By RocmanRocks on
Graham bonnet, Reviews
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 1 - Show Reviews, Featured 2 - News, Interviews, NAMM, News, Ticker

GRAHAM BONNET @ MALONE’S It’s always a treat when I’m able to catch up with old friends as I was during NAMM week with Graham Bonnet. It was the opening show of his first tour in quite a while. Believe me, I didn’t know what to expect because we hadn’t seen each other nor had […]
By Backstage360 on
dan lawson, don thomas, namm, tubes, wathen
360 - Writers and Reviews, Drops, Featured 4 - News, Interviews, NAMM

Wathen Audiophile exists to provide elite products for the music industry while restoring the value and quality of American engineering. Wathen’s mission is to design, engineer and craft products that exceed expectations and give our fans the sound quality that was intended when the original recording was made. Every enclosure at Wathen is made in America, […]
By Backstage360 on
Guitars, interviews, taylor, videos
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 2 - News, Interviews, NAMM, News, Ticker

Founded in 1974, Taylor Guitars is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of premium acoustic and electric guitars. Renowned for blending an innovative use of modern technology with a master craftsman’s attention to detail, Taylor guitars are widely considered the best sounding and easiest to play in the world. Many of today’s leading musicians make […]
By Backstage360 on
interviews, jessica meuse, namm
360 - Writers and Reviews, Drops, Featured 4 - News, Interviews, NAMM

Jessica Meuse (also known as Jess Meuse) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Slapout, Alabama. She has been performing in public since the age of 10. In 2011, she self-released a debut album called “What’s So Hard About Bein’ A Man,” with 9 original tracks. In addition to singing, writing, and performing, Jessica […]
By Backstage360 on
equipment, Guitars, interviews, namm
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 5 - Press Releases, Gear Box, Interviews, NAMM, Ticker

Mike’s take on the classic T-Bird style bass takes “the thunder” to a whole new level! The T4 has deep and huge tones reminiscent of that 70’s grunt we all know and love but with a twist of extra sweetness and articulation. This unique tonal difference was accomplished by Mike reverse engineering a set of […]
By Backstage360 on
660 guitars, Guitars, patriot
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 2 - News, Interviews, NAMM, News, Ticker

660 Guitars announced today the introduction of their new Patriot model guitar for 2016. The Patriot, as well as 660 Guitars, will make their debut at the 2016 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) trade show in Anaheim, California this January. Customers can place orders directly from the factory while they work to establish dealers […]
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fender, Guitars, interviews, namm
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 1 - Show Reviews, Interviews, NAMM, Ticker

At the 2016 NAMM Show, the American Elite Series had fans buzzing about Fender’s newest and most high-performance electric guitar and bass line. Attendees were welcomed into the Fender Showcase by a pair of “exploded” American Elite guitars, 360-degree works of art crafted by Austin, Texas, artist John A. Peralta. The exploded Stratocaster and Telecaster […]
By Backstage360 on
bass, interviews, marleaux, namm, videos
360 - Writers and Reviews, Gear Box, Interviews, NAMM

The Imagination Knows No Limits. Marleaux BassGuitars = passion since 1990. From play bass for bass Building. A manufactory which manufactures We are crafted Basses premium class. Our years of experience and the pursuit of perfection are the driving force for continuous development of our models. Dialogue with professional bassists and customers from around the […]
By Backstage360 on
ik multimedia, mesa boogie
NAMM, News

IK Multimedia is proud to debut the release of AmpliTube® MESA/Boogie® for iPhone and iPad. Based on the popular desktop tone software, the AmpliTube MESA/Boogie app is a close collaboration between IK Multimedia and the R&D Team at Mesa Engineering that lets musicians play their guitar through models of some of the manufacturer’s most iconic […]
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interviews, namm, rob bell, sandbox bullies, videos
360 - Writers and Reviews, Drops, Featured 4 - News, Interviews, NAMM

SANDBOX BULLIES First album..ROCK N ROLL WOMAN…on itunes,,c.d. baby, In the fall of 1997-98, the founding members of Sandbox Bullies were; Robert Bell (Stringbean), Darrel Landpher (Detox), Woltan Martinez, Robert Todd Anderson (Sick Boy) & Tommy Dube (Smooth). After Learning I, Robert Bell, was a guitar player, Detox (the nickname for Landpher because of his […]