Just published a review of a prototype Tradition Jerry Reid Classic Vintage and a the return of Alan 'Frets99" Sirvent with a review of the Hagstrom Ultralux XL-5. If you've ever been annoyed at the beamy nature of your guitar amp, I stumbled across a cheap and effective method for Taming the Beam a... [More]

I have been enjoying the new line of Hagstroms for awhile. It started with my F20T. A perfectly lovely simple solidbody guitar, 2 humbuckers and a trem bar. It boasted a new technology resinator fretboard which gives it the feel of ebony with better all around consistency. I went on to fall in love ... [More]

An Affordable Solution for Curing Speaker Directivity   It was one of those days. You know. You dial in a tone and it sounds great until you take a step to the left and suddenly your ear drums are about to explode. Unfortunately, a great many guitar amps, especially single speaker combos, suffe... [More]

Those of us at Frugal Guitarist who've had the chance to play a Tradition are pretty big fans their guitars as they consistently offer upgraded takes on the classic guitar designs at an affordable price point. When I heard they were revamping and simplifying their Jerry Reid line with a new Classic ... [More]