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The New Airline Electric Mandola
July 26, 2010 by Mike Robinson

Eastwood Guitars began shipping the new Airline Electric Mandola this week. This is the third in a series of new stringed instruments from Eastwood, which includes the Airline Folkstar Resonator, Airline Ukulele and the upcoming Eastwood Electric Tenor Guitar. Eastwood Airline Electric Mandola (Seafoam... [Continue]

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Throwback Suburbia on West Coast Tour
July 13, 2010 by Mike Robinson

Portland, Oregon July 2010 – Power-pop rockers Throwback Suburbia are gearing up to bring their brand of classic, hook laden music to the masses and Canadian guitar manufacturer Eastwood Guitars has offered up their support. Throwback Suburbia have long been endorsees of Eastwood Guitars and now... [Continue]

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The New Eastwood Doral Electric Jazz Guitar
July 6, 2010 by Mike Robinson

Eastwood Guitars has started shipping the new Doral Electric Jazz guitar. This beautiful guitar takes over top position at the high-end of the Eastwood product line. Eastwood Doral Electric Jazz Guitar The Eastwood Doral is a full size archtop guitar, featuring a laminated spruce top with curly maple... [Continue]

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Better Now or Then? (The Tone Survey!)
July 5, 2010 by Don Mackrill

Is electric guitar tone better now than it was in rock’s ‘golden age’ in the 60’s and 70’s? A recent article titled “Is It Tougher To Get Good Tone Now Vs. Then?” on Jay Kumar’s fantastic Woody Tone site explores that very question. Quoted from the article, guitarist and producer Dave... [Continue]

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Neutral Uke Hotel Visits Eastwood Lounge
June 29, 2010 by Mike Robinson

Shawn Fogel: Neutral Uke Hotel On his way to NXNE this spring, long time Eastwood customer Shawn Fogel and some members of his two bands dropped by Eastwood for a visit. Shawn’s most recent project – Neutral UKE Hotel – covers the classic indie pop album “In the Aeroplane Over... [Continue]

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Al & Ray, Not Bob (1967 Alray 12-String Thinline Electric Guitar)
June 24, 2010 by Michael Wright

The guitar shown here may have nothing to do with the famous comedic radio commercial team Bob and Ray, but half the name is right, and, from at least one point of view, this ca. 1967 Alray 12-string is pretty amusing! And as rare as…well…electric 12-strings! Vintage 1967 Alray 12-String Thinline... [Continue]

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I Fight Dragons Cover the Legend of Zelda Theme Song
June 13, 2010 by Kerry Dean

Howdy folks. I saw this video today, and I just had to share it. This post does not pertain to vintage guitars or rare guitars – or really even guitars for that matter. This post is about a band that covered the Legend of Zelda video game theme song, and that’s about it. This video really... [Continue]

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Guitars, Golf Courses & Trivial Pursuit
June 4, 2010 by Mike Robinson

No, Chris Haney had nothing to do with guitars, but it’s likely you’ve played the game Trivial Pursuit at some point in your life. Chris Haney was one of the co-creators of Trivial Pursuit, but there was little that was trivial about the former journalist who died Monday at the age of 59.... [Continue]

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Two Guitar Bands
May 31, 2010 by Rob Roberge

There is nothing quite a great two-guitar rock and roll band. By this, I don’t mean just any band where one guitar strums rhythm, while another player does the lead, but a band where the two guitars work together so symbiotically, they become almost a single great instrument in the band. When two guitar... [Continue]

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Getting Great Guitar Sound On Stage
May 31, 2010 by Don Mackrill

Guitar, check. Amp, check. Cables, check. Effects, check. You’ve got all the gear necessary to get a great sound on stage. Aside from the guitar player’s skill, why do some sound better than others? This month we’ll look at a few aspects of getting a good live sound. While this article... [Continue]

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