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Martin D-28 Marquis Acoustic Guitar Review

martin-d-28-marquisWe just launched reviews on Fretbase last year and we have been amazed by the response. In under a year we have received hundreds of in-depth guitar and gear reviews and the quality of the reviews at times exceeds what we see from professional editors.

So we have decided that when we get a great user review we are going to highlight it in our news stream. Today's user review comes from "OreoB". OreoB provides a 5-star review for the Martin D-28 Marquis. After going into a lot of detail about the neck shape, bracing and even lamenting about the pricing, OreoB gives the Martin D-28 Marquis a 5-star review and claims that the guitar "is a player's guitar for sure!"

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Andy's Corner at PGS

proguitarshopOne of our favorite gear sites is ProGuitarShop.com. The team at PGS has put together one of the best video libraries of effects pedals, amps and guitars we've ever seen on the web. And in the process has made their demo man Andy an 'internet celebrity' in the guitar universe. PGS has now created a new feature called Andy's Corner that will feature twice monthly articles from Andy. They've kicked it off with an overview of Andy's own pedalboard.

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Roland's New AC-33 Acoustic Guitar Amplifier

roland_logo-small-2Buskers of the world take note: Roland has a new battery powered acoustic guitar amplifier that comes in just under $400.00 USD. Your days of being drowned out by the din of passersby are over! Here comes the days of wine and roses, and money filled guitar cases, and maybe the occasional applause of your listeners.

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Taylor Guitars Releases Dave Matthews Signature Model Acoustic-Electric Guitar

taylor-dave-matthews-sigJust last November we wrote an article about Dave Matthews making the switch from Martin guitars to Taylor guitars. Well now it looks like that shift is complete. Today we learned that Taylor Guitars has released the Taylor DMSM - the Dave Matthews Signature Model.

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Gibson Releases New Slash Les Paul

f28b1e1b-2998-4da2-98e0-c9b555252c20Gibson's latest artist model is the new "Slash Appetite For Destruction" Les Paul. The new guitar pays homage to one of the most important hard rock albums of the 1980's and the guitarist that gave us some of the coolest riffs we've ever heard.

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