Tag: guitar
Poor rock stars: Squier Strat electric guitar seized in Italian customs, full of cocaine
When I first saw this photo, my naive mind assumed it was a very poorly made cake with black marzipan icing, but on closer inspection…yep, that looks like Pete Doherty’s annual intake of Columbian marching power.
The black Squier Strat electric guitar was reportedly filled to overflowing with €2,500,000 worth of pure coke, and attempted to be smuggled from Costa Rica to Rome by an unnamed 30-year old suspect. Not…
Roland's Micro Cube: the 7.5lb guitar amp
Lugging great big guitar amps around is no fun, although if you’re a professional roadie, at least you get to nick the band’s drugs (ace if you’re on the road with Led Zeppelin, not so much fun with Babyshambles). However, the new Roland Micro Cube will give roadies’ backs a treat.
Okay, so it’s more for buskers than touring bands. It’s an ultra-compact guitar amp that’s powered by batteries or mains, and weighs just 7.5 pounds, despite squeezing in enough oomph to raise the hairs on passing commuters’ necks if you’re playing it down the underground.
Guitar Hero on the Nintendo DS to have peripheral, confirmed
Break open the Lambrini, as your wildest Guitar-Hero-on-the-DS dreams have come true. Plenty were dismayed when we heard reports earlier that the DS version of Guitar Hero would be using the stylus as the input device, as I’m sure we were all holding out for a portable mini-guitar. Weeeell…
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 16-Aug-07: Nintendo DS, AllOfMP3.com, Wikipedia Scanner, Hotmail, Alexa
– Nintendo DS version of Guitar Hero may come with mini guitar peripheral (Engadget)
– Russian AllOfMP3.com owner found not guilty on copyright infringement charges (Boing Boing)…
Get your RAWK on with the Dreamcast guitar made over at Destructoid
Ohmygoodness, this day just gets better and better for fanboys alike. Flooky over on Destructoid has hand-crafted herself her dream guitar. A Dreamcast guitar, at that. It may only have three strings as the others broke, but you still need to give her credit where credit’s due. Now, let’s see her attempt Ferrari F355’s theme tune, then…
Wonder if some clever bod can do a mash-up of this Dreamcast guitar and the Guitar Heronoid? Go forth, modders!…
NAMM 2007: Line6 unveil Floor POD Plus guitar effects unit
Line6 have added to their POD range with the Floor POD Plus, which they say unites the timeless sounds of the POD 2.0 with a greatly expanded set of premium effects. The road-ready package has 32 amp models, 16…
NAMM 2007: ChordGenie intelligent chord finder for guitarists
Inigma Media has released their ChordGenie guitar chord finder that works with any Java-enabled mobile phone. It features over 15,000 chords, and offers a much faster way to finding chords than using a book. Chords can be found in standard…
CES 2007: Peavey Jack Daniels branded guitar
Rawk and Jack Daniels have always gone together, so it's no surprise to find a line of JD-branded guitars nestling in a corner at CES. They're made by Peavey, which is well-known to guitar buffs. According to general manager of…
CES 2007: Behringer iAXE393 USB guitar
It's the perfect name for a guitar that connects directly to your computer, when you think about it. The iAXE393 lets you record directly to your hard drive without any fiddly kit in between the two, and also lets you…
