“All this to make a bedlam of adolescent noise,” says the curmudgeonly narrator. The 1960’s were swept up by the boisterous, raging rock-and-roll wave. And at the heart ...
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Guitars
Guitars
Few instruments in rock history have become as recognizable as Jimmy Page’s “Number One” Gibson Les Paul. For decades, this iconic guitar has been closely connected with the ...
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Chesham Close in Romford, Essex, does not look like a site of outstanding British rock ’n’ roll importance. Walk down the street today and you’re unlikely to be ...
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Unlike certain movie remakes, reissues of beloved guitar models of the past are often met with rave reviews when they re-enter the market. Whether a model became an ...
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1960s Gibson Melody Maker SG Out of all of the guitars on this list, the lack of a proper reissue on these models is the most surprising. The ...
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What a long strange trip it’s been for John Mayer and his new signature PRS (Paul Reed Smith) guitar. Starting about a year ago, an image of a ...
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One of the most beautiful songs produced by Mark Knopfler is the theme song from the Local Hero movie. This song is released in 1983 and it has ...
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The guitar, a 1978 Guild D55NT natural-wood acoustic, was sold at Gardiner Houlgate auctions in Corsham, Wiltshire. A guitar owned by rock star Eric Clapton – complete with ...
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Only three of the obscure Audiovox Model 736 electric bass guitars are known to still exist. An ultra-rare Audiovox 736 Model, the first electric bass guitar ever made, ...
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The history of Gibson, simply put, is one of the great stories of American enterprise. From its humble beginnings more than a century ago, to its “golden age” ...
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