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COOL GEAR ALERT: Two Notes Torpoedo C.A.B.

Aah! This is perfect! A lot of us are huge fans of cabinet impulses in the studio but there hasn’t really been a practical way of using them live. You could take your laptop to a gig, but then what if someone runs off with it and finds your porn stash? Well the Torpedo C.A.B. will help you to retain your tone and your dignity by providing cabinet impulses in stompbox form. It’s not a loadbox (so don’t expec ...

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Stone Temple Pilots Record With…

…Chester Bennington of Linkin Park! Whoa, didn’t see this one coming. When news surfaced that the band was looking to work with a singer whose name wasn’t Scott Weiland, I started wondering who they might get instead. Would they go for some kind of Weiland clone? Would they get an unknown dude? Or a known singer? And if you listen to the sample of the new song Out Of Time (which you can hear in the video sn ...

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Magnatone Mark III Standard #unknown

This is my 1956 Bigsby-designed Magnatone Mark III.  It is the original neck-through construction.  What a classic design - it still looks and sounds great after all these years!  Would love to see pictures from other owners. ...

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Frank Hartung Frost Omega one-off

guitarz.blogspot.com It happens often that luthiers, to prove their unbridled creativity compared to established guitars companies, over-design their guitars, with contoured outlines, exotic woods, wacky finishes and technical gadgets. But they are never as good as when their creativity express itself through sobriety, like in the case of this Frank Hartung one-off.  Everything stands in just one line, then ...

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Bizarre EMG-equipped headless metal guitar on eBay in Germany

guitarz.blogspot.com: Will saw this bizarre headless metal guitar on eBay.de (the German eBay site) and has kindly translated the listing for us: Handmade Metal Guitar Bizarre and Cool! The ultimate metal guitar! This Metal Guitar was handmade by my colleague, and is a real 'Unikat!' Made of Steel, Brass, Iron & Aluminum. All parts, including the bridge, battery compartment were hand made. Only the pick ...

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Seymour Duncan Announces The Nazgûl

As you probably know if you follow me on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, I work for Seymour Duncan in social media. It’s a really fun job and everyone at Seymour Duncan is just so friendly, knowledgable and downright cool. Something I’m super-excited about on a personal level – since I’m way into my extended range guitars – is the new selection of pickups designed specifically for 7 and 8-string players: th ...

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