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David vs. Goliath: The Aracom PRX150-Pro Fells the Ultimate Attenuator

Posted in Amps/Amplification, Guitars, amps, Music, guitarists, musicians, gear, gear reviews, buying gear, GAS, invention, amplifiers, aracom amps, new gear, attenuator, PRX150-Pro, tagged guitar, Music, Guitars, guitar gear, gear, gear reviews, guitarists, musicians, GAS, amplifiers, amp, aracom amps, aracom, attenuator, amplification, guitar attenuator, attenuators, ultimate attenuator, PRX150-Pro, Aracom PRX150-Pro, attenuation on August 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the bout of the century! A truly momentous occasion in the vein of David versus Goliath! In the red corner we have a Goliath, the reigning King of Attenuators, the Ultimate Attenuator; self-proclaimed King of Transparency – Guaranteed! In the blue corner is the Aracom Power Rox PRX150-Pro, a virtual [...]

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A Totally New Take on Guitars and Tone: Internal Combustion Guitars

Posted in buying gear, GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, guitar gear, guitar reviews, guitarists, Guitars, inspiration, invention, Music, musicians, new gear, tagged GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, internal combustion guitars, Music, musicians on June 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

In my quest for gear to review, I literally spend hours each week poring over the Internet and trade rags, looking for cool, new stuff, and I get especially excited when I come across familiar gear that’s expressed in completely new ways, such as the Quantum Drive from Acoustic Imaginearing that uses quantum tunneling to [...]

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Who REALLY Invented the Electric Guitar?

Posted in guitar, guitar gear, guitar lifestyle, guitarists, Guitars, invention, Music, musicians, tagged guitar, guitar gear, guitar history, guitarists, history, invention, leo fender, les paul, Music, musicians on October 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Like most people, I’m intrigued by controversy – especially when it has to do with our beloved instrument, the guitar… Les Paul is generally credited with creating the first solid-body electric guitar he called “The Log,” though it was Leo Fender who made the solid-body electric guitar available to the masses through mass production with [...]

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