Gibson J-45 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst – the classic American guitar (Gibson photo)
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Dubbed the “working man’s guitar” when it was released in 1942 to sell at $45, no other guitar except the Martin D-28 defines what a guitar should be.
The J-45 and D-18 are the most copied styles and sounds in guitars. Continue reading
Gibson J-45 Custom with fancy headstock
The classic Gibson J-45 guitar is available in several custom variations and the J-45 Custom adds the punch of rosewood and fancy trim.
There are not many of these guitars being made and they are hard to find.
What’s new? Apart from the high-end trim, rosewood sides and back make a subtle change in the J-45 Custom, away from the boomy mids of mahogany to a punchier guitar with slightly more emphasis on highs and mids. Continue reading
April is Gibson Guitar Month promotion (Long and McQuade illustration)
Like me, you’re probably tempted by ads touting “April is Gibson Guitar Month”. You may end up paying double what the guitar is worth. Continue reading
“A group of the world’s top guitar makers have banded together and traveled to the largest temperate coastal rain forest in the world, to slow down logging and save the acoustic guitar.
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Ramirez 125 Anos classical guitar
I am a big fan of the Ramirez R4 guitar and actually prefer it to the Ramirez 1a for studio work.
I can’t believe I found 3 new guitars of the Ramirez 125 Anos series for sale.
The Ramirez 125 Anos guitar is a special model celebrating 125 years of building the world’s best classical guitars. The 125 Anos shares many features with the R and E series guitars, at a lower price.
“Based on the template of the E line designed by Jose Ramirez III, Amalia Ramirez has created this new model as a Limited Edition which will be built during the five years from 2007-2012, celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Ramirez workshop!” 12th Fret Continue reading
TC Electronic Ditto Looper, only two buttons
TC Electronic Helicon just released a looper in Europe that looks like a winner, the Ditto Looper.
It’s so simple you get 5 minutes of guitar looping with just two switches.
The first time I saw someone use a guitar looper he was toe-flipping switches on a multi-pedal board from Roland.
The thought of remembering the step sequence on stage was daunting. There is enough to worry about when playing guitar. Continue reading
YouTube Settings with HTML5
From Stephen Pate and Friends – Most guitarists and other musicians like to learn from YouTube.
When the guitar player is moving quickly, it is helpful to slow down the video with this trick that uses an HTML5 browser.
1. First, go to YouTube and turn on the HTML5 Trial
2. Upgrade your internet browser to the latest version that supports HTML5. YouTube lists the most common ones that do.