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A Beautiful Bastard

February 2014

Lee-Deimel

Berlin-based luthier extraordinaire Frank Deimel crosses Jazzmaster and non-reverse Firebird with a breeze of ‘60s Japanese styling thrown in to create his own FIRESTAR breed – a beautifuly and artistically crafted instrument designed and built with the limitless possibilities of noise rock in mind (yes, it is Mr. Lee Ranaldo himself proudly holding the one…). As usual – there’s some pics, specs and sounds below.

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The teaser…

August 2013

Angel

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Pina Bausch countenances…

February 2013

Biolay

Click to watch Benny dance

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Хобана! (c)

July 2012

Mokik

For those who know…

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It’s All Shitty! (c)

July 2012

Shitty

New by Tina Winkhaus

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Tnank You,Tina!

May 2012

Denmark

By Tina Winkhaus

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Du côté de chez Swann

December 2011

Madeleine

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American Gothic

August 2011

T-Bone Burnett playing his beautiful original 1955 Kay K-161 Thin-Twin, usually to be called “Jimmy Reed” model

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After garnering considerable buzz in late 2008, Kay’s K161 Kay Thin Twin Reissues are now casually swinging through Europe and around the world. There are some pics and sounds below…

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Cowboy got the Blues

August 2011

A whole other, rawer, grittier, warmer, swampier sound…

Rumblekat

The Epiphone Rumblekat feels more like a slender, small-bodied acoustic guitar with a massive set of cojones. The top and back are slightly arched (this one is an older Korean-made Custom Shop all-transluscent finish and kinda “aged” hardware model), and the semi hollow bodies vibrates with the music in a whole other way, and that feels different as you hold the instrument. Easy to fine-tune different sounds when plugged in, by blending the pickups. Much less forgiving of poor technique as your usual P-thing, but much more rewarding when played cleanly. It has helped a lot to build kinda slick and tight bottom on Steile Treppe recently.

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Englishmen Do It Better

July 2011

Actually all early European pickups (Hofner / Framus / Hoyer etc..) were built this way…

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