Epiphone
The Edge donates Epiphone guitar to Stuart Adamson fundraiser
U2 guitarist, The Edge, has donated an Epiphone guitar from his collection to a charity auction in aid of the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland and the youth academy at Dunfermline Football Club. The auction is part of a tribute to former Skids guitarist and Big Country front man, Stuart Adamson, who died in Hawaii in 2001.
Image: The Edge by Bob Weasel
Learn to Play Like B.B. – Tabs of BB’s favorite licks in A
If you’re a regular (and if not, why the devil not?) reader, you’ll know about my love for the music of blues legend, BB King. So when this popped up on my RSS reader, I had no choice but to pass it on to you.
Learn to Play Like B.B. – Tabs of BB's favorite licks in A: “A free online guitar lesson on how to learn to play the blues like B.B. King. Includes mp3 clips, tablature, and many written examples of great BB King guitar riffs.”
Epiphone Wilshire 1962 Reissue
Following my post on the Wilshire 1962 Reissue, UK blog, GuitarCollecting has a good over view of it here.
paul weller and his casino
The Official Epiphone Weblog has a post linking to a video of Paul Weller playing his Epiphone Casino. It’s from the Weller at the BBC CD and DVD package released last year and shows Weller playing Changing Man on what looks like Jools Hollands Later… show. At a guess I’d say it was recorded sometime [...]
Epiphone Les Paul ES Custom Review
Steve has written an excellent and very detailed review of theEpiphone Les Paul ES Custom on Guitar-247. It’s unique for an EPi Les Paul in that it has f-holes, but Steve concludes that ‘It plays well, sounds amazing, feels so well balanced and is stunningly beautiful.’
Can’t say fairer than that.
Epiphone Les Paul Standard Flame Top Review
About.com has a review of a second-hand
Epiphone Les Paul Standard Flame Top right here.
There’s nothing new in it for those of us who love our Epi Les Pauls already, but if you’re trying to decide whether or not to buy one, it’s worth reading.
Epiphone launches Zakk Wylde ZV Custom
Epiphone has launched its latest signature guitar, the Zakk Wylde ZV Custom. It’s unique body shape combines what Epiphone calls “two of the most distinguishable guitar shapes” into one body by taking the top half of an SG and the bottom of a Flying V and sticking putting them together.
The company describes the guitar as having an “aggressive look like no other” with ‘extreme attitude” and I wouldn’t disagree.
Epiphone Riviera P93
The Epiphone Riviera P93 is the latest version of the classic Epiphone semi-hollow body electric guitar to hit stores.
As its name suggests, the Riviera P93 features three ‘dog-ear’ single coil P-90 pick-ups. It also has a gorgeous Bigsby trem and tailpiece. The Bigsby, along with the polyurethane finish and gold hardware make this one good-looking guitar.
Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II
The Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II is a semi-hollow body electric guitar based on Epiphone’s Emperor guitar and named after late jazz legend, Joe Pass.
The Joe Pass Emperor features a distinctive trapeze tailpiece, twin humbuckers, and a laminated maple body with spruce top. All the hardware, including tailpiece and pick-up covers is gold. The 3-piece set maple neck has a rosewood fretboard with block inlays, and the tortoiseshell pickguard has a reproduction of Joe Pass’ signature. The guitar is available in antique natural or vintage sunburst.
Slash Interview
Excellent interview with Slash in Modern Guitar magazine in which he talks about working with Gibson on the Gibson and Epiphone signature Les Pauls.
‘Basically the Goldtop is a reissue of the 1991 Goldtop I got from them back then. And I used it for the whole two and a half year Guns N Roses “Use [...]
