MEGA SLASHTONE
The New Slash Sound
Epiphone Limited Edition Slash Firedbird
Epiphone just released their new Ltd. Ed. Slash Firebird Premium Outfit and Ltd. Ed. Slash Firebird, designed by Guns N’ Roses legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Slash. Production of the new Slash Firebird Premium Outfit will be limited to only 100 guitars, each hand signed and numbered on the back of the
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headstock by Slash. The Firebird Premium Outfit includes a Custom Hard Case, a custom leather strap, and a Certificate of Authenticity.
In 2017, Slash was named Gibson Brands’ first Global Brand Ambassador. And to celebrate his new Firebird Premium Outfit, Slash has hand signed and numbered all 100 Firebird Premium Outfits, which include a hard case with Slash’ s“ Skull and Top Hat” logo and a
custom leather strap.
If you miss out on finding one of the 100 signed Firebird Premium Outfits, you’ re still in luck!. Slash has authorized an additional 900 Ltd. Ed. Slash Firebird guitars to be sold worldwide. And both the Firebird Premium Outfit and the Ltd. Ed. Firebird guitars have the same specs and features designed by Slash with Epiphone’ s luthiers in Nashville.
“ The Firebird design has always been attractive to me,” Slash told Epiphone. com.“ From a sonic point of view, they are set up to do a very different kind of thing than what I do with a Les Paul. I finally got a chance to do one with Epiphone that was more to my specs. And they did a beautiful job. I figure if it stands up to me it will stand up to most anybody.”
Slash’ s new Firebirds feature an AAA Flame Maple top in a Translucent Black finish, a Pau Ferro fingerboard, Seymour Duncan " Slash " Open Coil Humbuckers, and Sprague " Orange Drop " capacitors.
Visit Epiphone. com to read more about Slash’ s new Ltd. Ed. Slash Firebird Premium Outfit Premium Outfit hand signed and numbered by Slash. See an authorized Epiphone Dealers for details.
Electro Muff, Man
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Reissue
It ' s like Deja Vu all over again. Electro- Harmonix has reissued the original Version 1 Big Muff dubbed the Triangle Big Muff because of the layout of its Volume, Sustain and Tone controls. The pedal is a faithful re-creation of the original circa 1969 circuit now housed in a pedalboard friendly, die cast chassis.
According to Electro-Harmonix founder, Mike Matthews,“ The Big Muff Pi is the pedal we are best known for so I wanted to commemorate EHX’ s 50th Anniversary( 1968-2018) by re-releasing V1, the very first Big Muff that started it all. Original pedals are now selling for hundreds of dollars and this reissue absolutely nails that creamy, violinlike sustain and musical tone at a price a working musician can afford.”
The Triangle Big Muff features the following nods to convenience: an LED to indicate effect status, true bypass switching and the option of being powered by a 9-volt AC adapter. It comes equipped with a 9V battery, is available now and carries a U. S. street price of $ 99.00.
News & Notes
R & B Guitar Show Returns to Hillside
The friendly folks from R & B Productions are back with their Vintage Guitar Expo on Sunday, Oct. 7, from 9AM until 3PM. at the Hillside Best Western Plus at 440 Frontage Rd.
Dealers from all over the Midwest will be buying, selling, and trading new and used guitars, amplifiers, parts, keyboards and muscial instrument accessories, and memorabilia. Admission is $ 10. Need more details? For last minute dealer info and questions, call 847-931-0707 or email bakesguitar @ aol. com
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