Epiphone is a guitar brand that is steeped in history and was a head to head rival to Gibson guitars until Gibson bought Epiphone over in 1957. Gibson now positions Epiphone as a lower budget brand to the...
Have you wondered why EBAY seem to continue accepting guitar listings from Chinese sellers? Like me have you wondered why it seems so difficult to police these listings when it's quite clear that the...
Voc Rock Guitars Audio Reviews on ECC83 12AX7 Pre amp tubes. Essentially there are only 3 major tube manufacturers remaining in the world today. We decided to put the 3 most popular tubes manufactured by these...
What is 'Renaissance Wax' and why should I buy some? Renaissance wax polish was originally formulated on the British Museum research laboratories in the early 1950's, in response to a discussion amongst museum...
Funny, after reading the China Guitar Scam I realised that I'd seen about 6 ads for the Korg CX3 (a Hammond Organ clone) - all with the same set of pictures. And all at prices well below the norm. Buyer...
Introduction This is our rough guide to guitar effects, everything from distortion types to modulation and time based effects. Effects are devices that electronically alter the sounds that come out of your...
I know this is an old chestnut, but I personally think it's true. When the Les Paul solid guitar first made an appearance in the mid 50's it was a revolutionary instrument but one that had the magic formula...
There are loads of sellers from these areas, selling musical instruments (some branded), electronic equipment, 'artworks' etc. The Chinese adverts are often in poorly worded or quaint English, eg 'Most superb...
Knowing I teach guitar, and have been playing for more than 45 years, my sister-in-law recently asked me to find her a 3/4 size acoustic guitar for her 6 year old grandson. I would prefer guitar students to...
IM A COLLECTOR OF ZIPPO'S, AND I WILL BE SHOWING YOU IN THIS PHOTO GUIDE THE MANY DIFFERENT ARTWORK DESIGNS WHICH ZIPPO USE. ZIPPO RELEASE 100s OF DIFFERENT DESIGNS EACH YEAR. THESE DESIGNS ARE FROM MANY...