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Black Pelican Boomcase

Ben Branch January 13, 2017
  • American
  • Design
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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
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Gibson Guitars was founded in 1902 and originally made mandolin-family instruments, they rose to prominence after they invented the first archtop guitars using the…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
  • Gadgets
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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
  • Music

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
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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
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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
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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
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  • 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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Skateboard Guitars

Ben Branch September 23, 2014
  • Design
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  • Retro

The Skateboard Guitar is an interesting little invention that I first came across in early 2012, I have vague memories of my Mrs wrestling my…

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Stereo Tube Amplifier Kit

Ben Branch September 14, 2014
  • Design
  • Engineering
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  • Retro

Vacuum tube based amplifiers have been making a significant comeback over the past 10 years or so, they were ubiquitous before the invention of…

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Music Hall MMF-2.2 Turntable

Ben Branch August 31, 2014
  • Gadgets
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  • Luxury
  • Music

The MMF-2.2 Turntable by Music Hall is an audiophile-quality record player that can produce a class of sound from vinyl that many of us aren’t…

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