Musikmesse '12 - Hiwatt Amplifiers T40, Custom OD100, Overdrive, Phaser, Tremolo Demos

PG's Charles Saufley is On Location in Frankfurt, Germany, for the 2012 Musikmesse Show where he visits Hiwatt Amplifiers booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear demos of their newest amplifiers and guitar effects pedals.

PG's Charles Saufley is On Location in Frankfurt, Germany, for the 2012 Musikmesse Show where he visits Hiwatt Amplifiers booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear demos of their newest amplifiers and guitar effects pedals.

Ain’t No Party Like an Archtop Party

Luthier Maegen Wells recalls the moment she fell in love with the archtop and how it changed her world.

The archtop guitar is one of the greatest loves of my life, and over time it’s become clear that our tale is perhaps an unlikely one. I showed up late to the archtop party, and it took a while to realize our pairing was atypical. I had no idea that I had fallen head-over-heels in love with everything about what’s commonly perceived as a “jazz guitar.” No clue whatsoever. And, to be honest, I kind of miss those days. But one can only hear the question, “Why do you want to build jazz guitars if you don’t play jazz?” so many times before starting to wonder what the hell everyone’s talking about.

GALLERY: 20 Coolest Guitar Stores in the US - Volume 1

We polled our readers to find the coolest guitar shops in the US, and here are the first half of the results, in no particular order.

The 20 Coolest Guitar Shops in the US, Vol. 1

"We asked PG readers what is the coolest guitar shop they've been to in the US. And while long-gone favorites like Manny's Music (New York) and Black Market Music (San Francisco) came up again and again, there were even more current shops topping readers' favorites list. We compiled the 20 most mentioned stores and quickly realized there were too many great photos we'd have to cut in order to get them all in one gallery. So here's the first installment in no particular order. If you're wondering where your favorite is, it may be coming next time, or we might not be aware of it, so feel free to leave your faves in the comments section."

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PG's Charles Saufley is On Location in Frankfurt, Germany, for the 2012 Musikmesse Show where he visits Hiwatt Amplifiers booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear demos of their newest amplifiers and guitar effects pedals.

Luthier Maegen Wells recalls the moment she fell in love with the archtop and how it changed her world.

We polled our readers to find the coolest guitar shops in the US, and here are the first half of the results, in no particular order.

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