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“They sent me two 5150 amps. They sounded great for about 10 seconds, then they were fried!” Uli John Roth on his amp-destroying Sky guitar
Featuring quadruple-coil active pickups and 38 frets, the guitar is unlike any other, and not all amps were ready for its ...
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Uli Jon Roth’s struggle to contain his brainchild, the Sky guitar – and why he never played Jimi Hendrix’s black Strat
The former Scorpions guitarist on how he blazed a trail in guitar modding, and why he’d like to see the Hendrix guitar on ...
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Uli Jon Roth says his Sky Guitar’s active pickup system was so powerful it blew up his amps
Fender Twin... Boom! Vox... Boom! 5150... Nice try. Here's what the German virtuoso learned from giving the amp 80dB from his ...
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“A Hot Red Coupe DeVille With the Top Down, Baby”: Gibson Unveils New Marcus King Signature ES-345
Gibson has just debuted blues-rocker Marcus King's new signature Cherry Red ES-345 electric guitar. Learn more here.
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ESP LTD TE-200DX Review
The ESP LTD TE-200DX electric guitar in Purple Burst is a thing of beauty, but you may need to get it setup to truly enjoy this instrument.
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“1956 marks the year that Ted first had guitars made with his newly coined 'humbucker' pickups. It also happens to be the year I was born”: PRS pays tribute to a legend of ...
Yes, a Paul Reed Smith guitar does not come cheap, but these things are all relative. They might only be making 400 of the McCarty SC56, which are released as part of the Maryland company’s 40th ...