Well, it finally has become reality! The Warbird is based on a WWII theme. The inspiration for this guitar comes from the P51 Mustang flown in the latter days of WWII. The idea for the esquire guard came from the one seater cockpit in those planes. Like many of those “birds” this guitar body has seen some battles and conflict which is evident by its exterior This is the first of many themed guitars I have in mind. Yes the body and the hardware are for sale on my shop site, as well as some other aged guitars bodies.

Check it out more photos of the Warbird Tele Guitar Parts Garage

This is a fascinating interview from NAMM 2010 with Paul Rivera Sr. from Rivera Amplification. In his own words, he chronologically talks about his life’s work in amplifier design from his electronic experiments as a 12 year old to the sonic thunder his Rivera amps are creating in the industry today.

Amp lovers enjoy…Danny

The renewed Way Huge pedal line has introduced a delicious analog delay to their growing offerings. The Aqua Puss MKII is an analog delay that produces that fat warm delay sound that many lust after. For $150 MAP they are a great deal. You can check them out here at Musictoyz.com

My friend Chris O. sent me a request to feature this on my blog. It is Carr Amplifiers Mercury a cool little 8 watt amp pumping EL34s in the power section. It also has a cool built in attenuator that allows you to dial down the power to 1/10th of a watt. All this in a combo available in either a 1×12 or 1×10.

Hear an audio clip with a Telecaster
Hear an audio clip with a Les Paul Jr

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This is my nod to The Who whom performed for Super Bowl 44. Sometimes nothing gets the blood pumping like a classic rock song. Even though my kids associate this song with CSI, I still love to air guitar to this one. Roger’s vocals sound great and Pete Townshend’s guitar sounds as raunchy as ever through those HiWatts. All while Entwhistle and Moon are holding the fort down rhythmically. This clip is from The Kids Are Alright. Crank it up and enjoy.

Cheers, Danny

I was tweeted this from PRS Guitars. To be honest Davy Knowles slipped underneath my radar, I had never heard of this very talented young man. Shame on me, he is brilliant guitarist, sounds much more advanced than his age reveals, he is 22. Enjoy this video of his playing.

Also, the gear he is demoing is the new PRS Swamp Ash guitar which is outfitted with their narrowfield pickups, to my understanding they are basically a thin dual coil pickup with single coil personality to it. Take note of the tone of the bridge pickup which has a very twangy quality. Of course the guitar sounds great through the PRS Sweet 16 combo designed under the supervision of master amp guru Doug Sewell.

Enjoy

Gibson released their 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard. It is available in 3 different versions. Version 1 has a full round neck profile and is available in Heritage Cherry Sunburst and Heritage Dark Sunburst. Version 2 has a slim style neck profile and will be available in 2 faded burst colors Light Iced Tea and Sunset Tea Burst. Version 3 will be made available in a more colorfast Cherry Sunburst. There will only be 500 of these instruments made and they will be partnered with a Custom Shop case and of course a Certificate of Authenticity. The $8500.00 price tag suggests this guitar is not for the faint of heart, nor for the common workingman, but for the collector. However, some may be interested in trading their car or spouse for this guitar

Check out the Gibson website for more details