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Paul Reed Smith SE Custom Semi-Hollow

The SE Custom Semi-Hollow has the same basic appointments as the SE Custom-mahogany back, maple top, 22-fret wide-fat mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and SE humbucking pickups. The addition of a hollow chamber and modern f-hole give it a musical midrange and internal reverb making this...

Paul Reed Smith SE Custom Semi-Hollow

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New site alert: Second Stage Guitars

We recently had a chance to meet Nathan B., the guy behind Second Stage Guitars - a new site dedicated to the buying, selling and trading of guitars. The site launched recently and to help raise awareness among our guitar playing brethren, Nathan is doing a guest post on Fretbase, describing what Second Stage Guitars is all about.

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Jim Marshall

Jim Marshall OBE, founder of Marshall Amplification, passed away yesterday at the age of 88. Jim Marshall's influence on the sound of rock-n-roll cannot be overstated. His amplifiers have helped define the sound of some of the biggest names in music - Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Angus Young, and just about every hard rock or heavy metal band from the 70's, 80's and 90's.

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The Whipping Post Guitarist Wallet

Guitarist Ryan Barr has a guitar with a couple of holes it in - one intentional and one that was added during a bar room brawl. It gave the guitar character. It also gave Ryan an idea - build a guitar bag that also grew character over time. To that end Mr. Barr created Whipping Post that specializes in creating high quality leather guitar cases and wallets.

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Marshall Amps Just Got a Little Cooler

As if Marshall Amplification could ever get any cooler - they went one cooler and added a mini fridge to their line up. Inside the Marshall Amp Fridge, you'll find 4.4 cubic feet of space, can-specific storage, and a high efficiency freezer - not too shabby for the perfect studio fridge. The knobs even go to eleven!

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Martin Updates Iconic Martin D-18 Acoustic

Martin Guitars and others usually use the 2011 NAMM show to introduce new guitars. But this year, Martin surprised a lot of its long-term fans by making significant upgrades to two of its iconic models - the Martin D-18 and the Martin OM-21. Today's story will focus on the Martin D-18.

C.F. Martin & Co. didn't just make slight modifications to the D-18. The guitar was modified in many ways that you can read about after the jump.

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