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FLASHBACK: 1963 Epiphone Casino
By Don MIggs on February 18, 2016
FLASHBACK: 1963 Epiphone Casino BACKGROUND Essentially a lower class Gibson ES-330, the Casino was a true thin-line hollow body with two P-90 pickups introduced in 1961...
FLASHBACK: Vintage 1977 Fender Telecaster Thinline
By Don Miggs on October 15, 2015
FLASHBACK: 1977 Fender Telecaster Thinline “Post-CBS Offering Beefs Up The Tone” BACKGROUND I bought this guitar from Pete Klett, guitarist of the band Candlebox. Production ran...
FLASHBACK: 1969 Fender Mustang
By Don Miggs on July 13, 2015
1969 Fender Mustang Ready for the competition… HISTORY The Mustang was introduced just before CBS originally took over Fender as part of the “student level”...
FLASHBACK: The 1964 Fender Jaguar
By Don Miggs on April 23, 2015
FLASHBACK 1964 Blonde Fender Jaguar Smells Like Teen Surfers… BACKGROUND First released in 1962, the Jaguar was the ultimate surfer’s guitar. Just picture the Beach...
WATCH NOW: Exclusive Miggs Acoustic Performance Video
By Benjamin Ricci on February 25, 2015
miggs is releasing a adopting a new business model for 2015: the Digital 45, releasing two new songs each month and giving one away for...
FLASHBACK: 1960 Gibson Byrdland
By Don Miggs on February 16, 2015
FLASHBACK 1960 Gibson Byrdland The Axe Of Choice For The Nuge BACKGROUND Named by Billy Byrd and Hank Garland, who contributed in the making of...
VINTAGE GUITAR FLASHBACK: 1966 Epiphone Wilshire
By Don Miggs on October 14, 2014
Classic Solidbody Played by Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen BACKGROUND Designed as a low-cost alternative to the higher-end model, the Crestwood, it was produced from...
Get Classic Talking Heads Sounds with a 1978 Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb
By Don Miggs on August 13, 2014
Widely considered the best high-end reverb of its day, the Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb was made by a nuclear scientist Dr. David Griesinger. The unit...
FLASHBACK: 1970 Universal Audio 1176LN Limiting Amplifier (Rev C)
By Benjamin Ricci on July 7, 2014
AKA “The Blackface” Mic Pre ROLE IN HISTORY: It’s classic, used on every important album since 1970. You couldn’t find a studio that didn’t have the...
VINTAGE GEAR FLASHBACK: 1963 Gibson SG Custom
By Dong MIggs on May 15, 2014
The Fretless 3-Pickup Wonder BACKGROUND Designed in 1961 as a less expensive version of the Les Paul, players called it the “fretless wonder” for...