FLASHBACK: 1977 Fender Telecaster Thinline “Post-CBS Offering Beefs Up The Tone” BACKGROUND I...
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FLASHBACK: 1969 Fender Mustang
1969 Fender Mustang Ready for the competition… HISTORY The Mustang was introduced just before CBS...
FLASHBACK: The 1964 Fender Jaguar
FLASHBACK 1964 Blonde Fender Jaguar Smells Like Teen Surfers... BACKGROUND First released in 1962,...
FLASHBACK: 1960 Gibson Byrdland
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 the guitar when Gibson’s president was looking for new...
VINTAGE GUITAR FLASHBACK: 1966 Epiphone Wilshire
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 1959-1970. WHAT IT SOUNDS...
Get Classic Talking Heads Sounds with a 1978 Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb
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 was considered “affordable” at $7,500 back in the...
FLASHBACK: 1970 Universal Audio 1176LN Limiting Amplifier (Rev C)
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 blackface back in the day. WHAT IT SOUNDS...
VINTAGE GEAR FLASHBACK: 1963 Gibson SG Custom
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 its low frets and fast action. Les Paul...
Recording With a Vintage Telefunken U47 Microphone
From about 1949-1965 the original mic was made. It continues to be made today. BACKGROUND Few microphones are as iconic. The original models had a vacuum tube that would dry out, which was...