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...
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.
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.
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.
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!
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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