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Meters OV-1 Headphones

Ben Branch September 7, 2017
  • Accessories
  • British
  • Gear
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The new Meters OV-1 headphones have been developed by the same team behind Ashdown Engineering, a British company that has designed and created instrument…

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Boe Vintage Radio Bluetooth Speakers

Ben Branch September 5, 2017
  • Australian
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Music

Boe Vintage Radio Bluetooth Speakers are original vintage radios, with their distinctive sounding speakers still fitted, but with new circuitboards, amplifiers, and Bluetooth 4.0…

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Bohemian Guitars

Ben Branch July 31, 2017
  • American
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Music

Bohemian Guitars is a small Atlanta-based company with South African founders, they became enamored with the homemade guitars that were being created in the…

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Black Pelican Boomcase

Ben Branch January 13, 2017
  • American
  • Design
  • Music

The Black Pelican Boomcase has been designed to be one of the most durable portable speaker systems in the world. Once it’s latched closed…

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Gibson Memphis ES-355 Cherry Gloss

Ben Branch January 6, 2017
  • American
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Music

Gibson Guitars was founded in 1902 and originally made mandolin-family instruments, they rose to prominence after they invented the first archtop guitars using the…

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The Shinola Runwell Turntable

Ben Branch December 21, 2016
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The new Shinola Runwell Turntable is 100% assembled in Detroit at the Shinola flagship store, where workers can be seen taking them from individual…

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BoomBarrel

Ben Branch August 24, 2016
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear
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The BoomBarrel by BoomCase is a self-contained sound system in a small barrel. Internally it has a 50 Watt amplifier, a lithium-ion battery offering…

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Gold Dust BoomCase

Ben Branch February 23, 2016
  • American
  • Gear
  • Home
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BoomCase have been producing suitcase stereo systems for a few years now, and they’ve become a favourite amongst those who need a decent outdoor…

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Prisma Skateboard Guitars

Ben Branch February 15, 2016
  • American
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Music

Prisma Guitars is a small San Francisco based company that hand-builds guitars from used skateboard decks. It’s run by Nick Pourfard – a 24…

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Pete Townshend’s Rickenbacker

Ben Branch November 30, 2015
  • British
  • Gear
  • Music

Pete Townshend became famous early in his career as the front man of The Who as a guitar smashing tour de force – a…

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American Deluxe Fender Telecaster

Ben Branch July 2, 2015
  • American
  • Gear
  • Music
  • Retro

The American Deluxe Fender Telecaster is a modern version of one of the most famous guitars in history, the ash-bodied electric guitar was first…

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Pink Floyd’s La Carrera Panamericana

Ben Branch September 28, 2014
  • British
  • Films
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  • Racing

La Carrera Panamericana is a documentary directed by Ian McArthur that follows Pink Floyd bandmates David Gilmour (guitarist), Nick Mason (drummer) and Steve O’Rourke…

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