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Teisco SPB-200 Spectrum Bass reissue circa 2000
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've looked at similar design Teisco Spectrum 5 guitars here before (here, here and here) but until I saw this eBay listing just now I hadn't realised that there was a bass...
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New Complexity Harmonic Isolator
guitarz.blogspot.comA few months ago I presented two guitars by Australian small company New Complexity (theContra and the Harmonic Master) - they just released their new model: the Harmonic Isolator....
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Becker Retro - a contemporary ergonomic guitar handmade in the USA
guitarz.blogspot.com: This Becker Retroguitar reminded me of some of Bertram's original drawings for his guitar designs as seen on his Guitarren blog. Here's what the eBay seller tells us about the...
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Doubleneck guitar and bass project - your ideas and help wanted!
guitarz.blogspot.com: I've been mulling over ideas for a guitar that I have decided I need in order to reproduce in a live situation the music I have been making in a couple of projects. This past year...
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1991 Westone Dan Armstrong Signature Series "Shark" prototype - 1 of 5 made
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's an intriguing prototype guitar, the result of a collaboration between Dan Armstrong and Westone Guitars. It's a Westone Dan Armstrong Signature Series "Shark" prototype...
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The Banning TeleBacker - If Rickenbacker built a Telecaster...
guitarz.blogspot.com: ...it would look like this, the TeleBacker, made in the USA by Banning Guitars custom shop.The example in the photographs reproduced here is currently listed for sale on eBay with...
View ArticleZane King plays the Jackson Steel SlideKing Bass
guitarz.blogspot.com: I believe that this footage is currently going viral in guitar-related blogs and Facebook pages, but unlike a lot of the viral nonsense, it is worth viewing. Although the Jackson...
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Gibson USA "BECK: Lucille" Modified (allegedly): see if you can make sense of...
guitarz.blogspot.com: This Gibson Les Paul Classic with faux bullet holes in its top is currently listed on eBay with a Buy It Now price of US $2,427 and with free shipping from Japan where the guitar...
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A Japanese oxymoron of a guitar: Pignose 12+6 doubleneck travel guitar
guitarz.blogspot.com: Regular Guitarz readers will know of my fascination for doublenecked guitars. They will also know of my fondness for the absurd, and when it comes to travel guitars what could be...
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Legendary Cream bassist Jack Bruce passes away, aged 71
guitarz.blogspot.com: Legendary CREAM bassist/singer Jack Bruce died today of liver disease. He was 71 years old. His family said in a statement: "It is with great sadness that we, Jack's family,...
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1960s Migma Favorit hollowbody teardrop electric from Germany
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's an intriguing German-made guiar currently listed on reverb.com with a Buy It Now price of US $1,400 + shipping. It's a Migma Favorit, according to listing made by Heinz...
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Could this be the earliest production model acoustic bass guitar?
guitarz.blogspot.com: I have on this blog previously queried what might have been the earliest production model acoustic bass guitar. Surely this Regal Bassoguitar circa 1937 must take the prize, even...
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Wandre Davoli Cobra 2 ... sadly one for the collectors only at this price
guitarz.blogspot.com: I think it's high time we had another look at another guitar from our favourite eccentric vintage Italian guitar manufacturer, namely Wandre. This Wandre Davoli Cobra 2 is one of...
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Japanese-made Apollo violin bass with scroll headstock
guitarz.blogspot.com: When it comes to violin-styled basses (and guitars come to that matter) I am usually quite ambivalent in my enthusiasm for them, but I think that this Apollo violin bass is just...
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80s Elektro Heavy Metal Balalaika (allegedly)
guitarz.blogspot.com: Well, here's something a little bit ... different. The Russian traditional 3-string folk instrument gets a heavy metal makeover. Although in the demo video (below), it's playing...
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1967 Japanese Sekova Mentor 4-pickup wonder
guitarz.blogspot.com: This Sekova Mentor guitar looks almost Italian with its four pickups and metal-covered banks of switches above the pickups. It also has a 26 3/4" scale length and an unusual body...
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Cobbled-together looking but intriguing Russian electric acoustic guitar
guitarz.blogspot.com: At first when I saw this photos of this Soviet-era Russian-made electric acoustic guitar, I thought that someone had customised an acoustic guitar in order to electrify it. But...
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Orfeus vintage electric-acoustic guitar from Soviet-era Bulgaria
guitarz.blogspot.com: This Orfeus electric-acoustic is a guitar in a very similar vein to the Russian guitar we looked at in the previous post. Like that other guitar, the Bulgarian-made Orfeus (circa...
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Teisco 1968 Crescendo - White - Made in Japan
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've posted many Teardrop shaped guitars over the years and they are among my favourite designs and this Teisco Crescendo is no exception. With two Teisco pickups and a hollow...
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ESP LTD Lion guitar - a beautiful and unashamed objet d'art
guitarz.blogspot.com: I saw this picture on Facebook earlier today. It's a creation of the ESP Custom Shop in Japan. The Facebook post was accompanined by all the predictable "How on Earth do you play...
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