It's the end of yet another year, and credit cards continue to be maxed out all over the country as guitarists everywhere hope for a new pedal or amp or whatever it may be. Here at Daft Paragon global headquarters, we're less concerned about what is under our trees....
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A Short Farewell to Scott Weiland
Since you're on the internet, you're most certainly aware Scott Weiland died yesterday. Like too many musicians, he was younger than he should've been. And as we could've guessed, drugs is at least somehow connected (reports are coming out about cocaine being found,...
2016 Gibson Line – High Performance vs… Low Performance?
Almost two years ago, we talked about how Gibson was going pretty high tech with their new models. I'm not sure if people rejected this change (probably), it made the lineup too confusing (probably) or it made it too difficult to keep making the same guitar they've...
Review: Modern Sound Amplifiers “Vibrolush”
60 years from now, I don't think any guitarists out there will be swooning over a 2015 Blackstar or Peavey amplifier the way we currently do over Fenders from 60 years ago. But it will be interesting to see if those future folks are paying top dollar for 2015...
What’s Coming From Fender’s Digital Products Team?
Almost a month ago, Fender somewhat quietly started a new venture. For the first time, they hired a Digital Products Officer. I'm not going to pretend I can predict his success or failure in a job he's hardly started. Kaplan seems like a perfectly competent guy with a...
Around the Web: Finding Inspiration to Play
The folks at Jazz Advice just posted a list of ideas that will inspire you to play. We've talked about inspiration here, quite a bit. No really. So of course we have some quick thoughts on the topic. First off, it's a perfectly fine list of ideas. I try not to fret...
Electric Guitar Body Wood – Does it Matter?
Acoustic guitar builders love wood. They can't get enough of it. Not just the right species of wood, but the perfect tree or cut or assembly all make huge differences in the sound of the finished product. That's why folks like Collings, whose wood stockpile is...
Guitar Center Accused of Violating Labor Laws
According to a federal complaint publicized in the Chicago Tribune, Guitar Center allegedly violated national labor guidelines in their flagship Chicago, New York and Las Vegas stores. The complaint states that Guitar Center discriminated against union employees by...
Source Audio Releases “Vertigo Tremolo”
At camp Daft Paragon, we're fans of Source Audio (and any manufacturer doing something different from the norm), so we definitely took note when an email from them hit our inbox and announced a new pedal. Check out the Vertigo Tremolo, which combines three tremolos in...