’s a mouthful! It is also a little bit misleading, Joe Bonamassa has absolutely nothing to do with this limited edition guitar from what I can tell, this is a custom order of 25 guitars by Wildwood Guitars. It is basically the same guitar as the Joe Bonamassa signature Les Paul Goldtop but with a Sunburst finish which they call a “Bonamassa Burst” which has an antique look to it. The guitar will be available for $3899 from

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Eric Johnson Talking about His New Strat


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Published May 27, 2010 at 9:19 p.m.

Eric Johnson recently sat down with Fender to discuss his new Rosewood-neck signature Stratocaster: ...

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Review: Josh Smith – Inception


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Published May 27, 2010 at 10:18 a.m.

I first heard of guitarist Josh Smith through the Gear Page forums, as he is a well-respected member there. I later found out that he is the lead guitarist for Taylor Hicks’s touring band. In addition to touring with Taylor Hicks, Smith has released several solo guitar instrumental albums. His latest solo album is called [ ... ] ...

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Jim Campilongo Signature Custom Shop ‘59 Telecaster


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Published May 26, 2010 at 9:50 a.m.

The Fender Custom Shop has recently introduced the Jim Campilongo* Signature ‘59 Telecaster. This signature guitar is based on Campilongo’s original ‘59 Telecaster. One of the unique features of the guitar is that the strings are top loaded instead of through-the-body like most modern Telecasters. Another unique feature of the guitar is the Campilongo-designed pickups [ ... ] ...

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Fender Crossroads Giveaway


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Published May 25, 2010 at 10:02 p.m.

Fender has announced a promotion to win tickets to Eric Clapton’s sold out Crossroads festival on June 26. The grand-prize winner will receive a pair of tickets and a Fender T-Mobile myTouch 3G Limited Edition phone. A runner-up will win a pair of tickets to the festival. All you have to do to enter is [ ... ] ...

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Interview: Jazz Guitarist Martin Taylor


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Published May 24, 2010 at 3:08 p.m.

British guitarist Martin Taylor is a highly respected jazz guitar player who recently opened up his own online guitar academy in conjunction with ArtistWorks.  Martin grew up in a musical family and received a huge break when he took over the guitar seat former held by Django Reinhardt, playing with famed French violinist Stephane Grappelli.We [ ... ] ...

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