At last month’s Summer NAMM, Martin Guitar announced the release of five new models for later this year: a new OM-Arts & Crafts, the D-28 Bigsby, the Jimmy Buffett Custom …
C.F Martin D-Boak
C.F Martin D-Boak Anyone with a keen interest in all things Martin Guitar will be aware of who Dick Boak is and the impact he has had on the Martin …
New Jim Dunlop products for 2017
Jim Dunlop have just announced several new products at the 2017 Winter NAMM show including some great MXR and Way Huge pedals as well as some new Jimi Hendrix pedals. …
Martin D-41 Purple Martin Cocobolo
According to Wikipedia, Cocobolo (belonging to the genus ‘Dalbergia) stands up well to repeated handling and exposure to water so its common use is in gun grips and knife handles! …
Martin Ditson D-222
Dreadnought Ship Dreadnought Ship The C.F Martin guitar company is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Dreadnought guitar this year. The use of the term Dreadnought for this historic guitar …
Way Huge Saucy Box
There are hundreds of pedal makers on the planet and there are plenty of pedals out there that are based on the legendary and controversial Klon pedal circuit. Bill Finnegan …
John Goldie Clinic
We are very pleased to announce that we will be hosting a clinic with renowned UK guitarist John Goldie in our Denmark Street showroom on Thursday Nov 26th. John is …
Diane Ponzio at Westside MI
We are very pleased to announce that on September 10th at 6pm, Martin ambassador Diane Ponzio will be hosting a clinic in our newly opened 1st floor Martin room Denmark …
Martin D45
There’s not a lot to say about the Martin D45 that hasn’t been said already but having just strummed the one we have in our Denmark Street Showroom I feel …
NEW!! MESA Boogie CabClone
Let me guess…most of us don’t have a team of roadies?? Let alone fellow band members that are willing to show a little sympathy and help us drag a cumbersome …
CF Martin CS-00S-14
Every once in a while, you play a guitar that makes you realise everything you own just isn’t enough! The new Martin CS-00S-14 does exactly that. It may not be …
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of MXR!
As the very proud distributor of the Jim Dunlop brand we are so excited to be celebrating the 40th anniversary of MXR! One of the most iconic and classic guitar …
Dunlops New Clyde McCoy Wah!
Back in the late 1920’s virtuoso American jazz trumpeter Clyde McCoy started experimenting with his trumpet mute and inadvertently invented the “wah-wah” sound, he achieved this unique sound by fluttering …
Zane Carney Masterclass at Westside Mi – June 2014
Last October we were very lucky to have Zane Carney perform in our showroom whilst he was in the UK playing guitar for John Mayer. At that time under doctor’s …
Zane Carney Masterclass at Westside MI
We are delighted to announce that we will be welcoming back Zane Carney to the Westside MI Showroom on the 9th June! Zane is the renowned touring guitarist with John …
Mesa Boogie KING SNAKE!
Mesa Boogie has done it again! Designed in conjunction with Carlos Santana, this is the Mesa Boogie King Snake. This 1×12 combo is being produced in an extremely limited run …
New CF Martin 2014 models at Frankfurt Musikmesse
New 000-18 Last year the already wonderful D-18 was given a facelift by essential adding some vintage pre-war specifications to it inc… Aged Toner, old style Butterbean tuners, vintage …
Johnny Cash Album Launch 2014
We Westside MI chaps were lucky enough this week to go to London’s legendary ‘Bag O’ Nails’ club to attend the UK Launch party for the upcoming release of Johnny …
Meet & Greet: Jeff Loomis and Keith Merrow
Schecter Guitars have teamed up with two superior masters of shred for their latest round of UK Guitar clinics: Long time Schecter endorser and 7 string master Jeff Loomis, and …
MXR Custom Shop Phase 99 CSP099
Phase might not be something one gets immediately excited about given that there are so many different variations on the market these days. From vintage to more modern aggressive phasers …
Voodoo Lab Giggity and Sparkle Drive Mod
The Voodoo Lab Giggity is a tone shaping all analog preamp with an endless array of capabilities for fine tuning your sound. Like all pedals it takes a little experimentation …
Schecter Banshee FR
A recent new trend for Schecter is providing players with slim necked, super playable shred machines. The newer Blackjack ATX & SLS models provide the standard Schecter “C” shape with …
T-REX Michael Angelo Batio Overdrive
Many years ago I went to a guitar clinic to see a guy who plays the guitar like Yngwie on steroids. This guy wasn’t just your average shredder & of course …
NEW Talk Box (M222) by MXR
Ever hear the intro to Bon Jovi’s Living on a Prayer? Want to emulate that sound? Well here you go… the new talk box by MXR. The new talk box …