The Guitar Store
The Guitar Store in Southampton have built on their worldwide notoriety for the shop front for their electric guitar store with a new addition to their backline – a new acoustic guitar store, modelled on a Marshall AS50 acoustic amp!
Located two doors down from their current shop in Commercial Road, Southampton, the amp has a grill-effect finish to the shutters, with the classic Marshall badge, and an exact reproduction of the Marshall AS50’s faceplate, including a light-up power switch! Having such an eye-catching front for their Electric Guitar Store, Directors Jamie & Wes Goatley knew they would have to reach the standard they already set for themselves with their last shop, and the Marshall AS50 acoustic shop was born!
It doesn’t stop at the front either – the inside is done out to look like an old fashioned guitar shed and porch, with a saloon-style counter entrance, vintage guitar memorabilia all over the walls, a corrugated roof over the main counter, and of course, a rocking chair!
The Acoustic Guitar Store is filled with all manner of acoustic instruments, from mandolins, ukuleles, and banjos through to good old-fashioned acoustic guitars. Check out our latest photo album entitled ‘The Guitar Store’ on our Myspace profile.
Jimmy Page Amp Sells on eBay for $30K
Turns out just one Led Zeppelin fan had the means — or perhaps the inclination — to buy one of the coolest pieces of Led Zep-associated memorabilia to surface in some time.
Turns out just one Led Zeppelin fan had the means — or perhaps the inclination — to buy one of the coolest pieces of Led Zep-associated memorabilia to surface in some time.
This morning at 9 a.m. Pacific time, a sole eBay bidder coughed up a whopping $30,000 for a 1971 200-watt Orange MATAMP purportedly owned and played by Jimmy Page during the band’s glory years. The amp, which appears to be authentic and is apparently in the hands of a private collector, was advertised as “used on the 1971 world tour and subsequent recordings, and can be seen in various stage photos as late as October 1973.” The user-ID of the winning bidder was not disclosed.
Electro-Harmonix Releases ‘Voice Box’ Pedal NAMM 2009.
The original Deluxe Memory Man is considered to be the finest analog delay ever designed. Organic and musical, it has been used by rock and Roll legends and countless musicians since its introduction in 1978. With the desire to make a flawless and smooth transition, Electro-Harmonix proudly announces the “new” Deluxe Memory Man in our rugged and pedal board friendly die-cast enclosure. Read more
Best 10 guitar amps of all time
The best 10 amps ever made? That is a hard list to determine, but here is my list of the top 10 amps of all time. I have based this list on the reputation, legendary status and tone these amps have. This list may change at any time!
Corey Taylor Finds His Sound in AMPS Marshall
Legendary Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has started work on his solo project and has turned to Marshall Amplification for the sound and tone he is looking for. Corey first spoke to Marshall just before the NAMM show in January, then went to the Marshall stand to take a closer look at the amplifiers. Read more
The first in the history of Fender AMP and the impact of software
How’d you like to boot up your computer and instantly have decades of famous Fender sounds at your fingertips? How’d you like to be a mere mouse click away from the quintessential sparkle of a ’65 Twin Reverb®, the seismic roar of a Bassman® 300 PRO through an 8×10 PRO series cab, the oceanic ambience of a vintage ’63 Fender Reverb unit or the modern versatility of a 1×12 Super-Sonic™ combo?
Many highly sought-after classic and modern Fender amps and effects are now officially available for the first time in digital form with the February 2009 debut of the “AmpliTube® Fender” package from Italian music software company IK Multimedia. Read more
Marshall introduces Haze amplifier line
Marshall Amplification introduces the new Haze line of compact and portable valve-driven performance amplifiers: the 40-Watt Haze combo (MHZ40C) and the 15-Watt Haze head (MHZ15).
The Haze line was designed for the musician who demands an honest clean sound, a driving blues tone and some biting rock — all from a single, gig-ready amp. The Haze 40 combo is equipped with a single Celestion G12-66 Marquee 12″ speaker. The Haze 15 head can be paired with matching single 12″ Celestion G12-66 Marquee loaded cabinets (MHZ112A – angled; MHZ112B – base) as well. Read more